Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing · Ohio
West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Columbus
Columbus, OH · ~1,219 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Columbus runs at 14% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Columbus: 0.5 TCR = 14% of Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Columbus safety composite
West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Columbus scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 88% 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).
68/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 88% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% 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%).
West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Columbus held a steady TCR band
West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Columbus's TCR held near 0.1 from 0.4 in 2016 to 0.5 in 2017. In 2017, DART was 0.96× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.4 · 2017=0.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325412 · Columbus, OH AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 0.5 · 14% of ind
- DART 0.4 DART
- RANK #5/26
- PHOTO Endo Pharmaceuticals…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~1,219 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Endo Pharmaceuticals, Horsham (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · Ohio employers → · Look up another →
West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Columbus in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Columbus
0.5 TCR
- Endo Pharmaceu
Endo Pharmaceuticals, Horsham
0.5 TCR
- Mylan Morganto
Mylan Morgantown R&D
0.5 TCR
- Amgen (Woburn/
Amgen (Woburn/Biovex)
0.5 TCR
- Arrowhead Phar
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals - Madison
0.5 TCR
What this shows West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Columbus averages 0.5 TCR (14% of the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Columbus TCR series: 2016=0.4 · 2017=0.5 · BLS 3.3
Where West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Columbus falls in its industry
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e establishmentsSafer than 88% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 26 Pharmaceutical preparations (e employers in Ohio.
West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Corp. - Columbus has more employees than the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.6. 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 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325412 · OH · Columbus
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 1,500 employers in Columbus, OH · 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 | Endo Pharmaceuticals, Horsham | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mylan Morgantown R&D | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Amgen (Woburn/Biovex) | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals - Madison | 0.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Givaudan | 1,221 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Whirlpool Corporation - Greenville | 1,216 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MTD Products, Inc. | 1,215 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mondelez Global Great Lakes - Sales | 1,228 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nationwide Children's Hospital | 13,367 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nationwide Children's Hospital Main Campus | 10,116 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Riverside Methodist Hospital | 9,759 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : CMH1 | 5,057 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Prince Energy LLC- Houston | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Upsco Global Operations Center (Kyloa) | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S05731 - Salt Lake MRF | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ethicon Somerville | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Palmetto Goodwill | 1,219 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2904-SAS-NC | 1,219 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Prado Farm Labor Services Inc | 1,219 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Learjet Inc. - Wichita, Kansas | 1,219 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.