Medical radiation therapy equipment manufacturing · California
Varian, Palo Alto
Palo Alto, CA · ~1,396 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Varian, Palo Alto runs at 25% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Medical radiation therapy equipment manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Varian, Palo Alto: 0.8 TCR = 25% of Medical radiation therapy equipment manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Varian, Palo Alto safety composite
Varian, Palo Alto scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 67% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 33%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 0.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 67% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 0.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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%).
Varian, Palo Alto held a steady TCR band
Varian, Palo Alto's TCR held near 0.1 from 0.9 in 2017 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 1.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.95× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=0.9 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=1.1 · 2020=0.6 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=0.6 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 334517 · Palo Alto, CA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 25% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #3/9
- PHOTO Varex Imaging, Illin…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 87 inj
- SIZE ~1,396 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Varex Imaging, Illinois (0.0 TCR gap)
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Varian, Palo Alto in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Varex Imaging,
Varex Imaging, Santa Clara
0.9 TCR
- Medtronic Navi
Medtronic Navigation Littleton
0.9 TCR
- This site
Varian, Palo Alto
0.8 TCR
- Varex Imaging,
Varex Imaging, Illinois
0.8 TCR
- VJE MA
VJE MA
0.8 TCR
What this shows Varian, Palo Alto averages 0.8 TCR (25% of the Medical radiation therapy equipment manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Varian, Palo Alto TCR series: 2017=0.9 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=1.1 · 2020=0.6 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=0.6 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=1 · BLS 3.3
Where Varian, Palo Alto falls in its industry
60 Medical radiation therapy equi establishmentsSafer than 67% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.2.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 9 Medical radiation therapy equi employers in California.
Varian, Palo Alto has more employees than the Medical radiation therapy equipment manu median and a lower 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 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
334517 · CA · Palo Alto
60 Medical radiation therapy equipment manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 116 employers in Palo Alto, CA · 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 | Varex Imaging, Illinois | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | VJE MA | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Varex Imaging, Santa Clara | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Medtronic Navigation Littleton | 0.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Central Valley Distribution Center CVDC | 1,395 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oakley | 1,394 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sutter Bay Hospitals (30502) | 1,394 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | County of Madera | 1,393 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stanford Health Care | 16,371 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NA-US-CA-Palo Alto-Deer Creek-Office | 1,878 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palo Alto Medical Foundation (378-10110) | 1,227 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rivian Automotive - 607 Hansen Way Palo Alto | 1,202 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | NEL Frequency Controls, Inc | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fairfield Pumped Storage Hydro | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Waveny House | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Everwear, Inc. | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sumitomo Rubber USA, LLC | 1,396 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Six Flags Over Texas | 1,396 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Downtown Bartlesville | 1,396 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amzl : Dba2 | 1,396 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.