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
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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).

F

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

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).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

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 establishments

Safer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

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 (84 employees, TCR 7.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 159 employees and a TCR of 0.8 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 02468 Average employees Total Case Rate Zoetis Kalamazoo - Richland
Zoetis Kalamazoo - Richland (84 employees, TCR 7.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 159 employees and a TCR of 0.8

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 →

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: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.