Discount Department Stores · Pennsylvania
1510 - Allentown
Allentown, PA · ~282 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
1510 - Allentown runs at 159% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade D.
1510 - Allentown: 5.4 TCR = 159% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
1510 - Allentown safety composite
1510 - Allentown scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 39%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% 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
−3.5
2019→2024
1510 - Allentown injury rate improved
1510 - Allentown's TCR fell 3.5 from 4.3 in 2019 to 0.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 10.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.14× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=4.3 · 2021=9.4 · 2022=10.3 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=0.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Allentown, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 159% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #93/175
- PHOTO 0850 - West Las Vegas
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~282 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 0850 - West Las Vegas (0.0 TCR gap)
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1510 - Allentown in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
1510 - Allentown
5.4 TCR
- 0850 - West La
0850 - West Las Vegas
5.4 TCR
- 1888 - Norridg
1888 - Norridge
5.4 TCR
- 2446 - Washing
2446 - Washington Twp
5.4 TCR
- Unit #2188
Unit #2188
5.4 TCR
What this shows 1510 - Allentown averages 5.4 TCR (159% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
1510 - Allentown TCR series: 2019=4.3 · 2021=9.4 · 2022=10.3 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=0.8 · BLS 3.4
Where 1510 - Allentown falls in its industry
4,991 Discount Department Stores establishmentsSafer than 39% 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 #93 safest of 175 Discount Department Stores employers in Pennsylvania.
1510 - Allentown 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.4 | 6.5 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · PA · Allentown
4,991 Discount Department Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 447 employers in Allentown, 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 | 0850 - West Las Vegas | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1888 - Norridge | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2446 - Washington Twp | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Unit #2188 | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Brubacher Excavating inc. | 282 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Clover Farms Dairy | 282 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Atrium RIDC | 282 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | New Hudson Facades - PA | 282 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lehigh Valley Hospital | 9,463 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1200SCC | 6,531 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Main Campus | 2,118 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LOCATION 48042 | 1,728 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 1888 - Norridge | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0850 - West Las Vegas | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2446 - Washington Twp | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sheriff's Office | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1455 - Liberty | 282 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1398 - Edmond | 282 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1364 - Greenwood South | 282 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Florida | 282 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.