Academies, college or university · Nevada
Desert Research Institute
Reno, NV · ~394 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 0.9
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Desert Research Institute runs at 66% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Academies, college or university workplace, earning a grade B.
Desert Research Institute: 0.9 TCR = 66% of Academies, college or university BLS 1.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Desert Research Institute safety composite
Desert Research Institute scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 74% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 38%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 0.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−1.6
2016→2023
Desert Research Institute injury rate improved
Desert Research Institute's TCR fell 1.6 from 2.7 in 2016 to 1.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 2.7 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.7 · 2017=1.1 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=0.4 · 2020=0.8 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.4 · 2023=1.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611310 · Reno, NV AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 0.9 · 66% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #5/12
- PHOTO University of Connec…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~394 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: University of Connecticut - Graduate Business Learning Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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Desert Research Institute in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Desert Research Institute
0.9 TCR
- University of
University of Connecticut - Graduate Business Learning Center
0.9 TCR
- Coastal Caroli
Coastal Carolina University
0.9 TCR
- Des Moines
Des Moines
0.9 TCR
- Ashland Univer
Ashland University
0.9 TCR
What this shows Desert Research Institute averages 0.9 TCR (66% of the Academies, college or university BLS benchmark).
Desert Research Institute TCR series: 2016=2.7 · 2017=1.1 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=0.4 · 2020=0.8 · 2021=0 · 2022=0.4 · 2023=1.1 · BLS 1.4
Where Desert Research Institute falls in its industry
347 Academies, college or universi establishmentsSafer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Nevada alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 12 Academies, college or universi employers in Nevada.
Desert Research Institute has fewer employees than the Academies, college or university median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611310 · NV · Reno
347 Academies, college or university employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,574 rated employers in Nevada with headcount on file · 611 employers in Reno, NV · 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 | University of Connecticut - Graduate Business Learning Center | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Coastal Carolina University | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Des Moines | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ashland University | 0.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Click Bond Carson | 394 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 3729 | 395 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AH4R - Nevada | 393 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Great Basin College | 393 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Univeristy of Nevada, Reno | 7,263 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Nevada, Reno | 7,096 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Renown Regional Hospital | 3,789 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Renown Regional Medical Center 200 | 3,582 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tim Chesney Springfield Clark | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Muth Mirror Systems LLC | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SumiRiko Ohio Inc. | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sterling Industrial LLC | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sargent Corporation | 394 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Westlake Vinyl's Inc. | 394 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St Louis MO | 394 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nutranext | 394 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.