Analytical instruments (e.g., chromatographic, photometers, spectrographs) merchant wholesalers · New Jersey

VWR Catalyst Hillsboro

Hillsboro, NJ · ~67 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
1.5
Avg TCR
2.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

VWR Catalyst Hillsboro runs at 68% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Analytical instruments (e.g., chromatographic, photometers, spectrographs) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade B.

VWR Catalyst Hillsboro: 1.5 TCR = 68% of Analytical instruments (e.g., chromatographic, photometers, spectrographs) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

VWR Catalyst Hillsboro safety composite

VWR Catalyst Hillsboro scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

C

70/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 1.5 per 100 workers

Safer than 70% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 83% 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%).

VWR Catalyst Hillsboro held a steady TCR band

VWR Catalyst Hillsboro's TCR held near 0.0 from 1.5 in 2016 to 1.5 in 2017. In 2017, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=1.5 · 2017=1.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423490 · Hillsboro, NJ AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 1.5 · 68% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK P70
  • PHOTO 1255 1255-VIRGINIA B…
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 2 inj
  • SIZE ~67 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 1255 1255-VIRGINIA BEACH, VA-369 EDWIN DR (0.0 TCR gap)

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VWR Catalyst Hillsboro in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows VWR Catalyst Hillsboro averages 1.5 TCR (68% of the Analytical instruments (e.g., chromatographic, photometers, spectrographs) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

VWR Catalyst Hillsboro TCR series: 2016=1.5 · 2017=1.5 · BLS 2.2

Where VWR Catalyst Hillsboro falls in its industry

96 Analytical instruments (e.g., establishments

Safer than 70% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers
VWR Catalyst Hillsboro (67 employees, TCR 1.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 106 employees and a TCR of 2.6 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 05001,0001,500 02468 Average employees Total Case Rate VWR Catalyst Hillsboro
VWR Catalyst Hillsboro (67 employees, TCR 1.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 106 employees and a TCR of 2.6

VWR Catalyst Hillsboro has fewer employees than the Analytical instruments (e.g., chromatogr median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 1.5 0.0 1 0 0
2016 1.5 1.5 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423490 · NJ · Hillsboro

96 Analytical instruments (e.g., chromatographic, photometers, spectrographs) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 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 1255 1255-VIRGINIA BEACH, VA-369 EDWIN DR 1.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR MWI Animal Health 1.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR MWD 1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Stafford-Smith, Inc. 1.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE Gloucester 67 FTE
STATE-SIZE Atlantic Capes Fisheries 67 FTE
STATE-SIZE Duke Farms Foundation 67 FTE
STATE-SIZE PSEG Power ER&T 67 FTE
NAT-TCR Capital Building Service Group 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Titan Global, LLC 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Simonton Windows: Ellenboro, WV 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR 4028-AZ000 1.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE N and R of Strafford Inc 67 FTE
NAT-SIZE N and R of Republic LLC 67 FTE
NAT-SIZE Cincinnati Holiday Inn 67 FTE
NAT-SIZE HBSHSENC20 67 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.