Biological (except medical, veterinary) testing laboratories or services · Michigan

Northern Biomedical Research

Norton Shores, MI · ~60 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
0.9
Avg TCR
0.5
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Northern Biomedical Research runs at 182% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Biological (except medical, veterinary) testing laboratories or services workplace, earning a grade D.

Northern Biomedical Research: 0.9 TCR = 182% of Biological (except medical, veterinary) testing laboratories or services BLS 0.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Northern Biomedical Research safety composite

Northern Biomedical Research scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 20%), 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).

D

42/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 0.91 per 100 workers

Safer than 55% of industry peers

DART rate
F 1.81 per 100 workers

Safer than 20% 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

Northern Biomedical Research: 0.0 → 1.8 TCR

Peak year 2021 @ 1.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.99× in 2021

Northern Biomedical Research's TCR rose 1.8 from 0.0 in 2020 to 1.8 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 1.99× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 541380 · Norton Shores, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 0.9 · 182% of ind

  • DART 1.8 DART
  • RANK #24/31
  • PHOTO BIOTEX, INC.
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 1 inj
  • SIZE ~60 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: BIOTEX, INC. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Northern Biomedical Research in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Northern Biomedical Research averages 0.9 TCR (182% of the Biological (except medical, veterinary) testing laboratories or services BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Northern Biomedical Research TCR series: 2020=0 · 2021=1.8 · BLS 0.5

Where Northern Biomedical Research falls in its industry

232 Biological (except medical, ve establishments

Safer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #24 safest of 31 Biological (except medical, ve employers in Michigan.

Northern Biomedical Research (60 employees, TCR 0.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 81 employees and a TCR of 1.0 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Northern Biomedical Research
Northern Biomedical Research (60 employees, TCR 0.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 81 employees and a TCR of 1.0

Northern Biomedical Research has fewer employees than the Biological (except medical, veterinary) median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.0. 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
2021 1.8 1.8 1 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

541380 · MI · Norton Shores

232 Biological (except medical, veterinary) testing laboratories or services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 40 employers in Norton Shores, MI · 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 BIOTEX, INC. 0.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Raba Kistner, Inc - Austin 0.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR National Oilwell Varco - Houston Rig Pressure Control - R&D 0.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR WuXi Advanced Therapies 0.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE Konos DBA Vande Bunte Eggs 60 FTE
STATE-SIZE Marquette Board of Light & Power 60 FTE
STATE-SIZE Hamilton SC 60 FTE
STATE-SIZE VanDam & Krusinga Building and Restoration 60 FTE
CITY-NEAR Johnson Technology, Inc. - Norton 374 FTE
CITY-NEAR Supply Chain : Norton Shores, MI 369 FTE
CITY-NEAR MillerKnoll Muskegon 358 FTE
CITY-NEAR Knoll 312 FTE
NAT-TCR Criminal Court Clerk 0.9 TCR
NAT-TCR US063: Hartford 129 - SG 0.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Madison, WI HVAC 0.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Fox Valley 0.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE Washington Street 60 FTE
NAT-SIZE Darigold Lynden Plant 60 FTE
NAT-SIZE 455 Phalen 60 FTE
NAT-SIZE Herr Foods Inc. 83 60 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2021, 2020. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.