Contact lenses manufacturing · New York
US Optical
East Syracuse, NY · ~98 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
US Optical runs at 91% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Contact lenses manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
US Optical: 3.0 TCR = 91% of Contact lenses manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
US Optical safety composite
US Optical scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 9%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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
US Optical: 1.1 → 4.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 4.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.23× in 2024
US Optical's TCR rose 3.8 from 1.1 in 2023 to 4.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.23× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339115 · East Syracuse, NY AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.0 · 91% of ind
- DART 3.7 DART
- RANK #11/13
- PHOTO TRI-SUPREME OPTICAL
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~98 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: TRI-SUPREME OPTICAL (0.0 TCR gap)
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US Optical in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
US Optical
3 TCR
- TRI-SUPREME OP
TRI-SUPREME OPTICAL
3 TCR
- Walman Optical
Walman Optical - St Paul
3 TCR
- Elite Optical
Elite Optical Sacramento
3 TCR
- Volk Optical M
Volk Optical Mentor
2.9 TCR
What this shows US Optical averages 3.0 TCR (91% of the Contact lenses manufacturing BLS benchmark).
US Optical TCR series: 2023=1.1 · 2024=4.9 · BLS 3.3
Where US Optical falls in its industry
135 Contact lenses manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 13 Contact lenses manufacturing employers in New York.
US Optical has fewer employees than the Contact lenses manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339115 · NY · East Syracuse
135 Contact lenses manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 143 employers in East Syracuse, NY · 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 | TRI-SUPREME OPTICAL | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Walman Optical - St Paul | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Elite Optical Sacramento | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Volk Optical Mentor | 2.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Urban Atelier Group Main Office | 98 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Callahan Paving Corp. | 98 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rovini Concrete Corp | 98 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | URP main office 1300 BHTL Rd | 98 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists | 602 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Anaren Microwave, Inc | 543 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TTM Technologies (Anaren) | 526 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company - East Syracuse | 447 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Precision Science | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tnmor - Morristown | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alhun - Huntsville | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nellis Backshop Maintenance | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Iamas - Mason City | 98 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mnmnk - Mankato Center | 98 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Txsgo - San Angelo | 98 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Morla - Rolla Center | 98 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.