Medical laboratories (except radiological, X-ray) · Michigan
Warde Medical Laboratory
Ann Arbor, MI · ~135 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Warde Medical Laboratory runs at 42% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Medical laboratories (except radiological, X-ray) workplace, earning a grade A.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.6
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.8
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 6
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares Warde Medical Laboratory's OSHA Total Case Rate of 1.6 to the Medical laboratories (except radiological, X-ray) BLS benchmark of 3.8 (42% of benchmark) across 7 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
Warde Medical Laboratory's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.8 industry benchmark.
Where Warde Medical Laboratory falls in its industry
189 Medical laboratories (except r establishmentsSafer than 62% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Trend analysis for Warde Medical Laboratory
Between 2018 and 2024, Warde Medical Laboratory's Total Case Rate held roughly steady from 0.0 to 0.9 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 0% change across 6 years of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2018, at a TCR of 0.0, while 2020 saw the highest rate, at 5.1, a spread of 5.1 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a wide swing relative to the establishment's overall rate, worth checking the year-by-year table below for whether a single severe year is driving the average, rather than a sustained trend.
Summed across those 7 reporting years, Warde Medical Laboratory recorded 6 total injuries and illnesses, with no fatalities reported in any of those years. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 7-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 6 injuries, 7 illnesses shown on this page for Warde Medical Laboratory are sourced from its own 7 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 621511 - Medical laboratories (except radiological, X-ray).
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2024)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
0 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 222,946 hours worked = 0.00 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Warde Medical Laboratory (this establishment) | 1.61 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 7-year avg |
| Testing laboratories, medical industry avg | 3.80 | BLS IIF, NAICS 621511 |
| Michigan state avg (all industries) | 4.73 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Warde Medical Laboratory to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2024: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2023: 3 reportable incidents · 3 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2022: 0 reportable incidents · 0 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2021: 2 reportable incidents · 0 injuries, 2 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2020: 6 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 5 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2019: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2018: 0 reportable incidents · 0 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Warde Medical Laboratory's reported OSHA injury record, strong versus its Medical laboratories (except radiological, X-ray) peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 42% of the Medical laboratories (except radiological, X-ray) benchmark, Warde Medical Laboratory reports fewer injuries than typical peers, still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Medical laboratories (except radiological, X-ray) sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.