Chromatographic instruments, laboratory-type, manufacturing · Texas
Valco Instruments Company Inc
Houston, TX · ~325 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Valco Instruments Company Inc runs at 57% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Chromatographic instruments, laboratory-type, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Valco Instruments Company Inc: 1.9 TCR = 57% of Chromatographic instruments, laboratory-type, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Valco Instruments Company Inc safety composite
Valco Instruments Company Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 32%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 1.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% 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%).
Valco Instruments Company Inc held a steady TCR band
Valco Instruments Company Inc's TCR held near 0.0 from 1.2 in 2016 to 1.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 2.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.2 · 2019=2.9 · 2020=2.6 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=1.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 334516 · Houston, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 57% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/8
- PHOTO Analytical Sensors &…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 43 inj
- SIZE ~325 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Analytical Sensors & Instruments, LTD (0.0 TCR gap)
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Valco Instruments Company Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Valco Instruments Company Inc
1.9 TCR
- Analytical Sen
Analytical Sensors & Instruments, LTD
1.9 TCR
- Mettler Toledo
Mettler Toledo Rainin, LLC
1.9 TCR
- Teledyne PI -
Teledyne PI - Acton
1.9 TCR
- Shimadzu Scien
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. NCA
1.8 TCR
What this shows Valco Instruments Company Inc averages 1.9 TCR (57% of the Chromatographic instruments, laboratory-type, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Valco Instruments Company Inc TCR series: 2016=1.2 · 2019=2.9 · 2020=2.6 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=1.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Valco Instruments Company Inc falls in its industry
213 Chromatographic instruments, l establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.2.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 8 Chromatographic instruments, l employers in Texas.
Valco Instruments Company Inc has more employees than the Chromatographic instruments, laboratory- median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.2. 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 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
334516 · TX · Houston
213 Chromatographic instruments, laboratory-type, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, TX · 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 | Analytical Sensors & Instruments, LTD | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mettler Toledo Rainin, LLC | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Teledyne PI - Acton | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. NCA | 1.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Western Corporate | 325 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DFA FLUID - DALLAS TX | 325 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grinds - Fort Worth TX | 325 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Handgards Hawkins | 325 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Creative Plastic Concepts | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wicked Weed Brewing - Funk House | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Saracen Casino Resort | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | santa fe machine works inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Banner Seventeen, LLC | 325 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Weiler Corporation | 325 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Post Acute Registry | 325 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bergen Logistics--NJ5903 North Bergen, NJ | 325 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.