Laboratories, medical (except radiological, X-ray) · California
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories
Santa Barbara, CA · ~337 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories runs at 216% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Laboratories, medical (except radiological, X-ray) workplace, earning a grade F.
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories: 8.2 TCR = 216% of Laboratories, medical (except radiological, X-ray) BLS 3.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories safety composite
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 5%), 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 12.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories: 6.8 → 16.7 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 16.7 TCR · DART/TCR 1.5× in 2022
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories's TCR rose 9.9 from 6.8 in 2018 to 16.7 in 2022. In 2022, DART was 1.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621511 · Santa Barbara, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.2 · 216% of ind
- DART 12.3 DART
- RANK #18/22
- PHOTO Cardinal Health Rose…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 66 inj
- SIZE ~337 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cardinal Health Roseville NPHS (0.2 TCR gap)
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Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Cardinal Healt
Cardinal Health Roseville NPHS
8.4 TCR
- MultiCare labs
MultiCare labs
8.4 TCR
- This site
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories
8.2 TCR
- Collaborative
Collaborative Labratory Services
8 TCR
- Symphony Diagn
Symphony Diagnostic Birmingham
8 TCR
What this shows Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories averages 8.2 TCR (216% of the Laboratories, medical (except radiological, X-ray) BLS benchmark).
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories TCR series: 2018=6.8 · 2019=5.1 · 2020=4.1 · 2021=8.3 · 2022=16.7 · BLS 3.8
Where Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories falls in its industry
162 Laboratories, medical (except establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 22 Laboratories, medical (except employers in California.
Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories has more employees than the Laboratories, medical (except radiologic median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16.7 | 12.3 | 16 | 26 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.3 | 5.4 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621511 · CA · Santa Barbara
162 Laboratories, medical (except radiological, X-ray) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 173 employers in Santa Barbara, 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 | Cardinal Health Roseville NPHS | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MultiCare labs | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Collaborative Labratory Services | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Symphony Diagnostic Birmingham | 8.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | KG Berry Farms LLC | 337 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grimmius Cattle Company, Inc. - East Ranch | 337 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eagle Labor Contracting Service | 337 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WESTSIDE AG ll, INC | 337 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC Santa Barbara | 10,779 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 3,298 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Santa Barbara | 1,587 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Big Green Santa Barbara | 674 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Gainesboro Operating - 2293 Skelton Rd. Gainesville | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | G&J Pepsi- Zanesville | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4795-AA-BDL-HARTFORD-BDL-TRML | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Safe Zone Services | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | BrandSafway, LLC - Houston - Laporte Branch | 337 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 335099-Customer Care Center - Nj | 337 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chevron Pascagoula Refinery Pascagoula MS- BSL | 337 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Armstrong World Industries | 337 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.