In-vitro diagnostic substances manufacturing · California
Quidel Cardiovascular Inc
San Diego, CA · ~677 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Quidel Cardiovascular Inc runs at 30% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical In-vitro diagnostic substances manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Quidel Cardiovascular Inc: 1.0 TCR = 30% of In-vitro diagnostic substances manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Quidel Cardiovascular Inc safety composite
Quidel Cardiovascular Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 68% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 0.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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%).
Quidel Cardiovascular Inc held a steady TCR band
Quidel Cardiovascular Inc's TCR held near 0.3 from 1.5 in 2018 to 1.3 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2018 at 1.5 TCR. In 2022, DART was 1.1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=1.5 · 2019=0.2 · 2020=1.1 · 2021=0.8 · 2022=1.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325413 · San Diego, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.0 · 30% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #18/50
- PHOTO Avioq, Inc.
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~677 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Avioq, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Quidel Cardiovascular Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Quidel Cardiovascular Inc
1 TCR
- Avioq, Inc.
Avioq, Inc.
1 TCR
- Leica Biosyste
Leica Biosystems Richmond
1 TCR
- Diagnostics :
Diagnostics : Beckman Coulter - Chaska
1 TCR
- ARDx Westbrook
ARDx Westbrook
1 TCR
What this shows Quidel Cardiovascular Inc averages 1.0 TCR (30% of the In-vitro diagnostic substances manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Quidel Cardiovascular Inc TCR series: 2018=1.5 · 2019=0.2 · 2020=1.1 · 2021=0.8 · 2022=1.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Quidel Cardiovascular Inc falls in its industry
201 In-vitro diagnostic substances establishmentsSafer than 68% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.4.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 50 In-vitro diagnostic substances employers in California.
Quidel Cardiovascular Inc has more employees than the In-vitro diagnostic substances manufactu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.4. 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 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325413 · CA · San Diego
201 In-vitro diagnostic substances 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 | Avioq, Inc. | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Leica Biosystems Richmond | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Diagnostics : Beckman Coulter - Chaska | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ARDx Westbrook | 1.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pearce Services, LLC | 677 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kirkhill Inc | 677 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - ONT9 | 677 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | City Hall | 677 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 | Springhill Suites | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Brandt Companies, LLC | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cherry Concrete Removal, Ltd. | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NGC - Rotan | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lithia Motors Support Services | 677 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 6458-ZJKS | 677 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SPX Transformer Solutions, Inc. | 677 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi, LLC | 677 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.