Laboratory testing services, medical (except radiological, X-ray) · Louisiana

The Pathology Laboratory Inc

Lake Charles, LA · ~101 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
2.8
Avg TCR
3.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

The Pathology Laboratory Inc runs at 74% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Laboratory testing services, medical (except radiological, X-ray) workplace, earning a grade B.

The Pathology Laboratory Inc: 2.8 TCR = 74% of Laboratory testing services, medical (except radiological, X-ray) BLS 3.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

The Pathology Laboratory Inc safety composite

The Pathology Laboratory Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 40%), 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).

D

48/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 2.8 per 100 workers

Safer than 54% of industry peers

DART rate
D 1.18 per 100 workers

Safer than 40% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 51% 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

−3.2

2023→2024

The Pathology Laboratory Inc injury rate improved

The Pathology Laboratory Inc's TCR fell 3.2 from 4.4 in 2023 to 1.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 4.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2023=4.4 · 2024=1.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 621511 · Lake Charles, LA AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 2.8 · 74% of ind

  • DART 1.2 DART
  • RANK P54
  • PHOTO Eden Prairie Office …
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 5 inj
  • SIZE ~101 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Eden Prairie Office Building (0.0 TCR gap)

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The Pathology Laboratory Inc in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows The Pathology Laboratory Inc averages 2.8 TCR (74% of the Laboratory testing services, medical (except radiological, X-ray) BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

The Pathology Laboratory Inc TCR series: 2023=4.4 · 2024=1.2 · BLS 3.8

Where The Pathology Laboratory Inc falls in its industry

162 Laboratory testing services, m establishments

Safer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers
The Pathology Laboratory Inc (101 employees, TCR 2.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 154 employees and a TCR of 3.0 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 05001,0001,500 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate The Pathology Laboratory Inc
The Pathology Laboratory Inc (101 employees, TCR 2.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 154 employees and a TCR of 3.0

The Pathology Laboratory Inc has fewer employees than the Laboratory testing services, medical (ex median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 1.2 1.2 1 0 0
2023 4.4 0.0 4 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

621511 · LA · Lake Charles

162 Laboratory testing services, medical (except radiological, X-ray) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 197 employers in Lake Charles, LA · 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 Eden Prairie Office Building 2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Symphony Diagnostic Middletown 2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation 2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR RBM 2.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE M-I Scott 101 FTE
STATE-SIZE Choctaw Service Center 101 FTE
STATE-SIZE R.R. Cassidy, Inc. 101 FTE
STATE-SIZE Phillips 66 Belle Chasse LA 101 FTE
CITY-NEAR Golden Nugget Lake Charles 2,182 FTE
CITY-NEAR Lauberge Casino Resort 1,973 FTE
CITY-NEAR Westlake Chemical Sout 1,063 FTE
CITY-NEAR Westlake Chemical South 1,054 FTE
NAT-TCR Lithia of Des Moines Inc 2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR EMS - Cherrywood Pointe Lexing 2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Lornamead 2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Kenosha Wi Sales Center 2.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE Guido Construction Company Inc 101 FTE
NAT-SIZE Custom Engineering Company 101 FTE
NAT-SIZE RHCC Lathrop 101 FTE
NAT-SIZE Tnoli - Oliver Springs 101 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: 2024, 2023. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.