Discount Department Stores · Pennsylvania
2399 - Hanover Township
Allentown, PA · ~234 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
2399 - Hanover Township runs at 157% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade D.
2399 - Hanover Township: 5.3 TCR = 157% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
2399 - Hanover Township safety composite
2399 - Hanover Township scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 40%), 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 5.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% 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
−1.0
2019→2024
2399 - Hanover Township injury rate improved
2399 - Hanover Township's TCR fell 1.0 from 2.9 in 2019 to 1.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 10.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=2.9 · 2021=9.1 · 2022=10.1 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Allentown, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 157% of ind
- DART 0.9 DART
- RANK #92/175
- PHOTO 1840 - Stateline
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~234 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 1840 - Stateline (0.0 TCR gap)
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2399 - Hanover Township in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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2399 - Hanover Township
5.3 TCR
- 1840 - Stateli
1840 - Stateline
5.3 TCR
- 1848 - Nora Pl
1848 - Nora Plaza
5.3 TCR
- 2255 - Washing
2255 - Washington
5.3 TCR
- 3329 - Manhatt
3329 - Manhattan Washington Heights
5.3 TCR
What this shows 2399 - Hanover Township averages 5.3 TCR (157% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
2399 - Hanover Township TCR series: 2019=2.9 · 2021=9.1 · 2022=10.1 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=1.8 · BLS 3.4
Where 2399 - Hanover Township falls in its industry
4,991 Discount Department Stores establishmentsSafer than 40% 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 #92 safest of 175 Discount Department Stores employers in Pennsylvania.
2399 - Hanover Township 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 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.1 | 5.3 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 3 | 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 | 1840 - Stateline | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1848 - Nora Plaza | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2255 - Washington | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3329 - Manhattan Washington Heights | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Appalachian Wood Products Inc. | 234 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | All-Clad Metalcrafters | 234 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Patterson Logistics Services 1 | 234 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ShopRite of Yardley | 234 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 | 2255 - Washington | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1848 - Nora Plaza | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1840 - Stateline | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jackson | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1491 - East Hanover | 234 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1229 - Everett | 234 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1837 - Baybrook | 234 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1529 - Mt Pleasant | 234 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.