Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) · Ohio
R&D
Stow, OH · ~69 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 1.0
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
R&D runs at 192% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) workplace, earning a grade D.
R&D: 1.0 TCR = 192% of Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS 0.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
R&D safety composite
R&D scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 8%), 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)
- D 0.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% 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
R&D: 0.0 → 2.4 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 3.3 TCR · DART/TCR 2.52× in 2024
R&D's TCR rose 2.4 from 0.0 in 2016 to 2.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 3.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 2.52× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541712 · Stow, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 1.0 · 192% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #20/24
- PHOTO Space Dynamics Labor…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~69 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Space Dynamics Laboratory North Logan (0.0 TCR gap)
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R&D in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
R&D
1 TCR
- Space Dynamics
Space Dynamics Laboratory North Logan
1 TCR
- Nestle Develop
Nestle Development Center
1 TCR
- Frontage Labor
Frontage Laboratories
1 TCR
- OC Science & T
OC Science & Technology Center
0.9 TCR
What this shows R&D averages 1.0 TCR (192% of the Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS benchmark).
R&D TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=3.3 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=1.5 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=0 · 2024=2.4 · BLS 0.5
Where R&D falls in its industry
319 Physical science research and establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #20 safest of 24 Physical science research and employers in Ohio.
R&D has fewer employees than the Physical science research and developmen median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.8. 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 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541712 · OH · Stow
319 Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 82 employers in Stow, OH · 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 | Space Dynamics Laboratory North Logan | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nestle Development Center | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Frontage Laboratories | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OC Science & Technology Center | 0.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Trillium Farms Main Office | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cambridge Ohio | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Canton South Svc Ctr | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Shelly Company - Northeast Division - HMA | 69 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bermex, Inc | 409 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ACRT Services | 380 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2323 | 362 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2323 | 353 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lincoln Park | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Swartley Bros. Engineers, Inc | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SABIC Bay St. Louis Facility | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CertainTeed Jonesburg | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Portsmouth | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Verst 300/Corporate | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CHG | 69 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.