Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing · California
Bimeda Irwindale
Irwindale, CA · ~30 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bimeda Irwindale runs at 181% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Bimeda Irwindale: 6.0 TCR = 181% of Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bimeda Irwindale safety composite
Bimeda Irwindale scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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
Bimeda Irwindale: 4.6 → 8.3 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 10.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Bimeda Irwindale's TCR rose 3.7 from 4.6 in 2018 to 8.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 10.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325412 · Irwindale, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.0 · 181% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #63/79
- PHOTO Wright Enrichment
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Wright Enrichment (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bimeda Irwindale in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Bimeda Irwindale
6 TCR
- Wright Enrichm
Wright Enrichment
6 TCR
- MED-PHARMEX IN
MED-PHARMEX INC - 2727
6 TCR
- Nutraceutical
Nutraceutical System International
6 TCR
- Coloplast - Ma
Coloplast - Mankato
5.9 TCR
What this shows Bimeda Irwindale averages 6.0 TCR (181% of the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Bimeda Irwindale TCR series: 2018=4.6 · 2019=10.6 · 2020=7.1 · 2021=0 · 2022=4.4 · 2023=6.7 · 2024=8.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Bimeda Irwindale falls in its industry
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #63 safest of 79 Pharmaceutical preparations (e employers in California.
Bimeda Irwindale has fewer employees than the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsu median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325412 · CA · Irwindale
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 84 employers in Irwindale, CA · 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 | Wright Enrichment | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MED-PHARMEX INC - 2727 | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nutraceutical System International | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Coloplast - Mankato | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | BZNUR | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1780 San Juan Rd. | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Charter Oaks | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenfields Turf, Inc. | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Haynes Building Service, LLC | 635 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Biosense Irwindale | 486 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA-Irwindale Business Center | 473 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MillerCoors Irwindale Brewery | 473 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kight Home Center 498 | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | St Catherine's Manor of Washington Court House | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CLR Inc | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Harwood Place | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 40th District Court | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kelly Group Inc | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | B&W Disposal, Inc. | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Compupoint USA LLC | 30 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.