Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing · California
Heron Therapeutics San Diego
San Diego, CA · ~215 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Heron Therapeutics San Diego runs at 19% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Heron Therapeutics San Diego: 0.6 TCR = 19% of Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Heron Therapeutics San Diego safety composite
Heron Therapeutics San Diego scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 50%), 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).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% 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
Heron Therapeutics San Diego: 0.0 → 0.7 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 1.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.11× in 2021
Heron Therapeutics San Diego's TCR rose 0.7 from 0.0 in 2017 to 0.7 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 1.8 TCR. In 2021, DART was 1.11× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325412 · San Diego, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.6 · 19% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #5/79
- PHOTO Piramal Pharma Solut…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~215 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Piramal Pharma Solutions (0.0 TCR gap)
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Heron Therapeutics San Diego in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Heron Therapeutics San Diego
0.6 TCR
- Piramal Pharma
Piramal Pharma Solutions
0.6 TCR
- UCB Smyrna
UCB Smyrna
0.6 TCR
- Aspen API
Aspen API
0.6 TCR
- Anika Therapeu
Anika Therapeutics - Bedford
0.6 TCR
What this shows Heron Therapeutics San Diego averages 0.6 TCR (19% of the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Heron Therapeutics San Diego TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=0.6 · 2019=1.8 · 2020=0 · 2021=0.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Heron Therapeutics San Diego falls in its industry
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e establishmentsSafer than 83% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 79 Pharmaceutical preparations (e employers in California.
Heron Therapeutics San Diego has more employees than the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsu median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325412 · CA · San Diego
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 1,979 employers in San Diego, CA · 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 | Piramal Pharma Solutions | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | UCB Smyrna | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aspen API | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Anika Therapeutics - Bedford | 0.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Camarillo | 215 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wonderful Orchards-Eastside | 215 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 622 SAN MARCOS | 215 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | YC Trucking | 215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC San Diego Health | 9,310 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Atomics | 8,108 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Health Human Services Agency | 6,080 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | National University | 4,955 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Envision | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 44321f - Port Charlotte | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Instrumentation : Madison | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Le Moyne College-Dining Center | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Berry Global Inc. (Pryor, OK Facility) | 215 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Clark-Reliance | 215 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Valparaiso Ofc/Whse | 215 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Resolute Tissue Hialeah Mill | 215 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.