Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services · California

Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Name: Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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San Diego, CA · ~296 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 0.4
Avg TCR: 0.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC runs at 80% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services workplace, earning a grade B.

Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC: 0.4 TCR = 80% of Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services BLS 0.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC safety composite

Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 74% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 39%), 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).

56/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 0.4 per 100 workers

Safer than 74% of industry peers
DART rate: D 0.27 per 100 workers

Safer than 39% 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%).

Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC held a steady TCR band

Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC's TCR held near 0.2 from 0.4 in 2016 to 0.5 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=0.4 · 2017=0.3 · 2018=0.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 541711 · San Diego, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 0.4 · 80% of ind

DART 0.3 DART
RANK #8/51
PHOTO Elementis
BOOK 3y book
INJ 4 inj
SIZE ~296 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Elementis (0.0 TCR gap)

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Elementis

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0.4
Celgene Corp.

0.4
Bayer Crop Sci

0.4

What this shows Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC averages 0.4 TCR (80% of the Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services BLS benchmark).

Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC TCR series: 2016=0.4 · 2017=0.3 · 2018=0.5 · BLS 0.5

Where Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC falls in its industry

189 Biotechnology research and dev establishments

Safer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 51 Biotechnology research and dev employers in California.

Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC (296 employees, TCR 0.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 296 employees and a TCR of 0.8

Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC has more employees than the Biotechnology research and development l 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
2018	0.5	0.3	2
2017	0.3	0.3	1
2016	0.4	0.4	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

541711 · CA · San Diego

189 Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services 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	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Elementis	EAST WINDSOR, NJ	0.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	EMD Serono Research And Development Institute	BILLERICA, MA	0.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Celgene Corp. - Summit East	SUMMIT, NJ	0.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Bayer Crop Science Innovation Center	MORRISVILLE, NC	0.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE	GIAMPOLINI & CO., INC.	EMERYVILLE	296 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Primary Color Systems Corporation	CYPRESS	296 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Digital Room LLC - Van Nuys	VAN NUYS	296 FTE
STATE-SIZE	HME	CARLSBAD	296 FTE
CITY-NEAR	UC San Diego Health	San Diego	9,310 FTE
CITY-NEAR	General Atomics	San Diego	8,108 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Health Human Services Agency	San Diego	6,080 FTE
CITY-NEAR	National University	San Diego	4,955 FTE
NAT-TCR	Celgene Corp. - Summit East	Summit, NJ	0.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	Giant Eagle #8417	Lewis Center, OH	0.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	Aerojet Rocketdyne - Huntsville	Huntsville, AL	0.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc. TAFA Division	Concord, NH	0.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Ripley Entertainment - Gatlinburg	Gatlinburg, TN	296 FTE
NAT-SIZE	The Forum of Fargo/Moorhead	Fargo, ND	296 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Nestle Waters North America Allentown West (ALP)	Breinigsville, PA	296 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Silver Eagle Distributors, L.P. - Pasadena	Pasadena, TX	296 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.