Medical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) · California
Novartis Institutes of Biomedical Research
San Diego, CA · ~416 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Novartis Institutes of Biomedical Research runs at 258% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Medical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) workplace, earning a grade F.
Novartis Institutes of Biomedical Research: 1.3 TCR = 258% of Medical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS 0.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Novartis Institutes of Biomedical Research safety composite
Novartis Institutes of Biomedical Research scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 23%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 1.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 0.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% 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%).
Novartis Institutes of Biomedical Research held a steady TCR band
Novartis Institutes of Biomedical Research's TCR held near 0.3 from 1.1 in 2022 to 1.4 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=1.1 · 2023=1.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541712 · San Diego, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 1.3 · 258% of ind
- DART 0.5 DART
- RANK #25/32
- PHOTO Americas Resins and …
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~416 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Americas Resins and Global FM : Springfield RD Lab (0.0 TCR gap)
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Novartis Institutes of Biomedical Research in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Novartis Institutes of Biomedical Research
1.3 TCR
- Americas Resin
Americas Resins and Global FM : Springfield RD Lab
1.3 TCR
- Dynetics Techn
Dynetics Technical Solutions
1.3 TCR
- Mallard Creek
Mallard Creek Polymers LLC - Research
1.3 TCR
- Huntsman Corpo
Huntsman Corporation - Merrimack
1.3 TCR
What this shows Novartis Institutes of Biomedical Research averages 1.3 TCR (258% of the Medical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS benchmark).
Novartis Institutes of Biomedical Research TCR series: 2022=1.1 · 2023=1.4 · BLS 0.5
Where Novartis Institutes of Biomedical Research falls in its industry
319 Medical research and developme establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #25 safest of 32 Medical research and developme employers in California.
Novartis Institutes of Biomedical Research has more employees than the Medical research and development laborat median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541712 · CA · San Diego
319 Medical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 1,979 employers in San Diego, 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 | Americas Resins and Global FM : Springfield RD Lab | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dynetics Technical Solutions | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mallard Creek Polymers LLC - Research | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Huntsman Corporation - Merrimack | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | NC3 Systems | 416 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Erickson Framing CA LLC | 416 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Heritage One Door and Carpentry, LLC | 416 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NA-US-CA-Lathrop-Harlan Road | 416 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC San Diego Health | 9,310 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Atomics | 8,108 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Health Human Services Agency | 6,080 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | National University | 4,955 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wheel Pros 1015 | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Union Supply Group, Inc. - OH DC | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Printful, Inc. (Ed Brown, Charlotte) | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cambridge Svc Bldg | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Southwest Health System, Inc. | 416 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Beltsville Md | 416 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Flagstone Foods, LLC | 416 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DeSoto Overhaul Center | 416 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.