Perfume materials (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals, such as terpineol) manufacturing · New Jersey

Firmenich Inc - Plainsboro

Name: Firmenich Inc - Plainsboro Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Plainsboro, NJ · ~892 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 0.3
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Firmenich Inc - Plainsboro runs at 9% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Perfume materials (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals, such as terpineol) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Firmenich Inc - Plainsboro: 0.3 TCR = 9% of Perfume materials (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals, such as terpineol) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Firmenich Inc - Plainsboro safety composite

Firmenich Inc - Plainsboro scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 92% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 48%), 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).

66/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): A 0.29 per 100 workers

Safer than 92% of industry peers
DART rate: D 0.24 per 100 workers

Safer than 48% 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%).

Firmenich Inc - Plainsboro held a steady TCR band

Firmenich Inc - Plainsboro's TCR held near 0.1 from 0.2 in 2020 to 0.4 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 0.83× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2020=0.2 · 2021=0.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325199 · Plainsboro, NJ AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 0.3 · 9% of ind

DART 0.2 DART
RANK #3/16
PHOTO Solvay USA LLC
BOOK 2y book
INJ 5 inj
SIZE ~892 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Solvay USA LLC (0.0 TCR gap)

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0.3
Solvay USA LLC

0.3
Arkema Inc. Ho

0.3
Dow Seadrift

0.3
Evonik Corpora

0.3

What this shows Firmenich Inc - Plainsboro averages 0.3 TCR (9% of the Perfume materials (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals, such as terpineol) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Firmenich Inc - Plainsboro TCR series: 2020=0.2 · 2021=0.4 · BLS 3.3

Where Firmenich Inc - Plainsboro falls in its industry

552 Perfume materials (i.e., basic establishments

Safer than 92% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 16 Perfume materials (i.e., basic employers in New Jersey.

Firmenich Inc - Plainsboro (892 employees, TCR 0.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 73 employees and a TCR of 1.5

Firmenich Inc - Plainsboro has more employees than the Perfume materials (i.e., basic synthetic 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
2021	0.4	0.2	3	0	0
2020	0.2	0.1	2	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325199 · NJ · Plainsboro

552 Perfume materials (i.e., basic synthetic chemicals, such as terpineol) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 17 employers in Plainsboro, NJ · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Solvay USA LLC	BATON ROUGE, LA	0.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Arkema Inc. Houston Plant	HOUSTON, TX	0.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Dow Seadrift	SEADRIFT, TEXAS 77983, TX	0.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Evonik Corporation	THEODORE, AL	0.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	APM Terminals Port Elizabeth	ELIZABETH	889 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Jefferson Hospital Stratford	STRATFORD	895 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Thorlabs Inc. NJ	NEWTON	897 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Menasha Packaging Company - Truman	EDISON	897 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Location 2000	Plainsboro	4,981 FTE
CITY-NEAR	NNI North America Home Office location	Plainsboro	4,823 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Novo Nordisk Inc.	Plainsboro	3,125 FTE
CITY-NEAR	The Medical Center At Princeton	Plainsboro	2,622 FTE
NAT-TCR	Penn First	Bala Cynwyd, PA	0.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Corporate	Woodbridge, VA	0.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Mike Krebbs Construction	Quinton, OK	0.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Mercy Physician Network	Darby, PA	0.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	482274-Dallas Tx P&Dc	Dallas, TX	892 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Vocational Rehabilitation	Raleigh, NC	892 FTE
NAT-SIZE	437141-Providence Ri P&Dc	Providence, RI	892 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Nu Skin Enterprises	Provo, UT	892 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: 2021, 2020. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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