Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services · Massachusetts

Waltham

Waltam, MA · ~1,228 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
0.2
Avg TCR
0.5
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Waltham runs at 38% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services workplace, earning a grade A.

Waltham: 0.2 TCR = 38% of Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services BLS 0.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Waltham safety composite

Waltham scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 92% 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).

B

76/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
A 0.19 per 100 workers

Safer than 92% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 76% 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

−0.4

2016→2021

Waltham injury rate improved

Waltham's TCR fell 0.4 from 0.4 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2016 at 0.4 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=0.4 · 2017=0.3 · 2018=0.2 · 2019=0.1 · 2020=0.1 · 2021=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 541711 · Waltam, MA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE

Grade A · TCR 0.2 · 38% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #3/23
  • PHOTO Haleon US Holdings, …
  • BOOK 6y book
  • INJ 10 inj
  • SIZE ~1,228 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Haleon US Holdings, LLC R & D (Formerly GSK Consumer Healthcare) (0.0 TCR gap)

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Waltham in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Waltham averages 0.2 TCR (38% of the Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services BLS benchmark).

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

Waltham TCR series: 2016=0.4 · 2017=0.3 · 2018=0.2 · 2019=0.1 · 2020=0.1 · 2021=0 · BLS 0.5

Where Waltham falls in its industry

189 Biotechnology research and dev establishments

Safer than 92% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 23 Biotechnology research and dev employers in Massachusetts.

Waltham (1,228 employees, TCR 0.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 296 employees and a TCR of 0.8 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 01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Waltham
Waltham (1,228 employees, TCR 0.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 296 employees and a TCR of 0.8

Waltham has more employees than the Biotechnology research and development l median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.8. 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
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 0.1 0.1 1 0 0
2019 0.1 0.0 2 0 0
2018 0.2 0.1 2 0 0
2017 0.3 0.0 3 0 0
2016 0.4 0.1 2 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

541711 · MA · Waltam

189 Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts 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 Haleon US Holdings, LLC R & D (Formerly GSK Consumer Healthcare) 0.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR The Ellison Institute 0.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Vertex Pharmamceuticals, Inc. 0.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR E Ink Corporation 0.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Melrose Wakefield Hospital 1,232 FTE
STATE-SIZE MGM Springfield 1,224 FTE
STATE-SIZE AMZL : DBO3 1,237 FTE
STATE-SIZE 4701-912VSB 1,215 FTE
NAT-TCR GROUP Deep Foundations 0.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Diamond Food Corp 0.2 TCR
NAT-TCR NXP USA Inc. - Oak Hill 0.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Antelope I Group Home 0.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE Cyient, Inc. 1,228 FTE
NAT-SIZE Oakland (Caoak) 1,228 FTE
NAT-SIZE Phx-Ground Ops 1,228 FTE
NAT-SIZE 3803 - Topeka KS DC 1,228 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: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.