Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing · North Carolina
KBI Biopharma - Venture Center
Durham, NC · ~203 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
KBI Biopharma - Venture Center runs at 22% 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.
KBI Biopharma - Venture Center: 0.7 TCR = 22% of Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
KBI Biopharma - Venture Center safety composite
KBI Biopharma - Venture Center scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 79% 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).
64/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.5
2023→2024
KBI Biopharma - Venture Center injury rate improved
KBI Biopharma - Venture Center's TCR fell 0.5 from 0.9 in 2023 to 0.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 0.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=0.9 · 2024=0.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325412 · Durham, NC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.7 · 22% of ind
- DART 0.5 DART
- RANK #18/47
- PHOTO Myerstown, PA
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~203 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Myerstown, PA (0.0 TCR gap)
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KBI Biopharma - Venture Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
KBI Biopharma - Venture Center
0.7 TCR
- Myerstown, PA
Myerstown, PA
0.7 TCR
- Patheon Softge
Patheon Softgels Inc
0.7 TCR
- NNI North Amer
NNI North America Home Office location
0.7 TCR
- Takeda Pharmac
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
0.7 TCR
What this shows KBI Biopharma - Venture Center averages 0.7 TCR (22% of the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
KBI Biopharma - Venture Center TCR series: 2023=0.9 · 2024=0.5 · BLS 3.3
Where KBI Biopharma - Venture Center falls in its industry
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e establishmentsSafer than 79% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 47 Pharmaceutical preparations (e employers in North Carolina.
KBI Biopharma - Venture Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325412 · NC · Durham
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 530 employers in Durham, NC · 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 | Myerstown, PA | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Patheon Softgels Inc | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NNI North America Home Office location | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 0.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | State Utility Contractors Inc. | 203 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | VALDESE NC PLANT | 203 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Asheboro Bearing Plant | 203 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Newton Corning (NCP) | 203 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Duke University | 23,871 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Duke University Hospital | 11,048 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BCBSNC Telecommuters | 3,033 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wolfspeed - Durham, NC | 3,013 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | HE-Midway Corporate Campus | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stebbins Engineering and Manufacturing Co. | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Textron Systems | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bhottw-Frmc1-Bhealth-Ott Cty-Buckeye | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fairfax Operator LLC | 203 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ildec - Decatur Hub | 203 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cavnn - North Hills Village | 203 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ilcst - Chicago-Scs | 203 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.