In-vitro diagnostic substances manufacturing · Tennessee
Meridian Bioscience Inc - Life Science
Memphis, TN · ~81 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Meridian Bioscience Inc - Life Science runs at 45% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical In-vitro diagnostic substances manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Meridian Bioscience Inc - Life Science: 1.5 TCR = 45% of In-vitro diagnostic substances manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Meridian Bioscience Inc - Life Science safety composite
Meridian Bioscience Inc - Life Science scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 11%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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
Meridian Bioscience Inc - Life Science: 0.0 → 3.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 3.3 TCR · DART/TCR 2.2× in 2024
Meridian Bioscience Inc - Life Science's TCR rose 3.3 from 0.0 in 2020 to 3.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325413 · Memphis, TN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.5 · 45% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK P47
- PHOTO Ortho Clinical Diagn…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~81 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ortho Clinical Diagnostics 642 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Meridian Bioscience Inc - Life Science in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Meridian Bioscience Inc - Life Science
1.5 TCR
- Ortho Clinical
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics 642
1.5 TCR
- 124 Bernard Ea
124 Bernard East Saint Jean
1.5 TCR
- Flex - Buffalo
Flex - Buffalo Grove
1.5 TCR
- ARDx Pomona
ARDx Pomona
1.5 TCR
What this shows Meridian Bioscience Inc - Life Science averages 1.5 TCR (45% of the In-vitro diagnostic substances manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Meridian Bioscience Inc - Life Science TCR series: 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=3.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Meridian Bioscience Inc - Life Science falls in its industry
201 In-vitro diagnostic substances establishmentsSafer than 47% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.4.
Meridian Bioscience Inc - Life Science has fewer employees than the In-vitro diagnostic substances manufactu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.4. 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 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325413 · TN · Memphis
201 In-vitro diagnostic substances manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 1,330 employers in Memphis, TN · 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 | Ortho Clinical Diagnostics 642 | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 124 Bernard East Saint Jean | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Flex - Buffalo Grove | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ARDx Pomona | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Alexander Metals Inc | 81 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Koorsen Fire & Security Nashville | 81 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Coca-Cola Bottling Work's Of Tullahoma, Inc. - Corporate | 81 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Apex Canvas Co LLC | 81 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FedEx 2903 SPRANKLE DR | 12,398 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 381940311 | 9,861 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | American Residential Services | 5,775 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | 5,599 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 00457 Grape Street Ofc | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LaGrou Rana | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Magnolia Creek | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pratt Paper (LA), LLC | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pacific Ag - Western Business Unit | 81 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Seco Machine | 81 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Terra Drive Systems | 81 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Casella Waste - Auburn MA Hauling | 81 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.