Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services · Massachusetts
Charles River Labs - Worcester
Worcester, MA · ~186 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Charles River Labs - Worcester runs at 1086% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services workplace, earning a grade F.
Charles River Labs - Worcester: 5.4 TCR = 1086% of Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services BLS 0.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Charles River Labs - Worcester safety composite
Charles River Labs - Worcester scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 3%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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
Charles River Labs - Worcester: 3.1 → 7.8 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 7.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.8× in 2023
Charles River Labs - Worcester's TCR rose 4.7 from 3.1 in 2021 to 7.8 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0.8× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541711 · Worcester, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 5.4 · 1086% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #21/23
- PHOTO Battelle - West Jeff…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~186 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Battelle - West Jefferson Middle Area (0.1 TCR gap)
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Charles River Labs - Worcester in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- DuPont Industr
DuPont Industrial Sciences
6 TCR
- Battelle - Wes
Battelle - West Jefferson Middle Area
5.6 TCR
- This site
Charles River Labs - Worcester
5.4 TCR
- Heliae Develop
Heliae Development, LLC
5 TCR
- Davis
Davis
5 TCR
What this shows Charles River Labs - Worcester averages 5.4 TCR (1086% of the Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services BLS benchmark).
Charles River Labs - Worcester TCR series: 2021=3.1 · 2023=7.8 · BLS 0.5
Where Charles River Labs - Worcester falls in its industry
189 Biotechnology research and dev establishmentsSafer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 23 Biotechnology research and dev employers in Massachusetts.
Charles River Labs - Worcester 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541711 · MA · Worcester
189 Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 248 employers in Worcester, MA · 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 | Battelle - West Jefferson Middle Area | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Heliae Development, LLC | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Davis | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DuPont Industrial Sciences | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | BARCLAY WATER MANAGEMENT, INC. | 186 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NEI General Contracting, Inc. | 186 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Liberty Conshor LLC | 186 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Z26 DND - NORWOOD | 186 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UMass Memorial Health | 12,452 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4701-813 | 2,492 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St Vincent hospital | 1,965 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NBC Distributors Inc | 1,276 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | A-Arnold of Kansas City, LLC | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stoner&Co | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | johns | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DATTCO - Bridgeport | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Technical Consumer Products, Inc | 186 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mopac | 186 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Flender Corporation | 186 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Leonardo DRS-Huntsville, AL Facilities | 186 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.