Vaccines (i.e., bacterial, virus) manufacturing · Maryland
Pilot Plant
Frederick, MD · ~136 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Pilot Plant runs at 48% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Vaccines (i.e., bacterial, virus) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Pilot Plant: 1.6 TCR = 48% of Vaccines (i.e., bacterial, virus) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Pilot Plant safety composite
Pilot Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 35%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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
−5.0
2017→2024
Pilot Plant injury rate improved
Pilot Plant's TCR fell 5.0 from 5.8 in 2017 to 0.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 5.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=5.8 · 2018=0.8 · 2019=0.8 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=2.0 · 2024=0.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325414 · Frederick, MD AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.6 · 48% of ind
- DART 0.9 DART
- RANK #6/8
- PHOTO Merck Ames, IA Facil…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~136 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Merck Ames, IA Facility (0.0 TCR gap)
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Pilot Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Pilot Plant
1.6 TCR
- Merck Ames, IA
Merck Ames, IA Facility
1.6 TCR
- GRIFOLS THERAP
GRIFOLS THERAPEUTICS LLC (CLAYTON)
1.6 TCR
- Aldevron, LLC
Aldevron, LLC
1.6 TCR
- Emergent Biode
Emergent Biodefense Operations Lansing
1.6 TCR
What this shows Pilot Plant averages 1.6 TCR (48% of the Vaccines (i.e., bacterial, virus) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Pilot Plant TCR series: 2017=5.8 · 2018=0.8 · 2019=0.8 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=2 · 2024=0.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Pilot Plant falls in its industry
234 Vaccines (i.e., bacterial, vir establishmentsSafer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.2.
Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 8 Vaccines (i.e., bacterial, vir employers in Maryland.
Pilot Plant has fewer employees than the Vaccines (i.e., bacterial, virus) manufa median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.2. 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 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325414 · MD · Frederick
234 Vaccines (i.e., bacterial, virus) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 267 employers in Frederick, MD · 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 | Merck Ames, IA Facility | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GRIFOLS THERAPEUTICS LLC (CLAYTON) | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aldevron, LLC | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Emergent Biodefense Operations Lansing | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Nichols Contracting Inc | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Worcester Eisenbrandt | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Metro Test & Balance, Inc. | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MAIN GCC- E. Monument Street | 136 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MD-03 | 4,250 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AstraZeneca Frederick Manufacturing Center | 775 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AstraZeneca Frederick Manufacturing | 711 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Thermo Fisher Scientific Frederick, MD (BID - Executive Way) | 568 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Salt Lake City Terminal | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Master Interiors, Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | UC Santa Barbara | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Westview Services - Glendale | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Red Bluff Nursery | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aries Buildings Systems | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MediLodge of Alpena | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Miami 049 | 136 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.