Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) · New Jersey
Global Technology Center, Colgate - Palmolive
Piscataway, NJ · ~1,042 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.2
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Global Technology Center, Colgate - Palmolive runs at 32% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) workplace, earning a grade A.
Global Technology Center, Colgate - Palmolive: 0.2 TCR = 32% of Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS 0.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Global Technology Center, Colgate - Palmolive safety composite
Global Technology Center, Colgate - Palmolive scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 87% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 36%), 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% 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%).
Global Technology Center, Colgate - Palmolive held a steady TCR band
Global Technology Center, Colgate - Palmolive's TCR held near 0.1 from 0.2 in 2016 to 0.1 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2018 at 0.2 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.63× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.2 · 2017=0.2 · 2018=0.2 · 2019=0.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541712 · Piscataway, NJ AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 0.2 · 32% of ind
- DART 0.1 DART
- RANK #3/16
- PHOTO ExxonMobil Upstream …
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~1,042 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company - Spring (0.0 TCR gap)
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Global Technology Center, Colgate - Palmolive in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.2
Global Technology Center, Colgate - Palmolive
0.2 TCR
- ExxonMobil Ups 0.2
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company - Spring
0.2 TCR
- Caterpillar Te 0.2
Caterpillar Technical Center
0.2 TCR
- Chemtool, Inc. 0.2
Chemtool, Inc., CTC
0.2 TCR
- Henkel Corpora 0.2
Henkel Corporation
0.2 TCR
What this shows Global Technology Center, Colgate - Palmolive averages 0.2 TCR (32% of the Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS benchmark).
Global Technology Center, Colgate - Palmolive TCR series: 2016=0.2 · 2017=0.2 · 2018=0.2 · 2019=0.1 · BLS 0.5
Where Global Technology Center, Colgate - Palmolive falls in its industry
319 Chemical research and developm establishmentsSafer than 87% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.
Narrower to New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 16 Chemical research and developm employers in New Jersey.
Global Technology Center, Colgate - Palmolive has more employees than the Chemical research and development labora median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541712 · NJ · Piscataway
319 Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 124 employers in Piscataway, NJ · 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 | ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company - Spring | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Caterpillar Technical Center | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chemtool, Inc., CTC | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Henkel Corporation | 0.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Maher Berth 64 | 1,041 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NJPRS - UPS INNOVATION CENTER | 1,040 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Roche Molecular Solutions (Main) | 1,038 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southern Ocean Medical Center | 1,036 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Colgate-Palmolive Global Technology Center | 978 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Colgate-Palmolive Company | 978 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ferraro Foods | 733 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Johnson and Johnson Health Care Systems Piscataway | 718 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | VA0045C300 | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Exemplis-Cypress | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ROCKLIN Dispatch Facility | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1050 Enterprise way 100 | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | McLemore Building Maintenance | 1,042 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle | 1,042 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kraft Heinz Oscar Mayer | 1,042 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center | 1,042 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.