Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing · Michigan
Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road
Kalamazoo, MI · ~3,201 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road runs at 36% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road: 1.2 TCR = 36% of Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road safety composite
Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 64% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% 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%).
Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road held a steady TCR band
Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road's TCR held near 0.2 from 1.1 in 2016 to 0.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 1.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.1 · 2018=1.3 · 2019=1.7 · 2020=1.2 · 2021=1.3 · 2022=1.1 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=0.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325412 · Kalamazoo, MI AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 36% of ind
- DART 0.6 DART
- RANK #9/33
- PHOTO Contract Pharmacal C…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 301 inj
- SIZE ~3,201 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Contract Pharmacal Corp. 100 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road
1.2 TCR
- Contract Pharm
Contract Pharmacal Corp. 100
1.2 TCR
- Johnson and Jo
Johnson and Johnson Consumer Lancaster
1.2 TCR
- Evonik Birming
Evonik Birmingham Laboratories
1.2 TCR
- Unit 3
Unit 3
1.2 TCR
What this shows Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road averages 1.2 TCR (36% of the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road TCR series: 2016=1.1 · 2018=1.3 · 2019=1.7 · 2020=1.2 · 2021=1.3 · 2022=1.1 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=0.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road falls in its industry
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e establishmentsSafer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 33 Pharmaceutical preparations (e employers in Michigan.
Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road has more employees than the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsu median and a lower 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 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 29 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 36 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 52 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 35 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 25 | 5 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325412 · MI · Kalamazoo
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 353 employers in Kalamazoo, MI · 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 | Contract Pharmacal Corp. 100 | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Johnson and Johnson Consumer Lancaster | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Evonik Birmingham Laboratories | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Unit 3 | 1.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Henry Ford Macomb | 3,221 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2965-650 | 3,228 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT | 3,154 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MIDET268 ASCENSION ST JOHN HOSP | 3,126 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bronson Methodist Hospital | 4,909 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stryker Instruments | 2,240 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-MIKAL1 | 2,103 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MIKAL1 MI KALAMAZOO BORGESS MEDCTR | 1,674 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Classic Bulk Carriers, Inc. | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | New England Communications | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gray Mechanical Contractors, LLC | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1665 S. 5350 West Salt Lake City UT | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | 3,201 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pfizer Inc | 3,201 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - MKE2 | 3,202 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Louis Children's Hospital | 3,202 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.