Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing · New Jersey
US Specialty Brands Headquarters
Bedminster, NJ · ~969 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
US Specialty Brands Headquarters runs at 9% 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.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.3
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 11
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares US Specialty Brands Headquarters's OSHA Total Case Rate of 0.3 to the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS benchmark of 3.3 (9% of benchmark) across 4 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
US Specialty Brands Headquarters's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Where US Specialty Brands Headquarters falls in its industry
959 Pharmaceutical preparations (e establishmentsSafer than 83% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.4.
Narrower to New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 108 Pharmaceutical preparations (e employers in New Jersey.
Trend analysis for US Specialty Brands Headquarters
Between 2017 and 2020, US Specialty Brands Headquarters's Total Case Rate improved from 0.4 to 0.3 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 35% decrease across 3 years of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2018, at a TCR of 0.2, while 2017 saw the highest rate, at 0.4, a spread of 0.2 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a comparatively narrow spread, suggesting a fairly consistent safety record across the 4 years with a usable rate on file, rather than one outlier year skewing the multi-year average.
Summed across those 4 reporting years, US Specialty Brands Headquarters recorded 11 total injuries and illnesses, with no fatalities reported in any of those years. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 4-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 11 injuries, 1 illnesses shown on this page for US Specialty Brands Headquarters are sourced from its own 4 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 325412 - Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2020)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
2 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 1,563,950 hours worked = 0.26 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| US Specialty Brands Headquarters (this establishment) | 0.30 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 4-year avg |
| Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 325412 |
| New Jersey state avg (all industries) | 4.90 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by US Specialty Brands Headquarters to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2020: 2 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 1 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2019: 3 reportable incidents · 3 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2018: 2 reportable incidents · 2 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2017: 5 reportable incidents · 5 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on US Specialty Brands Headquarters's reported OSHA injury record, strong versus its Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 9% of the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing benchmark, US Specialty Brands Headquarters reports fewer injuries than typical peers, still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.