Laboratory analytical instruments (except optical) manufacturing · Ohio
Columbus Instruments, LLC
Columbus, OH · ~30 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Columbus Instruments, LLC runs at 47% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Laboratory analytical instruments (except optical) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Columbus Instruments, LLC: 1.6 TCR = 47% of Laboratory analytical instruments (except optical) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Columbus Instruments, LLC safety composite
Columbus Instruments, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 7%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% 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
Columbus Instruments, LLC: 0.0 → 7.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 7.0 TCR · DART/TCR 2.25× in 2024
Columbus Instruments, LLC's TCR rose 7.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 7.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2.25× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 334516 · Columbus, OH AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.6 · 47% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Teledyne Photometrics
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Teledyne Photometrics (0.0 TCR gap)
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Columbus Instruments, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Columbus Instruments, LLC
1.6 TCR
- Teledyne Photo
Teledyne Photometrics
1.6 TCR
- M. Braun, Inc.
M. Braun, Inc.
1.5 TCR
- HORIBA Instrum
HORIBA Instruments Incorporated
1.5 TCR
- CFR Engines In
CFR Engines Inc.
1.5 TCR
What this shows Columbus Instruments, LLC averages 1.6 TCR (47% of the Laboratory analytical instruments (except optical) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Columbus Instruments, LLC TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=4 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=3 · 2024=7 · BLS 3.3
Where Columbus Instruments, LLC falls in its industry
213 Laboratory analytical instrume establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.2.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Laboratory analytical instrume employers in Ohio.
Columbus Instruments, LLC has fewer employees than the Laboratory analytical instruments (excep median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.2. 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 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
334516 · OH · Columbus
213 Laboratory analytical instruments (except optical) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 1,500 employers in Columbus, 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 | Teledyne Photometrics | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | M. Braun, Inc. | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HORIBA Instruments Incorporated | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CFR Engines Inc. | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Tuente Farms Inc | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Farm 3 | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Trillium Farms Layer 6 | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Canton Hatchery | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nationwide Children's Hospital | 13,367 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nationwide Children's Hospital Main Campus | 10,116 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Riverside Methodist Hospital | 9,759 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : CMH1 | 5,057 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Empire Generating Co, LLC | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Owens Companies, Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | McArthur homes | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Atlantic Aviation - RIL | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | BM Transport, Inc. | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Price | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Edward A. Reider, Inc. | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pacific Botanicals | 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.