Agriculture research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) · Maryland
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
Beltsville, MD · ~609 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 3.0
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center runs at 604% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Agriculture research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) workplace, earning a grade F.
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: 3.0 TCR = 604% of Agriculture research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS 0.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center safety composite
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 10%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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
−3.6
2017→2018
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center injury rate improved
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center's TCR fell 3.6 from 4.8 in 2017 to 1.2 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 4.8 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.33× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=4.8 · 2018=1.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541712 · Beltsville, MD ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 3.0 · 604% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO UHH/HI Coop Studies …
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~609 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: UHH/HI Coop Studies Unit(HCSU) (0.1 TCR gap)
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Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- UHH/HI Coop St
UHH/HI Coop Studies Unit(HCSU)
3.1 TCR
- Test Site 400
Test Site 400 @ Jackass Flats
3.1 TCR
- This site
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
3 TCR
- Newton Headqua
Newton Headquarters
2.9 TCR
- Millipore Sigm
Millipore Sigma 54 Cherry Hill Drive Danvers
2.9 TCR
What this shows Beltsville Agricultural Research Center averages 3.0 TCR (604% of the Agriculture research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS benchmark).
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center TCR series: 2017=4.8 · 2018=1.2 · BLS 0.5
Where Beltsville Agricultural Research Center falls in its industry
319 Agriculture research and devel establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.
Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Agriculture research and devel employers in Maryland.
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center has more employees than the Agriculture research and development lab median and a higher 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 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541712 · MD · Beltsville
319 Agriculture research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 97 employers in Beltsville, MD · 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 | UHH/HI Coop Studies Unit(HCSU) | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Newton Headquarters | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Test Site 400 @ Jackass Flats | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Millipore Sigma 54 Cherry Hill Drive Danvers | 2.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - MDT2 | 609 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Guy F Atkinson Construction LLC | 610 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sentral Building Services, llc | 602 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 230387-BALT INC MAIL MD P&DC | 619 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kaiser | 1,670 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | W.E.Bowers | 1,450 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Manganaro Mid-Atlantic | 920 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Manganaro Midatlantic LLC | 484 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Agricultural Construction | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hometown Grocery of Oneonta, Inc. | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NA-US-NY-Amsterdam-Sam Stratton Road | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southern Collision | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sharp Coronado Hospital | 609 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dynamic Aviation VBW | 609 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jabil Inc. | 609 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | McHenry | 609 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.