Blood derivative in-vitro diagnostic substances manufacturing · Maryland

Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems Baltimore

Name: Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems Baltimore Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Sparks, MD · ~2,281 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 0.9
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems Baltimore runs at 26% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Blood derivative in-vitro diagnostic substances manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems Baltimore: 0.9 TCR = 26% of Blood derivative in-vitro diagnostic substances manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems Baltimore safety composite

Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems Baltimore scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 74% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

61/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 0.87 per 100 workers

Safer than 74% of industry peers
DART rate: C 0.53 per 100 workers

Safer than 55% 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%).

Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems Baltimore held a steady TCR band

Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems Baltimore's TCR held near 0.2 from 1.0 in 2017 to 0.8 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 1.0 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.61× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=1.0 · 2018=0.8

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325413 · Sparks, MD AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE

Grade A · TCR 0.9 · 26% of ind

DART 0.5 DART
RANK #2/5
PHOTO Newark Site
BOOK 2y book
INJ 35 inj
SIZE ~2,281 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Newark Site (0.0 TCR gap)

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0.9
Newark Site

0.9
Pleasanton Sit

0.9
Promega Corp

0.9
Thermo Fisher

0.9

What this shows Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems Baltimore averages 0.9 TCR (26% of the Blood derivative in-vitro diagnostic substances manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems Baltimore TCR series: 2017=1 · 2018=0.8 · BLS 3.3

Where Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems Baltimore falls in its industry

201 Blood derivative in-vitro diag establishments

Safer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.4.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 5 Blood derivative in-vitro diag employers in Maryland.

Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems Baltimore (2,281 employees, TCR 0.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 120 employees and a TCR of 1.4

Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems Baltimore has more employees than the Blood derivative in-vitro diagnostic sub median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.4. 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	0.8	0.5	16	0	0
2017	1.0	0.5	19	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325413 · MD · Sparks

201 Blood derivative in-vitro diagnostic substances manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 22 employers in Sparks, 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	Newark Site	NEWARK, DE	0.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Pleasanton Site	PLEASANTON, CA	0.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Promega Corp	MADISON, WI	0.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Thermo Fisher Scientific Pleasanton Sunol Facility	PLEASANTON, CA	0.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Keller North America Inc.	HANOVER	2,303 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Clark Construction Group LLC	BETHESDA	2,313 FTE
STATE-SIZE	MDBUR - BURTONSVILLE	LAUREL	2,339 FTE
STATE-SIZE	BURTONSVILLE (MDBUR)	LAUREL	2,341 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Becton Dickinson Integrated Diagnostic Solutions Baltimore	Sparks	2,376 FTE
CITY-NEAR	HUNT VALLEY (MDHUN)	Sparks	644 FTE
CITY-NEAR	MDHUN - HUNT VALLEY	Sparks	539 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Fidelity Engineering, LLC dba Fidelity Mechanical Services	Sparks	288 FTE
NAT-TCR	Microboard Processing, Inc.	Seymour, CT	0.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	Sabine Surveyors	Metairie, LA	0.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	Compassionate Care Hospice of Athens	Athens, GA	0.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	American Buildings Company South Division	Eufaula, AL	0.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Pse&G Gas Delivery	Newark, NJ	2,281 FTE
NAT-SIZE	St. Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center, Ltd.	Boise, ID	2,281 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Honeywell Process Solutions Field Operations U.S.	Houston, TX	2,282 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Shea Medical Center Campus	Scottsdale, AZ	2,280 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. 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.