Aquariums · Texas
Downtown Aquarium Houston
Houston, TX · ~301 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Downtown Aquarium Houston runs at 158% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Aquariums workplace, earning a grade D.
Downtown Aquarium Houston: 4.9 TCR = 158% of Aquariums BLS 3.1 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Downtown Aquarium Houston safety composite
Downtown Aquarium Houston scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 66% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 44%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
Downtown Aquarium Houston: 4.9 → 6.5 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 7.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.76× in 2024
Downtown Aquarium Houston's TCR rose 1.6 from 4.9 in 2016 to 6.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 712130 · Houston, TX ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.9 · 158% of ind
- DART 3.7 DART
- RANK #5/10
- PHOTO International Center…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 97 inj
- SIZE ~301 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: International Center for the Preservation of Wild Animal DBA The Wilds (0.0 TCR gap)
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Downtown Aquarium Houston in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Downtown Aquarium Houston
4.9 TCR
- International
International Center for the Preservation of Wild Animal DBA The Wilds
4.9 TCR
- John G. Shedd
John G. Shedd Aquarium
4.9 TCR
- National Aquar
National Aquarium Animal Care and Rescue Center
4.9 TCR
- Central Park Z
Central Park Zoo
4.9 TCR
What this shows Downtown Aquarium Houston averages 4.9 TCR (158% of the Aquariums BLS benchmark).
Downtown Aquarium Houston TCR series: 2016=4.9 · 2017=7.8 · 2018=5 · 2019=4.7 · 2020=0.8 · 2021=2.2 · 2022=4.5 · 2023=7.8 · 2024=6.5 · BLS 3.1
Where Downtown Aquarium Houston falls in its industry
174 Aquariums establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.8.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 10 Aquariums employers in Texas.
Downtown Aquarium Houston has more employees than the Aquariums median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.8. 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 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
712130 · TX · Houston
174 Aquariums employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, TX · 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 | International Center for the Preservation of Wild Animal DBA The Wilds | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | John G. Shedd Aquarium | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | National Aquarium Animal Care and Rescue Center | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Central Park Zoo | 4.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Chamberlin Houston LLC | 301 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Apache - FLNG | 301 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ANCHOR FABRICATION | 301 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Laboratory Tops Inc | 301 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Select Specialty Hospital - Evansville, LLC | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Millwood, Inc. South River | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Apples (Sheffield Lake) | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pioneer Feedyard LLC | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mary Ann's Specialty Foods | 301 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AECI Electric Utility Sales and Services | 301 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CertainTeed Corporation Williamsport Maryland | 301 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Blue Diamond Steel Casting LLC | 301 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.