Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing · New Jersey
Novartis Pharmaceutical Sales Force
East Hanover, NJ · ~3,396 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Novartis Pharmaceutical Sales Force runs at 138% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Novartis Pharmaceutical Sales Force: 4.5 TCR = 138% of Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Novartis Pharmaceutical Sales Force safety composite
Novartis Pharmaceutical Sales Force scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 0%), 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).
7/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 0% 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
Novartis Pharmaceutical Sales Force: 1.2 → 13.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 13.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.89× in 2024
Novartis Pharmaceutical Sales Force's TCR rose 12.3 from 1.2 in 2018 to 13.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.89× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325412 · East Hanover, NJ ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 138% of ind
- DART 8.6 DART
- RANK #84/93
- PHOTO UniWell Laboratories…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 163 inj
- SIZE ~3,396 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: UniWell Laboratories, LLC (Sovereign Rd) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Novartis Pharmaceutical Sales Force in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Macrocap Labs
Macrocap Labs
4.6 TCR
- Polypeptide La
Polypeptide Laboratories
4.6 TCR
- This site
Novartis Pharmaceutical Sales Force
4.5 TCR
- UniWell Labora
UniWell Laboratories, LLC (Sovereign Rd)
4.5 TCR
- Montague
Montague
4.5 TCR
What this shows Novartis Pharmaceutical Sales Force averages 4.5 TCR (138% of the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Novartis Pharmaceutical Sales Force TCR series: 2018=1.2 · 2019=1 · 2020=0.4 · 2021=0.8 · 2022=8 · 2023=6.8 · 2024=13.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Novartis Pharmaceutical Sales Force falls in its industry
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.
Narrower to New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #84 safest of 93 Pharmaceutical preparations (e employers in New Jersey.
Novartis Pharmaceutical Sales Force has more employees than the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsu median and a higher 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 | 13.5 | 8.6 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 18 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 21 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325412 · NJ · East Hanover
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 45 employers in East Hanover, NJ · 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 | UniWell Laboratories, LLC (Sovereign Rd) | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Macrocap Labs | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Polypeptide Laboratories | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Montague | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kuehne + Nagel Inc CL | 3,394 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jersey Shore University Medical Center | 3,389 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Anthony M Yalensics / JFK | 3,389 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NJMEA - MEADOWLANDS | 3,366 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | 4,657 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Field Force | 2,977 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mondelez Global North East HDQ - Sales | 1,445 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mondelez Global - East Hanover Tech Center | 1,092 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bernicks Pepsi of Dresser | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Midwest Automation and Custom Fabrication, Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | VERM West Plant | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Utah Valley Hospital | 3,395 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Genesis HealthCare Systems | 3,395 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GSC : Schenectady, NY, USA | 3,397 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ada World Headquarters | 3,393 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.