Diagnostic substances, in-vitro, manufacturing · California
Quidel Corporation - Manufacturing
San Diego, CA · ~284 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Quidel Corporation - Manufacturing runs at 43% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Diagnostic substances, in-vitro, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Quidel Corporation - Manufacturing: 1.4 TCR = 43% of Diagnostic substances, in-vitro, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Quidel Corporation - Manufacturing safety composite
Quidel Corporation - Manufacturing scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 10%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Quidel Corporation - Manufacturing: 0.0 → 3.4 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 3.4 TCR · DART/TCR 2.41× in 2022
Quidel Corporation - Manufacturing's TCR rose 3.4 from 0.0 in 2018 to 3.4 in 2022. In 2022, DART was 2.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325413 · San Diego, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 43% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #29/50
- PHOTO Cue Health, Inc
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~284 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cue Health, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Quidel Corporation - Manufacturing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Flex - Buffalo
Flex - Buffalo Grove
1.5 TCR
- This site
Quidel Corporation - Manufacturing
1.4 TCR
- Cue Health, In
Cue Health, Inc
1.4 TCR
- ARDx San Diego
ARDx San Diego Summers Ridge
1.4 TCR
- OraSure Techno
OraSure Technologies Inc.
1.4 TCR
What this shows Quidel Corporation - Manufacturing averages 1.4 TCR (43% of the Diagnostic substances, in-vitro, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Quidel Corporation - Manufacturing TCR series: 2018=0 · 2019=1.8 · 2020=1.1 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=3.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Quidel Corporation - Manufacturing falls in its industry
201 Diagnostic substances, in-vitr establishmentsSafer than 50% 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 #29 safest of 50 Diagnostic substances, in-vitr employers in California.
Quidel Corporation - Manufacturing has more employees than the Diagnostic substances, in-vitro, manufac 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 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325413 · CA · San Diego
201 Diagnostic substances, in-vitro, 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 | Cue Health, Inc | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ARDx San Diego Summers Ridge | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OraSure Technologies Inc. | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Flex - Buffalo Grove | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | TRI Pointe Homes San Ramon Division | 284 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Braga Fresh Foods | 284 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North America : Vista | 284 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TRM A Corning Company | 284 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 | 450 - Snellville | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Country Mart # 73 | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SPM-ODFL | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pantropic Power Inc - FTL | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Milliken and Company Longleaf | 284 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jewish Medical Center East | 284 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | John Deere Cylinder Div. - Moline | 284 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Masonite | 284 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.