Viral in-vitro diagnostic test substances manufacturing · California

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Name: Thermo Fisher Scientific Workplace Safety Data
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Carlsbad, CA · ~2,234 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 0.7
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Thermo Fisher Scientific runs at 20% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Viral in-vitro diagnostic test substances manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Thermo Fisher Scientific: 0.7 TCR = 20% of Viral in-vitro diagnostic test substances manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Thermo Fisher Scientific safety composite

Thermo Fisher Scientific scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 86% 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).

69/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 0.66 per 100 workers

Safer than 86% of industry peers
DART rate: C 0.35 per 100 workers

Safer than 63% 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%).

Thermo Fisher Scientific held a steady TCR band

Thermo Fisher Scientific's TCR held near 0.1 from 0.5 in 2017 to 0.4 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 1.0 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=0.5 · 2019=1.0 · 2020=0.7 · 2021=0.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325413 · Carlsbad, CA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE

Grade A · TCR 0.7 · 20% of ind

DART 0.3 DART
RANK #10/50
PHOTO Fujirebio Malvern
BOOK 4y book
INJ 57 inj
SIZE ~2,234 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Fujirebio Malvern (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Thermo Fisher Scientific averages 0.7 TCR (20% of the Viral in-vitro diagnostic test substances manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Thermo Fisher Scientific TCR series: 2017=0.5 · 2019=1 · 2020=0.7 · 2021=0.4 · BLS 3.3

Where Thermo Fisher Scientific falls in its industry

201 Viral in-vitro diagnostic test establishments

Safer than 86% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.4.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 50 Viral in-vitro diagnostic test employers in California.

Thermo Fisher Scientific (2,234 employees, TCR 0.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 120 employees and a TCR of 1.4

Thermo Fisher Scientific has more employees than the Viral in-vitro diagnostic test substance median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.4. 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
2021	0.4	0.3	10	0
2020	0.7	0.5	12	0
2019	1.0	0.7	24	1
2017	0.5	0.2	11	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325413 · CA · Carlsbad

201 Viral in-vitro diagnostic test substances manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 218 employers in Carlsbad, 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	Fujirebio Malvern	MALVERN, PA	0.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	EnviroLogix Inc.	PORTLAND, ME	0.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Los Angeles Site	LOS ANGELES, CA	0.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Trividia Health Inc - 2200	FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	0.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Human Services Agency	SAN FRANCISCO	2,233 FTE
STATE-SIZE	University of La Verne	LA VERNE	2,233 FTE
STATE-SIZE	2032-08180314	FONTANA	2,236 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Huntington Hospital	PASADENA	2,228 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Legoland California Resort	Carlsbad	2,055 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Bergelectric Corp. CA	Carlsbad	1,520 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Life Sciences Solutions Group (LSG) Remote Employees	Carlsbad	1,350 FTE
CITY-NEAR	City of Carlsbad	Carlsbad	1,320 FTE
NAT-TCR	Quality Testing	Gilbert, AZ	0.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	ABB Inc.	Pinetops, NC	0.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Unit #0259	Temple, TX	0.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Shrohc-015-Sherman Home Care	Sherman, TX	0.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	University Health Center of Pgh	Pittsburgh, PA	2,234 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Sanofi US Services Inc.	Bridgewater, NJ	2,233 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Aurora Medical Center Kenosha	Kenosha, WI	2,233 FTE
NAT-SIZE	HMH Hospitals Corporation	Eatontown, NJ	2,235 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: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017. 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.