Colleges, Universities, Professinal Schools · Oregon
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR · ~12,573 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Oregon State University runs at 129% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Colleges, Universities, Professinal Schools workplace, earning a grade D.
Oregon State University: 1.8 TCR = 129% of Colleges, Universities, Professinal Schools BLS 1.4 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Oregon State University safety composite
Oregon State University scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 30%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 0.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−1.3
2017→2024
Oregon State University injury rate improved
Oregon State University's TCR fell 1.3 from 2.6 in 2017 to 1.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 2.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=2.6 · 2018=2.0 · 2019=1.9 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=1.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611310 · Corvallis, OR ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 1.8 · 129% of ind
- DART 0.9 DART
- RANK #2/4
- PHOTO University of Minnes…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 798 inj
- SIZE ~12,573 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: University of Minnesota Duluth (0.0 TCR gap)
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Oregon State University in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Oregon State University
1.8 TCR
- University of
University of Minnesota Duluth
1.8 TCR
- Spelman Colleg
Spelman College
1.8 TCR
- University of
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1.8 TCR
- Notre Dame de
Notre Dame de Namur University
1.8 TCR
What this shows Oregon State University averages 1.8 TCR (129% of the Colleges, Universities, Professinal Schools BLS benchmark).
Oregon State University TCR series: 2017=2.6 · 2018=2 · 2019=1.9 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=1.2 · BLS 1.4
Where Oregon State University falls in its industry
347 Colleges, Universities, Profes establishmentsSafer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Oregon alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 4 Colleges, Universities, Profes employers in Oregon.
Oregon State University has more employees than the Colleges, Universities, Professinal Scho median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 80 | 18 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 159 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 87 | 15 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 80 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 114 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 126 | 19 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 152 | 35 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611310 · OR · Corvallis
347 Colleges, Universities, Professinal Schools employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 8,031 rated employers in Oregon with headcount on file · 118 employers in Corvallis, OR · 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 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Spelman College | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Notre Dame de Namur University | 1.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Ronler Acres Campus | 11,998 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nike World Headquarters | 14,796 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OHSU Main Campus | 18,003 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jones Farm Campus | 7,114 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Good Samaritan Hospital | 1,944 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corvallis, Oregon | 1,322 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Corvallis Clinic PC | 681 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Corvallis | 661 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Systems 2011 Holding, L.P. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Slc-Dwh-Salt Lake City | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Beaufort County Exterminators LLC dba Hilton Head Exterminators | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Egan Company | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Forest River, Inc. | 12,549 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FCA US Headquarters and Technology | 12,609 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | University of Connecticut, Storrs | 12,616 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Johns Hopkins Hospital | 12,523 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.