Gardens, zoological or botanical · Arizona
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Tucson, AZ · ~153 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum runs at 185% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Gardens, zoological or botanical workplace, earning a grade D.
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum: 5.7 TCR = 185% of Gardens, zoological or botanical BLS 3.1 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum safety composite
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 5.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum: 5.9 → 7.1 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 7.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.57× in 2024
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's TCR rose 1.2 from 5.9 in 2016 to 7.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.57× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 712130 · Tucson, AZ ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 185% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK #3/6
- PHOTO Tulsa Zoo Management…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 66 inj
- SIZE ~153 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Tulsa Zoo Management Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Lowry Park Zoo
Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa, Inc.
5.8 TCR
- This site
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
5.7 TCR
- Tulsa Zoo Mana
Tulsa Zoo Management Inc.
5.7 TCR
- Clearwater Mar
Clearwater Marine Aquarium
5.7 TCR
- Brooklyn Botan
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corporation
5.7 TCR
What this shows Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum averages 5.7 TCR (185% of the Gardens, zoological or botanical BLS benchmark).
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum TCR series: 2016=5.9 · 2017=4.9 · 2018=7.1 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=6 · 2021=4.7 · 2022=4.5 · 2023=6 · 2024=7.1 · BLS 3.1
Where Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum falls in its industry
174 Gardens, zoological or botanic establishmentsSafer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.8.
Narrower to Arizona alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 6 Gardens, zoological or botanic employers in Arizona.
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum has more employees than the Gardens, zoological or botanical median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.8. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
712130 · AZ · Tucson
174 Gardens, zoological or botanical employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,594 rated employers in Arizona with headcount on file · 1,150 employers in Tucson, AZ · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Tulsa Zoo Management Inc. | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Clearwater Marine Aquarium | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lowry Park Zoological Society of Tampa, Inc. | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corporation | 5.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lone Cactus Egg Farm | 153 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Icon Protection Surprise | 153 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GEORGE BRAZIL AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING | 153 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UNIVERSAL WALLBOARD CORP. | 153 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Arizona | 18,951 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Raytheon_Tucson_AZ_Airport Site | 9,878 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tucson Medical Center | 4,407 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | U.S. Border Patrol Sector - Tucson | 3,989 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Rich Kramer Construction, Inc. | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Coldspring Transitional Care Center | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Johnson Outdoors Diving LLC | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Curtis Products LLC | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Churchill Commons Giant Eagle | 153 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Owens & Minor Richmond | 153 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kansas City Hauling | 153 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 129000 - CFS Job Cost Omaha | 153 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.