Food testing laboratories or services · Missouri
USDA FSIS OPHS Midwestern Laboratory
Saint Louis, MO · ~68 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
USDA FSIS OPHS Midwestern Laboratory runs at 702% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Food testing laboratories or services workplace, earning a grade F.
USDA FSIS OPHS Midwestern Laboratory: 3.5 TCR = 702% of Food testing laboratories or services BLS 0.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
USDA FSIS OPHS Midwestern Laboratory safety composite
USDA FSIS OPHS Midwestern Laboratory scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 12%), 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 3.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% 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
−1.3
2016→2017
USDA FSIS OPHS Midwestern Laboratory injury rate improved
USDA FSIS OPHS Midwestern Laboratory's TCR fell 1.3 from 4.2 in 2016 to 2.9 in 2017. Peak filing year was 2016 at 4.2 TCR. In 2017, DART was 0.81× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.2 · 2017=2.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541380 · Saint Louis, MO ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 3.5 · 702% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #5/6
- PHOTO First Alert Sling Te…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~68 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: First Alert Sling Testing LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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USDA FSIS OPHS Midwestern Laboratory in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- ROMEO PROV GRO
ROMEO PROV GROUND
3.6 TCR
- Harbor Freight
Harbor Freight Tools Quality Assurance
3.6 TCR
- This site
USDA FSIS OPHS Midwestern Laboratory
3.5 TCR
- First Alert Sl
First Alert Sling Testing LLC
3.5 TCR
- QC LABORATORIE
QC LABORATORIES INC.
3.5 TCR
What this shows USDA FSIS OPHS Midwestern Laboratory averages 3.5 TCR (702% of the Food testing laboratories or services BLS benchmark).
USDA FSIS OPHS Midwestern Laboratory TCR series: 2016=4.2 · 2017=2.9 · BLS 0.5
Where USDA FSIS OPHS Midwestern Laboratory falls in its industry
232 Food testing laboratories or s establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.0.
Narrower to Missouri alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 6 Food testing laboratories or s employers in Missouri.
USDA FSIS OPHS Midwestern Laboratory has fewer employees than the Food testing laboratories or services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541380 · MO · Saint Louis
232 Food testing laboratories or services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,075 rated employers in Missouri with headcount on file · 448 employers in Saint Louis, MO · 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 | First Alert Sling Testing LLC | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | QC LABORATORIES INC. | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ROMEO PROV GROUND | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Harbor Freight Tools Quality Assurance | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sedalia Growout | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 033 - Substation Maintenance Metro | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mentz | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ABI CORPORATION | 68 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MO002 | 12,691 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Barnes-Jewish Hospital | 9,005 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MERCY HOSPITAL ST LOUIS | 5,653 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Checkerboard Square | 3,464 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Big Save - Eleele | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Waynesboro (Vaway) | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant Eagle #3045 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Heritage Oaks Retirement Village | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Board Mill Operations | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dow Chemical Co - West Alexandria, Ohio | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Home Health | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TriMet Portland Streetcar | 68 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.