Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in industrial research · Ohio

Central Research

Akron, OH · ~38 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
1.4
Avg TCR
0.5
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Central Research runs at 280% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in industrial research workplace, earning a grade F.

Central Research: 1.4 TCR = 280% of Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in industrial research BLS 0.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Central Research safety composite

Central Research scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 76% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 32%), 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

52/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 1.4 per 100 workers

Safer than 32% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 76% 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

Central Research: 0.0 → 2.8 TCR

Peak year 2024 @ 2.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024

Central Research's TCR rose 2.8 from 0.0 in 2023 to 2.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 541711 · Akron, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 1.4 · 280% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #4/6
  • PHOTO Bioo Scientific
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 1 inj
  • SIZE ~38 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Bioo Scientific (0.0 TCR gap)

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Central Research in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Central Research averages 1.4 TCR (280% of the Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in industrial research BLS benchmark).

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

Central Research TCR series: 2023=0 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 0.5

Where Central Research falls in its industry

189 Biotechnology research and dev establishments

Safer than 32% 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 #4 safest of 6 Biotechnology research and dev employers in Ohio.

Central Research (38 employees, TCR 1.4) 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 Central Research
Central Research (38 employees, TCR 1.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 296 employees and a TCR of 0.8

Central Research has fewer employees than the Biotechnology research and development l 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
2024 2.8 0.0 1 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

541711 · OH · Akron

189 Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in industrial research employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 512 employers in Akron, 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 Bioo Scientific 1.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Cargill Protein Wichita CIC 1.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR AbbVie Bay Area 1.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Nexcelom Bioscience 1.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE Verano OH CPG - Mothers Grow Best 38 FTE
STATE-SIZE Green Velvet Sod Farms 38 FTE
STATE-SIZE Pride Transportation Co, Inc 38 FTE
STATE-SIZE Union City 38 FTE
CITY-NEAR Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron 6,746 FTE
CITY-NEAR Akron Children's Hospital 6,060 FTE
CITY-NEAR Summa Health - Akron City 4,801 FTE
CITY-NEAR Akron General Medical Center 4,176 FTE
NAT-TCR Run Energy, LP 1.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Autumn Harp 1.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Watford City 1.4 TCR
NAT-TCR CraneWorks LLC 1.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE Blue Springs Service Center 38 FTE
NAT-SIZE Peerless Restoration 38 FTE
NAT-SIZE Empire Roofing of Oklahoma 38 FTE
NAT-SIZE PLC Trenching Co., Inc. 38 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: 2024, 2023. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.