Oceanographic research and development laboratories or services · Massachusetts
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA · ~809 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution runs at 366% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Oceanographic research and development laboratories or services workplace, earning a grade F.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: 1.8 TCR = 366% of Oceanographic research and development laboratories or services BLS 0.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution safety composite
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 14%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 1.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: 1.5 → 2.5 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 2.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.84× in 2019
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's TCR rose 0.9 from 1.5 in 2016 to 2.5 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 0.84× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541712 · Woods Hole, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 1.8 · 366% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #13/18
- PHOTO Agricenter Internati…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 46 inj
- SIZE ~809 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Agricenter International (0.0 TCR gap)
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Snug Harbor/Ma
Snug Harbor/Marine Ctr
1.9 TCR
- This site
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
1.8 TCR
- Agricenter Int
Agricenter International
1.8 TCR
- Rockford Lab
Rockford Lab
1.8 TCR
- Fortitude (BSA
Fortitude (BSA)
1.8 TCR
What this shows Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution averages 1.8 TCR (366% of the Oceanographic research and development laboratories or services BLS benchmark).
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution TCR series: 2016=1.5 · 2017=1.7 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=2.5 · BLS 0.5
Where Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution falls in its industry
319 Oceanographic research and dev establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 18 Oceanographic research and dev employers in Massachusetts.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has more employees than the Oceanographic research and development l median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541712 · MA · Woods Hole
319 Oceanographic research and development laboratories or services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 3 employers in Woods Hole, MA · 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 | Agricenter International | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rockford Lab | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fortitude (BSA) | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Snug Harbor/Marine Ctr | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Brooksby Village | 823 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Peak Event Services | 828 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hudson Campus | 788 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sysco Boston | 787 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Marine Biological Laboratory | 280 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SODEXO AT MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY | 37 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bridges Medical Center | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 380 - Nanuet | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 201 - Davenport | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ISS Facility Services, Great Plains Division | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Los Angeles Int. Airport | 809 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gardena Hub (Cagar) | 809 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wake Forest Health Network | 809 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Patheon - Reading Road | 809 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.