Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services · California
Illumina-Foster City
Foster City, CA · ~323 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 0.3
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Illumina-Foster City runs at 62% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services workplace, earning a grade B.
Illumina-Foster City: 0.3 TCR = 62% of Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services BLS 0.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Illumina-Foster City safety composite
Illumina-Foster City scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (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).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% 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%).
Illumina-Foster City held a steady TCR band
Illumina-Foster City's TCR held near 0.2 from 0.2 in 2022 to 0.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=0.2 · 2023=0.3 · 2024=0.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541711 · Foster City, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 0.3 · 62% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/51
- PHOTO Amgen Inc. (Cambridg…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~323 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Amgen Inc. (Cambridge, MA) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Illumina-Foster City in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.3
Illumina-Foster City
0.3 TCR
- Amgen Inc. (Ca 0.3
Amgen Inc. (Cambridge, MA)
0.3 TCR
- Pfizer Boulder 0.3
Pfizer Boulder
0.3 TCR
- Elanco Headqua 0.3
Elanco Headquarters
0.3 TCR
- GlaxoSmithKlin 0.3
GlaxoSmithKline- RTP
0.3 TCR
What this shows Illumina-Foster City averages 0.3 TCR (62% of the Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services BLS benchmark).
Illumina-Foster City TCR series: 2022=0.2 · 2023=0.3 · 2024=0.4 · BLS 0.5
Where Illumina-Foster City falls in its industry
189 Biotechnology research and dev establishmentsSafer than 84% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 51 Biotechnology research and dev employers in California.
Illumina-Foster City has more employees than the Biotechnology research and development l 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541711 · CA · Foster City
189 Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 27 employers in Foster City, 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 | Amgen Inc. (Cambridge, MA) | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pfizer Boulder | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Elanco Headquarters | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GlaxoSmithKline- RTP | 0.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MEDINA FARMS LC | 323 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bernards Bros | 323 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Prime Electric | 323 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CalDoor and Drawer | 323 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 540 | 2,891 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 709 | 2,891 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bayside | 818 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chess | 730 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Nautilus Hyosung America - Corporate Office | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Butterball LLC Corporate | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Berry Global | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Location 40014 | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wausau Manufactuing Facility | 323 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Markem-Imaje | 323 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Meadowview Rehab and Nursing | 323 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | B88 | 323 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.