Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing · Minnesota
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC Plymouth
Plymouth, MN · ~177 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC Plymouth runs at 132% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC Plymouth: 4.4 TCR = 132% of Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC Plymouth safety composite
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC Plymouth scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 13%), 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.8
2018→2024
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC Plymouth injury rate improved
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC Plymouth's TCR fell 2.8 from 7.4 in 2018 to 4.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.78× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=7.4 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=5.6 · 2021=4.7 · 2022=2.3 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=4.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325412 · Plymouth, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.4 · 132% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #9/17
- PHOTO Phoenix Custom Formu…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 45 inj
- SIZE ~177 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Phoenix Custom Formulations, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC Plymouth in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC Plymouth
4.4 TCR
- Phoenix Custom
Phoenix Custom Formulations, LLC
4.4 TCR
- RxD Nova Pharm
RxD Nova Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
4.3 TCR
- Unicep Packagi
Unicep Packaging, Sandpoiint
4.3 TCR
- Unipharm, Inc.
Unipharm, Inc.
4.3 TCR
What this shows Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC Plymouth averages 4.4 TCR (132% of the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC Plymouth TCR series: 2018=7.4 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=5.6 · 2021=4.7 · 2022=2.3 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=4.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC Plymouth falls in its industry
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e establishmentsSafer than 16% 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 #9 safest of 17 Pharmaceutical preparations (e employers in Minnesota.
Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC Plymouth has more employees than the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsu median and a higher 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 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325412 · MN · Plymouth
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 · 321 employers in Plymouth, 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 | Phoenix Custom Formulations, LLC | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RxD Nova Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Unicep Packaging, Sandpoiint | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Unipharm, Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | NCS Pearson - Owatonna | 177 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Micro Control Company | 177 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2038 Coborn's New Prague | 177 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2035 Coborn's Cooper | 177 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lawrence Service LLC | 3,881 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | EP SH Plymouth MN | 2,084 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | EP / SH Plymouth MN | 1,982 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CN Plymouth | 1,565 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Golder Acoustics, Inc. | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CAS044 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Napuck Salvage of Waupaca - WI | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Park | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1026 - Lansing | 177 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 74 - Sumner | 177 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wolf Creek Ski Area | 177 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bill Jacobs BMW Mini | 177 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.