Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services · Maryland

AstraZeneca Gaithersburg Campus

Name: AstraZeneca Gaithersburg Campus Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Gaithersburg, MD · ~4,117 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 0.5
Avg TCR: 0.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

AstraZeneca Gaithersburg Campus runs at 94% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services workplace, earning a grade C.

AstraZeneca Gaithersburg Campus: 0.5 TCR = 94% of Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services BLS 0.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

AstraZeneca Gaithersburg Campus safety composite

AstraZeneca Gaithersburg Campus scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 72% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 44%), 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).

57/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 0.47 per 100 workers

Safer than 72% of industry peers
DART rate: D 0.19 per 100 workers

Safer than 44% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 50% 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%).

AstraZeneca Gaithersburg Campus held a steady TCR band

AstraZeneca Gaithersburg Campus's TCR held near 0.1 from 0.5 in 2019 to 0.5 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=0.5 · 2022=0.4 · 2023=0.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 541711 · Gaithersburg, MD AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE

Grade C · TCR 0.5 · 94% of ind

DART 0.2 DART
RANK #3/6
PHOTO OmniAb Operations Inc.
BOOK 3y book
INJ 53 inj
SIZE ~4,117 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: OmniAb Operations Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows AstraZeneca Gaithersburg Campus averages 0.5 TCR (94% of the Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services BLS benchmark).

AstraZeneca Gaithersburg Campus TCR series: 2019=0.5 · 2022=0.4 · 2023=0.5 · BLS 0.5

Where AstraZeneca Gaithersburg Campus falls in its industry

189 Biotechnology research and dev establishments

Safer than 72% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 6 Biotechnology research and dev employers in Maryland.

AstraZeneca Gaithersburg Campus (4,117 employees, TCR 0.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 296 employees and a TCR of 0.8

AstraZeneca Gaithersburg Campus has more employees than the Biotechnology research and development l median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.8. 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
2023	0.5	0.2	23	0
2022	0.4	0.1	14	1
2019	0.5	0.1	16	2

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

541711 · MD · Gaithersburg

189 Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 202 employers in Gaithersburg, MD · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	OmniAb Operations Inc.	EMERYVILLE, CA	0.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Supernus Pharmaceuticals	ROCKVILLE, MD	0.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Danisco Us Inc.	PALO ALTO, CA	0.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Teva Branded Pharma R&D at West Chester	WEST CHESTER, PA	0.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Johns Hopkins Health System	BALTIMORE	4,124 FTE
STATE-SIZE	North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : DCA1	SPARROWS POINT	4,104 FTE
STATE-SIZE	CARTER EWP 556	WILLIAMSPORT	4,102 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Greater Baltimore Medical Center	TOWSON	4,221 FTE
CITY-NEAR	MDGAI - GAITHERSBURG HUB	Gaithersburg	794 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Adventist Healthcare Support Center to SGMC	Gaithersburg	764 FTE
CITY-NEAR	MDGAI - GAITHERSBURG-PACKAGE CENTER	Gaithersburg	759 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Asbury Methodist Village	Gaithersburg	700 FTE
NAT-TCR	Artesia	Artesia, NM	0.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Power Producer	Lebanon, PA	0.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Market Basket #87	Maynard, MA	0.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Martin Painting & Coating Co.	Grove City, OH	0.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE	LAZ Parking California, LLC	Hartford, CT	4,117 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Amazon.com Services LLC - BFL1	Bakersfield, CA	4,113 FTE
NAT-SIZE	illumina	San Diego, CA	4,111 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Harrisonburg Processing	Harrisonburg, VA	4,130 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.