Furniture, laboratory-type (e.g., benches, cabinets, stools, tables), manufacturing · Texas
Laboratory Tops Inc. (Durcon)
Taylor, TX · ~285 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Laboratory Tops Inc. (Durcon) runs at 153% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Furniture, laboratory-type (e.g., benches, cabinets, stools, tables), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Laboratory Tops Inc. (Durcon): 5.0 TCR = 153% of Furniture, laboratory-type (e.g., benches, cabinets, stools, tables), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Laboratory Tops Inc. (Durcon) safety composite
Laboratory Tops Inc. (Durcon) scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 19%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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
Laboratory Tops Inc. (Durcon): 3.1 → 7.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 7.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.99× in 2024
Laboratory Tops Inc. (Durcon)'s TCR rose 3.9 from 3.1 in 2023 to 7.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.99× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 337127 · Taylor, TX ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.0 · 153% of ind
- DART 5.0 DART
- RANK #14/24
- PHOTO Children's Factory
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~285 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Children's Factory (0.0 TCR gap)
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Laboratory Tops Inc. (Durcon) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Loll Designs
Loll Designs
5.1 TCR
- VIP Cinema Pla
VIP Cinema Plant 1
5.1 TCR
- This site
Laboratory Tops Inc. (Durcon)
5 TCR
- Children's Fac
Children's Factory
5 TCR
- COMMERCIAL CUS
COMMERCIAL CUSTOM SEATING & UPHOLSTERY
5 TCR
What this shows Laboratory Tops Inc. (Durcon) averages 5.0 TCR (153% of the Furniture, laboratory-type (e.g., benches, cabinets, stools, tables), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Laboratory Tops Inc. (Durcon) TCR series: 2023=3.1 · 2024=7 · BLS 3.3
Where Laboratory Tops Inc. (Durcon) falls in its industry
208 Furniture, laboratory-type (e. establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 24 Furniture, laboratory-type (e. employers in Texas.
Laboratory Tops Inc. (Durcon) has more employees than the Furniture, laboratory-type (e.g., benche median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
337127 · TX · Taylor
208 Furniture, laboratory-type (e.g., benches, cabinets, stools, tables), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 34 employers in Taylor, TX · 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 | Children's Factory | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | COMMERCIAL CUSTOM SEATING & UPHOLSTERY | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Loll Designs | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | VIP Cinema Plant 1 | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cash Construction Company | 285 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BrandSafway, LLC - Shell Refinery - Deer Park | 285 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Excel Manufacturing | 285 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corpus Christi LNG, LLC | 285 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ERCOT Taylor | 733 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 105197 - SKJV Blue Sky | 377 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Performance Contractors, Inc - Samsung-Taylor | 359 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Laboratory Tops Inc | 301 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Spring View Nursing and Rehabilitation | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant Food Stores 6464 | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant Food Stores 6123 | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant Food Stores 6084 | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Youngquist Brothers, llc | 285 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Covenant Living of Northbrook | 285 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | School District of Lodi | 285 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty Co. | 285 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.