Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing · Tennessee
Fresenius Medical Care
Knoxville, TN · ~60 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fresenius Medical Care runs at 101% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Fresenius Medical Care: 3.3 TCR = 101% of Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fresenius Medical Care safety composite
Fresenius Medical Care 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.84 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
Fresenius Medical Care: 0.0 → 8.6 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 8.6 TCR · DART/TCR 2.35× in 2018
Fresenius Medical Care's TCR rose 8.6 from 0.0 in 2016 to 8.6 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 2.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325412 · Knoxville, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.3 · 101% of ind
- DART 7.8 DART
- RANK #14/15
- PHOTO Rasi Laboratories, I…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~60 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rasi Laboratories, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fresenius Medical Care in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Rasi Laborator
Rasi Laboratories, Inc.
3.4 TCR
- Fresenius Kabi
Fresenius Kabi - Wilson, NC Production Unit
3.4 TCR
- SpecGx-Hobart
SpecGx-Hobart
3.4 TCR
- This site
Fresenius Medical Care
3.3 TCR
- Cetylite Indus
Cetylite Industries, Inc.
3.3 TCR
What this shows Fresenius Medical Care averages 3.3 TCR (101% of the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Fresenius Medical Care TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=8.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Fresenius Medical Care falls in its industry
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e establishmentsSafer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 15 Pharmaceutical preparations (e employers in Tennessee.
Fresenius Medical Care has fewer employees than the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325412 · TN · Knoxville
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 747 employers in Knoxville, TN · 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 | Rasi Laboratories, Inc. | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cetylite Industries, Inc. | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fresenius Kabi - Wilson, NC Production Unit | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SpecGx-Hobart | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MCMINNVILLE OFFICE | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | West Tennessee Public Utility District | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SES Construction and Fuel Services LLC | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RSS - Nashville Roofing & Sheet Metal | 60 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cellular Sales Services Group LLC | 6,387 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health System, Inc | 5,215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Functional Pathways of TN LLC | 2,258 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HES Facilities Services K-12 | 2,157 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | DeWal Industries | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shopko Store #51 (Fort Atkinson, WI) | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Springfield | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Samuel Strapping Systems, Inc. | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Endeavor | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brookdale Northdale | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sanel Auto Parts Co. Concord NH | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cameron 8840 Meldrum Lane | 60 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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