Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services · Alabama

Southern Research

Name: Southern Research Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Birmingham, AL · ~334 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 2.3
Avg TCR: 0.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Southern Research runs at 458% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services workplace, earning a grade F.

Southern Research: 2.3 TCR = 458% of Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services BLS 0.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Southern Research safety composite

Southern Research scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).

33/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 2.29 per 100 workers

Safer than 19% of industry peers
DART rate: D 0.29 per 100 workers

Safer than 38% 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%).

TCR Δ

−1.8

2016→2018

Southern Research injury rate improved

Southern Research's TCR fell 1.8 from 3.2 in 2016 to 1.5 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.2 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.13× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.2 · 2017=2.2 · 2018=1.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 541711 · Birmingham, AL ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 2.3 · 458% of ind

DART 0.3 DART
RANK P19
PHOTO Salk Institute for B…
BOOK 3y book
INJ 19 inj
SIZE ~334 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Salk Institute for Biological Studies (0.0 TCR gap)

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GEOS Specialti

2.4
This site

2.3
Salk Institute

2.3
Mason South

2.1
Spaulding Clin

2.1

What this shows Southern Research averages 2.3 TCR (458% of the Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services BLS benchmark).

Southern Research TCR series: 2016=3.2 · 2017=2.2 · 2018=1.5 · BLS 0.5

Where Southern Research falls in its industry

189 Biotechnology research and dev establishments

Safer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Southern Research (334 employees, TCR 2.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 296 employees and a TCR of 0.8

Southern Research has more employees than the Biotechnology research and development l 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
2018	1.5	0.3	5	0
2017	2.2	0.3	7	1
2016	3.2	0.4	7	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

541711 · AL · Birmingham

189 Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 840 employers in Birmingham, AL · 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	Salk Institute for Biological Studies	LA JOLLA, CA	2.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	GEOS Specialties - Idaho Falls	IDAHO FALLS, ID	2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Mason South	MASON, OH	2.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Spaulding Clinical	WEST BEND, WI	2.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Auburn, AL	AUBURN	334 FTE
STATE-SIZE	662	DECATUR	334 FTE
STATE-SIZE	WM 1481	HOMEWOOD	334 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Maxwell BOS	MAXWELL AFB	334 FTE
CITY-NEAR	USD	Birmingham	9,165 FTE
CITY-NEAR	CLASSIC FOODS	Birmingham	9,165 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Corporate	Birmingham	8,650 FTE
CITY-NEAR	BIRMINGHAM PACKERS	Birmingham	8,650 FTE
NAT-TCR	Maine Office	Lisbon Falls, ME	2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Asplundh Tree Expert LLC-055	Jupiter, FL	2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Tx520-Lpz-Tx520 Houston Wh	Houston, TX	2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Adient Northwood, OH	Northwood, OH	2.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	IRV-HCT-IRVING	Irving, TX	334 FTE
NAT-SIZE	FRS	Lexington, TN	334 FTE
NAT-SIZE	UGN-Valparaiso	Valparaiso, IN	334 FTE
NAT-SIZE	SwedishAmerican Health System-Plaza	Rockford, IL	334 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.