Semiconductor devices manufacturing · California
Photon Dynamics Inc.
San Jose, CA · ~108 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Photon Dynamics Inc. runs at 41% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Semiconductor devices manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 6
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares Photon Dynamics Inc.'s OSHA Total Case Rate of 1.4 to the Semiconductor devices manufacturing BLS benchmark of 3.3 (41% of benchmark) across 3 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
Photon Dynamics Inc.'s yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Where Photon Dynamics Inc. falls in its industry
620 Semiconductor devices manufact establishmentsSafer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #144 safest of 190 Semiconductor devices manufact employers in California.
Trend analysis for Photon Dynamics Inc.
Between 2017 and 2021, Photon Dynamics Inc.'s Total Case Rate improved from 3.1 to 0.0 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 100% decrease across 4 years of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2021, at a TCR of 0.0, while 2017 saw the highest rate, at 3.1, a spread of 3.1 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a wide swing relative to the establishment's overall rate, worth checking the year-by-year table below for whether a single severe year is driving the average, rather than a sustained trend.
Summed across those 3 reporting years, Photon Dynamics Inc. recorded 6 total injuries and illnesses, with no fatalities reported in any of those years. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 3-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 6 injuries shown on this page for Photon Dynamics Inc. are sourced from its own 3 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 334413 - Semiconductor devices manufacturing.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2021)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
0 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 123,391 hours worked = 0.00 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Photon Dynamics Inc. (this establishment) | 1.36 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 3-year avg |
| Microprocessor chip manufacturing industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 334413 |
| California state avg (all industries) | 5.64 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Photon Dynamics Inc. to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2021: 0 reportable incidents · 0 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2020: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2017: 5 reportable incidents · 5 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Photon Dynamics Inc.'s reported OSHA injury record, strong versus its Semiconductor devices manufacturing peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 41% of the Semiconductor devices manufacturing benchmark, Photon Dynamics Inc. reports fewer injuries than typical peers, still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Semiconductor devices manufacturing sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.