Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in chemical sciences

NAICS 541711

Workplace safety data for employers in this industry

Employers
274
Avg TCR (this industry)
1.4
BLS Benchmark
0.5
national average
Total Injuries
2,931

What Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in chemical sciences Safety Data Reveals

The Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in chemical sciences sector (NAICS 541711) encompasses 274 distinct employer establishments currently reporting to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Across this cohort, workers have logged 2,931 recordable injuries during the 2016–2024 reporting window, producing an industry-weighted average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 1.4 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year. Because OSHA's ITA mandates submission from establishments with 250+ employees plus all high-hazard industries at 20+ employees, this dataset represents a structural slice of U.S. workplace risk rather than a voluntary sample.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a separate national benchmark TCR of 0.5 for this NAICS code, derived from the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Comparing the two, the ITA-reported rate of 1.4 is higher than the BLS benchmark — a gap that typically widens when the industry contains many large, high-exposure establishments required to file ITA reports. Employers in the table below are sorted so you can see how far individual establishments deviate from both the industry average and the national benchmark.

The practical value of industry-level safety data is threefold. First, jobseekers can gauge whether a prospective employer is better or worse than its industry peers — not just absolute injury counts, which tilt toward larger payrolls. Second, insurers and workers' compensation carriers use sector TCR as a baseline for experience-modification adjustments. Third, safety professionals benchmark their own programs against the cohort median. Use the grade-sorted employer list below to identify specific establishments within Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in chemical sciences that outperform or underperform the sector average, and click through to each record for year-by-year injury, illness, and fatality breakdowns.

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Employers by Safety Rate (Page 3 of 6)

Employer Location Avg TCR Grade
Albany Division MENANDS, NY 0.7 D
PPD Development L.P. RICHMOND, VA 0.7 D
Cediprof CAGUAS, PR 0.7 D
Cellectis, Inc. NEW YORK, NY 0.7 D
Allogene Therapeutic, HQ SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 0.7 D
Salk Institute for Biological Studies North SAN DIEGO, CA 0.7 D
Givaudan Flavors - Edison CINCINNATI, OH 0.7 D
Vyriad ROCHESTER, MN 0.6 D
Battelle Columbus Operations COLUMBUS, OH 0.6 D
Hopewell PENNINGTON, NJ 0.6 D
Boston, MA Facility BOSTON, MA 0.6 D
Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CAMBRIDGE, MA 0.6 D
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc EMERYVILLE, CA 0.6 D
Nektar Therapeutics SFMB SAN FRANCISCO, CA 0.6 D
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center SEATTLE, WA 0.6 C
Battelle - Crystal City Operations ARLINGTON, VA 0.6 C
Celgene Corp. - Summit West SUMMIT, NJ 0.6 C
USDA/ARS/WRRC ALBANY, CA 0.6 C
illumina SAN DIEGO, CA 0.6 C
Ashland Inc. - Dublin, Ohio DUBLIN, OH 0.6 C
AbbVie Bioresearch Center WORCESTER, MA 0.6 C
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc. CAMBRIDGE, MA 0.6 C
Battelle - Atlanta Operations - Roybal Campus ATLANTA, GA 0.6 C
BSW CTX RESEARCH TEMPLE, TX 0.6 C
Alcon Research, LLC LAKE FOREST, CA 0.6 C
Battelle - Atlantic City Operations EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ 0.6 C
Sanofi @ 225 2nd Ave WALTHAM, MA 0.5 C
Poseida Therapeutics SAN DIEGO, CA 0.5 C
AkzoNobel Powder Coatings Inc. Flying Hills R&D Center READING, PA 0.5 C
Eisai Inc. - 210 Welsh Pool Rd. EXTON, PA 0.5 C
PPD BioA Madison MIDDLETON, WI 0.5 C
Pfizer Inc GROTON, CT 0.5 C
Supernus Pharmaceuticals ROCKVILLE, MD 0.5 C
Genentech VACAVILLE, CA 0.5 C
Johnson and Johnson Vision Santa Ana SANTA ANA, CA 0.5 C
Danisco Us Inc. PALO ALTO, CA 0.5 C
Teva Branded Pharma R&D at West Chester WEST CHESTER, PA 0.5 C
AstraZeneca Gaithersburg Campus GAITHERSBURG, MD 0.5 C
OmniAb Operations Inc. EMERYVILLE, CA 0.5 C
bluebird bio, Inc. CAMBRIDGE, MA 0.4 C
Bayer Crop Science Innovation Center MORRISVILLE, NC 0.4 C
Elementis EAST WINDSOR, NJ 0.4 B
EMD Serono Research And Development Institute BILLERICA, MA 0.4 B
Celgene Corp. - Summit East SUMMIT, NJ 0.4 B
Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC SAN DIEGO, CA 0.4 B
Michelin Americas Research Center - MARC GREENVILLE, SC 0.4 B
Sanofi @ 200 West WALTHAM, MA 0.4 B
PPD Madison MIDDLETON, WI 0.4 B
Biogen - Cambridge CAMBRIDGE, MA 0.4 B
AFB International LRC ST. CHARLES, MO 0.4 B
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