Discount Department Stores · Pennsylvania
1160 - Altoona
Altoona, PA · ~116 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
1160 - Altoona runs at 188% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade D.
1160 - Altoona: 6.4 TCR = 188% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
1160 - Altoona safety composite
1160 - Altoona scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 30%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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
−4.7
2019→2024
1160 - Altoona injury rate improved
1160 - Altoona's TCR fell 4.7 from 4.7 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 10.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=4.7 · 2021=10.1 · 2022=8.9 · 2023=8.3 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Altoona, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.4 · 188% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #116/175
- PHOTO 1347 - Shreveport
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~116 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 1347 - Shreveport (0.0 TCR gap)
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1160 - Altoona in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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1160 - Altoona
6.4 TCR
- 1347 - Shrevep
1347 - Shreveport
6.4 TCR
- 2439 - Selinsg
2439 - Selinsgrove
6.4 TCR
- 2491 - Sun Pra
2491 - Sun Prairie
6.4 TCR
- 1186 - Salem B
1186 - Salem Broadway
6.4 TCR
What this shows 1160 - Altoona averages 6.4 TCR (188% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
1160 - Altoona TCR series: 2019=4.7 · 2021=10.1 · 2022=8.9 · 2023=8.3 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.4
Where 1160 - Altoona falls in its industry
4,991 Discount Department Stores establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #116 safest of 175 Discount Department Stores employers in Pennsylvania.
1160 - Altoona has more employees than the Discount Department Stores median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · PA · Altoona
4,991 Discount Department Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 120 employers in Altoona, PA · 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 | 1347 - Shreveport | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2439 - Selinsgrove | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2491 - Sun Prairie | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1186 - Salem Broadway | 6.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pietro Industries Inc | 116 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jendoco Construction Corporation | 116 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HHC 1882 Winfield | 116 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rabe Environmental Systems, Inc. | 116 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pyramid Healthcare Inc | 3,019 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UPMC Altoona | 2,407 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Home Nursing Agency and Visiting Nurse Association | 785 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UPMC Altoona Regional Health Services Inc | 606 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 1347 - Shreveport | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2491 - Sun Prairie | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Richard Carrier Trucking, Inc. | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chuckanut Bay Foods | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 0758 - Eastchase | 116 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2112 - Laredo East | 116 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nelson Electric, Inc | 116 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2231 - Wheeling | 116 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.