Medicinal chemicals, uncompounded, manufacturing · California
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Carlsbad, CA · ~548 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ionis Pharmaceuticals runs at 39% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Medicinal chemicals, uncompounded, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Ionis Pharmaceuticals: 1.3 TCR = 39% of Medicinal chemicals, uncompounded, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ionis Pharmaceuticals safety composite
Ionis Pharmaceuticals scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 74% 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% 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%).
Ionis Pharmaceuticals held a steady TCR band
Ionis Pharmaceuticals's TCR held near 0.1 from 1.3 in 2017 to 1.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 2.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.8× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=1.3 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=0.6 · 2020=1.0 · 2021=1.0 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=1.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325411 · Carlsbad, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 39% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #6/35
- PHOTO Kazmira
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 40 inj
- SIZE ~548 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kazmira (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ionis Pharmaceuticals in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
1.3 TCR
- Kazmira
Kazmira
1.3 TCR
- Abzena
Abzena
1.3 TCR
- 6319-020023
6319-020023
1.3 TCR
- New Chapter In
New Chapter Inc.
1.3 TCR
What this shows Ionis Pharmaceuticals averages 1.3 TCR (39% of the Medicinal chemicals, uncompounded, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Ionis Pharmaceuticals TCR series: 2017=1.3 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=0.6 · 2020=1 · 2021=1 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=1.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Ionis Pharmaceuticals falls in its industry
260 Medicinal chemicals, uncompoun establishmentsSafer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 35 Medicinal chemicals, uncompoun employers in California.
Ionis Pharmaceuticals has more employees than the Medicinal chemicals, uncompounded, manuf median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.4. 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 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325411 · CA · Carlsbad
260 Medicinal chemicals, uncompounded, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 218 employers in Carlsbad, 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 | Kazmira | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Abzena | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6319-020023 | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | New Chapter Inc. | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sales Team Members - US locations | 548 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pacific Distribution Center | 548 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Utility Tree Services, LLC - 075 | 548 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 08680851 PANORAMA CITY MEDICAL CENTER | 548 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 2,234 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Legoland California Resort | 2,055 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bergelectric Corp. CA | 1,520 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Life Sciences Solutions Group (LSG) Remote Employees | 1,350 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bruewer Woodwork Mfg Co. | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | K Construction LLC DBA K CON | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Superior Cladding LLC | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ogden | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cambria Plant | 548 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Construction | 548 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BAS - Baystate Administrative Services | 548 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Continental Tire the Americas, LLC | 548 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.