Veterinary research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) · Michigan
Zoetis Kalamazoo - Richland
Richland, MI · ~84 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.2
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Zoetis Kalamazoo - Richland runs at 1444% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Veterinary research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) workplace, earning a grade F.
Zoetis Kalamazoo - Richland: 7.2 TCR = 1444% of Veterinary research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS 0.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Zoetis Kalamazoo - Richland safety composite
Zoetis Kalamazoo - Richland scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 2%), 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).
17/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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
−1.5
2016→2023
Zoetis Kalamazoo - Richland injury rate improved
Zoetis Kalamazoo - Richland's TCR fell 1.5 from 6.4 in 2016 to 5.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 10.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.27× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.4 · 2017=3.8 · 2018=10.1 · 2019=8.4 · 2020=9.2 · 2021=10.8 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=5.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541712 · Richland, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.2 · 1444% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #19/19
- PHOTO Rustburg Lab
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 44 inj
- SIZE ~84 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rustburg Lab (0.0 TCR gap)
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Zoetis Kalamazoo - Richland in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- WVCO R&D
WVCO R&D
7.6 TCR
- Pittsfield Lab
Pittsfield Lab
7.4 TCR
- RLE
RLE
7.3 TCR
- This site
Zoetis Kalamazoo - Richland
7.2 TCR
- Rustburg Lab
Rustburg Lab
7.2 TCR
What this shows Zoetis Kalamazoo - Richland averages 7.2 TCR (1444% of the Veterinary research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS benchmark).
Zoetis Kalamazoo - Richland TCR series: 2016=6.4 · 2017=3.8 · 2018=10.1 · 2019=8.4 · 2020=9.2 · 2021=10.8 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=5 · BLS 0.5
Where Zoetis Kalamazoo - Richland falls in its industry
319 Veterinary research and develo establishmentsSafer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 19 Veterinary research and develo employers in Michigan.
Zoetis Kalamazoo - Richland has fewer employees than the Veterinary research and development labo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.8 | 5.4 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.1 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541712 · MI · Richland
319 Veterinary research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 10 employers in Richland, MI · 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 | Rustburg Lab | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RLE | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pittsfield Lab | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WVCO R&D | 7.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Parnall East | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Howell Service Center | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Utilities Instrumentation Service | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harvest Energy Solutions | 84 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Richland | 305 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Motion Systems : Richland | 304 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MI 11921 E. M89 | 60 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Harding's Friendly Market #421 | 57 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Johnson Crushers International | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holy Family Medical Center | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Miscellaneous Metals, Inc. | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | R/J Group, Inc. | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Centra Home Health | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | S.P.E.P. Acquisition Corp. | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | office | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CTC Building (Location) | 84 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.