Colleges, universities, and professional schools · Louisiana

Tulane University-National Primate Research Center

Covington, LA · ~281 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
16.1
Avg TCR
1.4
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Tulane University-National Primate Research Center runs at 1149% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Colleges, universities, and professional schools workplace, earning a grade F.

Tulane University-National Primate Research Center: 16.1 TCR = 1149% of Colleges, universities, and professional schools BLS 1.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Tulane University-National Primate Research Center safety composite

Tulane University-National Primate Research Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 1%), 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).

F

20/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 16.09 per 100 workers

Safer than 1% of industry peers

DART rate
F 1.29 per 100 workers

Safer than 20% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 52% 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

−2.4

2016→2018

Tulane University-National Primate Research Center injury rate improved

Tulane University-National Primate Research Center's TCR fell 2.4 from 14.3 in 2016 to 11.9 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 22.1 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.08× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=14.3 · 2017=22.1 · 2018=11.9

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 611310 · Covington, LA ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 16.1 · 1149% of ind

  • DART 1.3 DART
  • RANK #4/4
  • PHOTO Caribbean Primate Re…
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 128 inj
  • SIZE ~281 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Caribbean Primate Research Center , Sabana Seca Field Station, Medical Sciences Campus (0.1 TCR gap)

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Tulane University-National Primate Research Center in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Tulane University-National Primate Research Center averages 16.1 TCR (1149% of the Colleges, universities, and professional schools BLS benchmark).

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

Tulane University-National Primate Research Center TCR series: 2016=14.3 · 2017=22.1 · 2018=11.9 · BLS 1.4

Where Tulane University-National Primate Research Center falls in its industry

347 Colleges, universities, and pr establishments

Safer than 1% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Colleges, universities, and pr employers in Louisiana.

Tulane University-National Primate Research Center (281 employees, TCR 16.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 617 employees and a TCR of 1.5 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 02,0004,0006,0008,00010,000 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Tulane University-National Primate Research Center
Tulane University-National Primate Research Center (281 employees, TCR 16.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 617 employees and a TCR of 1.5

Tulane University-National Primate Research Center has fewer employees than the Colleges, universities, and professional median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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
2018 11.9 1.3 45 1 0
2017 22.1 2.2 49 2 0
2016 14.3 3.4 34 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

611310 · LA · Covington

347 Colleges, universities, and professional schools employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 104 employers in Covington, 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 Caribbean Primate Research Center , Sabana Seca Field Station, Medical Sciences Campus 16.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Gannon University 17.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR University Health Service UIC Rockford 11.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR North Central Research and Outreach Center 10.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE Excel Contractors at CF Industries 281 FTE
STATE-SIZE Turner at Marathon Petroleum Company Garyville LA 281 FTE
STATE-SIZE LaShip LLC 281 FTE
STATE-SIZE Ochsner Fitness Center - Harahan 281 FTE
CITY-NEAR Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company Gulf of Mexico 2,113 FTE
CITY-NEAR Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC 941 FTE
CITY-NEAR Lakeview Regional Medical Center, a Campus of Tulane Medical Center 758 FTE
CITY-NEAR Lakeview Regional Medical Center 729 FTE
NAT-TCR Springfield Health & Rehab 16.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Gb-Hhh1-Spring Arbor Greensboro 16.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Material Distributors, Inc. 16.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Dennis Paper & Food Service 16.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE 3495-11D9987 281 FTE
NAT-SIZE Guardian Central Services LLC 281 FTE
NAT-SIZE Shire: Alewife 281 FTE
NAT-SIZE CTC Site 281 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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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