Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) · Virginia
Richmond Business and Innovation Center
Richmond, VA · ~143 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 0.7
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Richmond Business and Innovation Center runs at 142% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) workplace, earning a grade D.
Richmond Business and Innovation Center: 0.7 TCR = 142% of Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS 0.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Richmond Business and Innovation Center safety composite
Richmond Business and Innovation Center scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 0.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% 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
Richmond Business and Innovation Center: 0.0 → 0.7 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 1.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2018
Richmond Business and Innovation Center's TCR rose 0.7 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.7 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 1.4 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541712 · Richmond, VA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 0.7 · 142% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/5
- PHOTO 300 Third Street Cam…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~143 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 300 Third Street Cambridge MA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Richmond Business and Innovation Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Richmond Business and Innovation Center
0.7 TCR
- 300 Third Stre
300 Third Street Cambridge MA
0.7 TCR
- Otis Elevator
Otis Elevator Company-Research Center
0.7 TCR
- Corporate Lab
Corporate Lab Research and Testing
0.7 TCR
- Princeton R&D
Princeton R&D
0.7 TCR
What this shows Richmond Business and Innovation Center averages 0.7 TCR (142% of the Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS benchmark).
Richmond Business and Innovation Center TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=0.7 · BLS 0.5
Where Richmond Business and Innovation Center falls in its industry
319 Chemical research and developm establishmentsSafer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 5 Chemical research and developm employers in Virginia.
Richmond Business and Innovation Center has fewer employees than the Chemical research and development labora median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541712 · VA · Richmond
319 Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 939 employers in Richmond, VA · 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 | 300 Third Street Cambridge MA | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Otis Elevator Company-Research Center | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Corporate Lab Research and Testing | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Princeton R&D | 0.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ORCHARDS | 143 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PENINSULA-HAMPTON | 143 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Anderson Mechanical Services Inc | 143 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kerry | 143 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | VCU Health System | 14,536 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Virginia Commonwealth University | 11,826 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | VCU | 5,271 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CJW Medical Center | 3,259 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Police Heliport/Field Support | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Owen Ames Kimball Company / O-A-K Florida | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Office & Warehouse | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Purina | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sani-Matic | 143 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nia Association | 143 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ashabula Rubber Co | 143 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northwest New Mexico | 143 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.