Laboratory analytical instruments (except optical) manufacturing · California
Quantum Design
San Diego, CA · ~245 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Quantum Design runs at 109% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Laboratory analytical instruments (except optical) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Quantum Design: 3.6 TCR = 109% of Laboratory analytical instruments (except optical) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Quantum Design safety composite
Quantum Design scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% 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
−1.9
2023→2024
Quantum Design injury rate improved
Quantum Design's TCR fell 1.9 from 4.5 in 2023 to 2.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 4.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.12× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=4.5 · 2024=2.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 334516 · San Diego, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.6 · 109% of ind
- DART 0.4 DART
- RANK #46/51
- PHOTO Winooski
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~245 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Winooski (0.0 TCR gap)
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Quantum Design in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Zefon Internat
Zefon International
3.7 TCR
- This site
Quantum Design
3.6 TCR
- Winooski
Winooski
3.6 TCR
- Shimadzu Scien
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. SOE
3.6 TCR
- Carlsbad, CA
Carlsbad, CA
3.5 TCR
What this shows Quantum Design averages 3.6 TCR (109% of the Laboratory analytical instruments (except optical) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Quantum Design TCR series: 2023=4.5 · 2024=2.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Quantum Design falls in its industry
213 Laboratory analytical instrume establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.2.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #46 safest of 51 Laboratory analytical instrume employers in California.
Quantum Design has more employees than the Laboratory analytical instruments (excep 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 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
334516 · CA · San Diego
213 Laboratory analytical instruments (except optical) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 1,979 employers in San Diego, 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 | Winooski | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. SOE | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Zefon International | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carlsbad, CA | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CA-San Joaquin Valley S/C | 245 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SACRAMENTO RMC | 245 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | COMPTON BASE - 15 (DH) | 245 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Balfour Beatty - Caltrain Project | 245 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC San Diego Health | 9,310 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Atomics | 8,108 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Health Human Services Agency | 6,080 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | National University | 4,955 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Willoughby Hills OH | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gold's Gym Riverdale Park | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Allied Sinterings Incorporated | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oakwood Avenue Crew Location-Ny14 | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Joule Dallas | 245 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Grinnell | 245 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Specialty Cheese Company Inc | 245 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | K-Five Construction Corporation | 245 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.