In-vitro diagnostic substances manufacturing · Pennsylvania
OraSure Technologies Inc.
Bethlehem, PA · ~320 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
OraSure Technologies Inc. runs at 44% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical In-vitro diagnostic substances manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
OraSure Technologies Inc.: 1.4 TCR = 44% of In-vitro diagnostic substances manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
OraSure Technologies Inc. safety composite
OraSure Technologies Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 49%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.2
2017→2024
OraSure Technologies Inc. injury rate improved
OraSure Technologies Inc.'s TCR fell 1.2 from 2.5 in 2017 to 1.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 2.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=2.5 · 2019=1.0 · 2020=1.0 · 2024=1.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325413 · Bethlehem, PA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 44% of ind
- DART 0.5 DART
- RANK P49
- PHOTO Flex - Buffalo Grove
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~320 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Flex - Buffalo Grove (0.0 TCR gap)
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OraSure Technologies Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Flex - Buffalo
Flex - Buffalo Grove
1.5 TCR
- ARDx Pomona
ARDx Pomona
1.5 TCR
- 124 Bernard Ea
124 Bernard East Saint Jean
1.5 TCR
- This site
OraSure Technologies Inc.
1.4 TCR
- Cue Health, In
Cue Health, Inc
1.4 TCR
What this shows OraSure Technologies Inc. averages 1.4 TCR (44% of the In-vitro diagnostic substances manufacturing BLS benchmark).
OraSure Technologies Inc. TCR series: 2017=2.5 · 2019=1 · 2020=1 · 2024=1.3 · BLS 3.3
Where OraSure Technologies Inc. falls in its industry
201 In-vitro diagnostic substances establishmentsSafer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.4.
OraSure Technologies Inc. has more 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 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325413 · PA · Bethlehem
201 In-vitro diagnostic substances manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 358 employers in Bethlehem, PA · 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 | Flex - Buffalo Grove | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ARDx Pomona | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 124 Bernard East Saint Jean | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cue Health, Inc | 1.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | UGI Denver | 320 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2365 | 320 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 1777 | 320 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Excela Health Home Care & Hospice | 320 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Hospital | 5,338 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Physician's Group | 3,041 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LVH-Muhlenberg | 2,139 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4087 | 2,105 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Westfall Technik | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carbon Felt Inc | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Crofton Diving Corporation | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Caseworx Inc | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Costa Layman, LLC | 320 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Witte Bros. Exchange, Inc. | 320 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ViWinTech Windows & Doors Inc. | 320 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bb Bhf Stores, LLC | 320 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.