Medical Equipment · Pennsylvania
11da097 Med-Surg Lehigh Valley
Bethlehem, PA · ~438 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
11da097 Med-Surg Lehigh Valley runs at 497% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Medical Equipment workplace, earning a grade F.
11da097 Med-Surg Lehigh Valley: 10.9 TCR = 497% of Medical Equipment BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
11da097 Med-Surg Lehigh Valley safety composite
11da097 Med-Surg Lehigh Valley scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% 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
−8.4
2023→2024
11da097 Med-Surg Lehigh Valley injury rate improved
11da097 Med-Surg Lehigh Valley's TCR fell 8.4 from 15.1 in 2023 to 6.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 15.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=15.1 · 2024=6.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423450 · Bethlehem, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 10.9 · 497% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #41/43
- PHOTO 04-22-02 NORTHEAST D…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 89 inj
- SIZE ~438 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 04-22-02 NORTHEAST DIV - CHESAPEAKE REGION (0.1 TCR gap)
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11da097 Med-Surg Lehigh Valley in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- 04-22-02 NORTH
04-22-02 NORTHEAST DIV - CHESAPEAKE REGION
11 TCR
- 3495-11DA003
3495-11DA003
11 TCR
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11da097 Med-Surg Lehigh Valley
10.9 TCR
- 11DG081 MED-SU
11DG081 MED-SURG CHINO
10.8 TCR
- 3495-11DA979
3495-11DA979
10.8 TCR
What this shows 11da097 Med-Surg Lehigh Valley averages 10.9 TCR (497% of the Medical Equipment BLS benchmark).
11da097 Med-Surg Lehigh Valley TCR series: 2023=15.1 · 2024=6.7 · BLS 2.2
Where 11da097 Med-Surg Lehigh Valley falls in its industry
754 Medical Equipment establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #41 safest of 43 Medical Equipment employers in Pennsylvania.
11da097 Med-Surg Lehigh Valley has more employees than the Medical Equipment median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15.1 | 10.5 | 62 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423450 · PA · Bethlehem
754 Medical Equipment employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 358 employers in Bethlehem, 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 | 04-22-02 NORTHEAST DIV - CHESAPEAKE REGION | 11.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3495-11DA003 | 11.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 11DG081 MED-SURG CHINO | 10.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3495-11DA979 | 10.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | PA Operations | 438 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Palmyra - 500 North Lingle Avenue | 438 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Miller Bros | 439 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0310 - Fiber-Pennsylvania | 439 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Hospital | 5,338 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Physician's Group | 3,041 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LVH-Muhlenberg | 2,139 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4087 | 2,105 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | United Columbus | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 187 Louisville | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Four Seasons Hauling | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Sandy Springs | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Charles River Laboratories | 438 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Charlottesville - Recreation | 438 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sabert Fort Wayne | 438 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lonza Bend Inc, | 438 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.