Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing · Indiana

Thermo Fisher Scientific- FCS Indianapolis, IN

Indianapolis, IN · ~85 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.2
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Thermo Fisher Scientific- FCS Indianapolis, IN runs at 36% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Thermo Fisher Scientific- FCS Indianapolis, IN: 1.2 TCR = 36% of Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Thermo Fisher Scientific- FCS Indianapolis, IN safety composite

Thermo Fisher Scientific- FCS Indianapolis, IN scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 63% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 38%), 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

51/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 1.2 per 100 workers

Safer than 63% of industry peers

DART rate
D 1.17 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%).

Rising injury rate

Thermo Fisher Scientific- FCS Indianapolis, IN: 0.0 → 2.4 TCR

Peak year 2017 @ 2.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.97× in 2021

Thermo Fisher Scientific- FCS Indianapolis, IN's TCR rose 2.4 from 0.0 in 2016 to 2.4 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2017 at 2.5 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.97× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325412 · Indianapolis, IN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 36% of ind

  • DART 1.2 DART
  • RANK #10/24
  • PHOTO Unit 3
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 5 inj
  • SIZE ~85 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Unit 3 (0.0 TCR gap)

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Thermo Fisher Scientific- FCS Indianapolis, IN in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Thermo Fisher Scientific- FCS Indianapolis, IN averages 1.2 TCR (36% of the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

Thermo Fisher Scientific- FCS Indianapolis, IN TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=2.5 · 2018=0 · 2019=1.2 · 2021=2.4 · BLS 3.3

Where Thermo Fisher Scientific- FCS Indianapolis, IN falls in its industry

855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e establishments

Safer than 63% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 24 Pharmaceutical preparations (e employers in Indiana.

Thermo Fisher Scientific- FCS Indianapolis, IN (85 employees, TCR 1.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 171 employees and a TCR of 1.6 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 01,0002,0003,0004,000 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Thermo Fisher Scientific- FCS Indianapolis, IN
Thermo Fisher Scientific- FCS Indianapolis, IN (85 employees, TCR 1.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 171 employees and a TCR of 1.6

Thermo Fisher Scientific- FCS Indianapolis, IN has fewer employees than the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.6. 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
2021 2.4 1.2 2 0 0
2019 1.2 1.2 1 0 0
2018 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2017 2.5 1.2 2 0 0
2016 0.0 0.0 0 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325412 · IN · Indianapolis

855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 2,074 employers in Indianapolis, IN · 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 Unit 3 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR iPR Pharmaceuticals AZ Canovanas Site 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Avara Pharmaceutical Services - Arecibo 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR SOFIE - NJ2 1.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Hendricks Power Headquarters 85 FTE
STATE-SIZE 405-NiSource-South Bend IN-Operating HQ 85 FTE
STATE-SIZE 530-NiSource-Goshen IN-Operating HQ 85 FTE
STATE-SIZE Fredericks Inc 85 FTE
CITY-NEAR Indiana University Health, Inc 7,874 FTE
CITY-NEAR Methodist Hospital 6,862 FTE
CITY-NEAR Eli Lilly - Lilly Corp Center 6,482 FTE
CITY-NEAR Lilly Technology Center 6,472 FTE
NAT-TCR Slay 1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Soundview Paper Company - Elmwood Park 1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR CNH Industrial - Mt. Joy 1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Hoffman Enclosures Inc 1.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE Americana Buillding Products 85 FTE
NAT-SIZE ANM105 85 FTE
NAT-SIZE 570 - Hartford 85 FTE
NAT-SIZE Frederick Health and Rehabilitation Center 85 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, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.