Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services · Ohio

Battelle Columbus Operations

Columbus, OH · ~1,601 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
0.6
Avg TCR
0.5
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Battelle Columbus Operations runs at 126% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services workplace, earning a grade D.

Battelle Columbus Operations: 0.6 TCR = 126% of Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services BLS 0.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Battelle Columbus Operations safety composite

Battelle Columbus Operations scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 47%), 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).

D

51/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 0.63 per 100 workers

Safer than 56% of industry peers

DART rate
D 0.14 per 100 workers

Safer than 47% 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%).

TCR Δ

−0.5

2016→2018

Battelle Columbus Operations injury rate improved

Battelle Columbus Operations's TCR fell 0.5 from 0.8 in 2016 to 0.3 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 0.8 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=0.8 · 2017=0.8 · 2018=0.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 541711 · Columbus, OH ABOVE-IND · LARGE

Grade D · TCR 0.6 · 126% of ind

  • DART 0.1 DART
  • RANK #2/6
  • PHOTO Vyriad
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 29 inj
  • SIZE ~1,601 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Vyriad (0.0 TCR gap)

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Battelle Columbus Operations in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Battelle Columbus Operations averages 0.6 TCR (126% of the Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Battelle Columbus Operations TCR series: 2016=0.8 · 2017=0.8 · 2018=0.3 · BLS 0.5

Where Battelle Columbus Operations falls in its industry

189 Biotechnology research and dev establishments

Safer than 56% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 6 Biotechnology research and dev employers in Ohio.

Battelle Columbus Operations (1,601 employees, TCR 0.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 296 employees and a TCR of 0.8 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Battelle Columbus Operations
Battelle Columbus Operations (1,601 employees, TCR 0.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 296 employees and a TCR of 0.8

Battelle Columbus Operations 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 Fatalities
2018 0.3 0.1 4 0 0
2017 0.8 0.4 12 1 0
2016 0.8 0.3 13 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

541711 · OH · Columbus

189 Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 1,500 employers in Columbus, OH · 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 Vyriad 0.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Hopewell 0.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Boston, MA Facility 0.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE 6458-COLO 1,602 FTE
STATE-SIZE Mercy Health West Hospital 1,603 FTE
STATE-SIZE OhioHealth Corporation - Corporate 1,616 FTE
STATE-SIZE 34380004-343804 TRINITY MEDICAL CENTER WEST 1,616 FTE
CITY-NEAR Nationwide Children's Hospital 13,367 FTE
CITY-NEAR Nationwide Children's Hospital Main Campus 10,116 FTE
CITY-NEAR Riverside Methodist Hospital 9,759 FTE
CITY-NEAR North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : CMH1 5,057 FTE
NAT-TCR Lilly Del Carbe Inc - Carolina 0.6 TCR
NAT-TCR AMEREN ILLINOIS - Gas Tech Services 0.6 TCR
NAT-TCR The Logistics Company - Benning TMP 0.6 TCR
NAT-TCR SC.MOUNT.7 - Ricoh Usa, Inc. 0.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE Angels In Your Home 1,601 FTE
NAT-SIZE Amazon.com Services LLC - DEN5 1,601 FTE
NAT-SIZE East Bay Municipal Utility District - Water 1,602 FTE
NAT-SIZE ProPetro Services -- Permian Operations 1,602 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: 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.