Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing · Puerto Rico
Avara Pharmaceutical Services - Arecibo
Barceloneta, PR · ~207 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Avara Pharmaceutical Services - Arecibo runs at 36% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Avara Pharmaceutical Services - Arecibo: 1.2 TCR = 36% of Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Avara Pharmaceutical Services - Arecibo safety composite
Avara Pharmaceutical Services - Arecibo scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 63% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 27%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Avara Pharmaceutical Services - Arecibo: 0.8 → 1.8 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 2.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.48× in 2021
Avara Pharmaceutical Services - Arecibo's TCR rose 1.0 from 0.8 in 2016 to 1.8 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2017 at 2.1 TCR. In 2021, DART was 1.48× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325412 · Barceloneta, PR AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 36% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #33/40
- PHOTO Unit 3
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~207 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Unit 3 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Avara Pharmaceutical Services - Arecibo in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Avara Pharmaceutical Services - Arecibo
1.2 TCR
- Unit 3
Unit 3
1.2 TCR
- iPR Pharmaceut
iPR Pharmaceuticals AZ Canovanas Site
1.2 TCR
- Thermo Fisher
Thermo Fisher Scientific- FCS Indianapolis, IN
1.2 TCR
- SOFIE - NJ2
SOFIE - NJ2
1.2 TCR
What this shows Avara Pharmaceutical Services - Arecibo averages 1.2 TCR (36% of the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Avara Pharmaceutical Services - Arecibo TCR series: 2016=0.8 · 2017=2.1 · 2018=0.5 · 2019=0 · 2020=2 · 2021=1.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Avara Pharmaceutical Services - Arecibo falls in its industry
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e establishmentsSafer than 63% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.
Narrower to Puerto Rico alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #33 safest of 40 Pharmaceutical preparations (e employers in Puerto Rico.
Avara Pharmaceutical Services - Arecibo has more employees than the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325412 · PR · Barceloneta
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,632 rated employers in Puerto Rico with headcount on file · 21 employers in Barceloneta, PR · 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 | Unit 3 | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | iPR Pharmaceuticals AZ Canovanas Site | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Thermo Fisher Scientific- FCS Indianapolis, IN | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SOFIE - NJ2 | 1.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MICROSOFT OPERATIONS PUERTO RICO LLC | 207 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HSP Humacao | 207 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ipr Pharmaceuticals Inc | 208 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Copan Industries Inc. | 206 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, LLC. Barceloneta | 827 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AV Barceloneta | 658 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Abbvie Biotechnology Ltd | 605 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pfizer Barceloneta / Viatris Pharmaceuticals, LLC. | 581 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | NuSil Technology | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Charlotte 4c's Commiss | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Columbus | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Entergy Searcy | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | NW Physicians | 207 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Viera del Mar Health and Rehabilitation Center | 207 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Leisure Properties LLC | 207 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | WestLane Card Room | 207 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.