Orthopedic devices manufacturing · California

Zimmer Biomet

Name: Zimmer Biomet Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Irvine, CA · ~45 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 4.8
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Zimmer Biomet runs at 146% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Orthopedic devices manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

Zimmer Biomet: 4.8 TCR = 146% of Orthopedic devices manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Zimmer Biomet safety composite

Zimmer Biomet scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 18%), 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).

28/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 4.83 per 100 workers

Safer than 18% of industry peers
DART rate: F 2.31 per 100 workers

Safer than 25% 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

−5.1

2018→2019

Zimmer Biomet injury rate improved

Zimmer Biomet's TCR fell 5.1 from 7.4 in 2018 to 2.3 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.4 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.48× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=7.4 · 2019=2.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 339113 · Irvine, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 146% of ind

DART 2.3 DART
RANK #53/65
PHOTO AVID Medical
BOOK 2y book
INJ 4 inj
SIZE ~45 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: AVID Medical (0.0 TCR gap)

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AVID Medical

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HoneywellSC35

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NJ- Medical De

4.8
Cascade Dafo,

4.8

What this shows Zimmer Biomet averages 4.8 TCR (146% of the Orthopedic devices manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Zimmer Biomet TCR series: 2018=7.4 · 2019=2.3 · BLS 3.3

Where Zimmer Biomet falls in its industry

555 Orthopedic devices manufacturi establishments

Safer than 18% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.1.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #53 safest of 65 Orthopedic devices manufacturi employers in California.

Zimmer Biomet (45 employees, TCR 4.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 123 employees and a TCR of 2.1

Zimmer Biomet has fewer employees than the Orthopedic devices manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.1. 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	2.3	2.3	1	0	0
2018	7.4	4.9	3	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

339113 · CA · Irvine

555 Orthopedic devices manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 622 employers in Irvine, CA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	AVID Medical	TOANO, VA	4.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	HoneywellSC35	N. CHARLESTON, SC	4.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	NJ- Medical Depot, Inc.	SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ	4.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Cascade Dafo, Inc	FERNDALE, WA	4.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Salinas Transplant Company	SALINAS	45 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Terra Firma Farm	WINTERS	45 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Donald Beeman Farm	WOODLAND	45 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Berry Mist Farms, LP	AROMAS	45 FTE
CITY-NEAR	UC Irvine	Irvine	16,029 FTE
CITY-NEAR	CA-10	Irvine	4,926 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Edwards Lifesciences	Irvine	4,189 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Johnson and Johnson MDD CSS Irvine	Irvine	3,775 FTE
NAT-TCR	LQ0539 College Station	College Station, TX	4.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Amzl : Dph2	King of Prussia, PA	4.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Morwai Dairy	Hudson, CO	4.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale	New Haven, CT	4.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Aero Metal Finishing, LLC.	Fenton, MO	45 FTE
NAT-SIZE	ICON HEALTH & FITNESS INC Savannah	Savannah, GA	45 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Central Design	Olivette, MO	45 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Larkin Industries	St. Paul, MN	45 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: 2019, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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