Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing · Minnesota
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC
Maple Grove, MN · ~311 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC runs at 25% 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.
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC: 0.8 TCR = 25% of Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC safety composite
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC: 0.3 → 2.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 2.0 TCR · DART/TCR 1.46× in 2024
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC's TCR rose 1.7 from 0.3 in 2018 to 2.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.46× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325412 · Maple Grove, MN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 25% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #2/17
- PHOTO Elkton, VA Facility
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~311 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Elkton, VA Facility (0.0 TCR gap)
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Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC
0.8 TCR
- Elkton, VA Fac
Elkton, VA Facility
0.8 TCR
- Janssen Malver
Janssen Malvern
0.8 TCR
- Vero Biotech -
Vero Biotech - TEP/Northyards
0.8 TCR
- Alkermes Inc.
Alkermes Inc. - Wilmington
0.8 TCR
What this shows Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC averages 0.8 TCR (25% of the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC TCR series: 2018=0.3 · 2019=1.7 · 2020=0.8 · 2021=0.6 · 2022=0.3 · 2023=0 · 2024=2 · BLS 3.3
Where Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC falls in its industry
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e establishmentsSafer than 75% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 17 Pharmaceutical preparations (e employers in Minnesota.
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC has more 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325412 · MN · Maple Grove
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 238 employers in Maple Grove, MN · 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 | Elkton, VA Facility | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Janssen Malvern | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vero Biotech - TEP/Northyards | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alkermes Inc. - Wilmington | 0.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lubrication Technologies, Inc. - Albertville | 311 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gopher Resource | 311 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Minneapolis | 311 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 1861 | 311 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Boston Scientific Corporation | 5,324 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Maple Grove Hospital | 1,016 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MNMPL - MAPLE GROVE | 932 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MAPLE GROVE (MNMPL) | 760 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Price Rite Corp Dept 003 | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tate Metalworks, Inc. | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Morgan County Dispatch (911) EMA | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Harris Pacific Northwest, LLC | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1137 Branchton Rd Boyers PA | 311 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elevate Windows and Doors | 311 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Schuler-Haas Electric Corp. | 311 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Garner Correctional Institution | 311 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.