Discount Department Stores · Pennsylvania
2548 - West Pottsgrove Twp
Pottstown, PA · ~179 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
2548 - West Pottsgrove Twp runs at 160% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade D.
2548 - West Pottsgrove Twp: 5.4 TCR = 160% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
2548 - West Pottsgrove Twp safety composite
2548 - West Pottsgrove Twp scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 9%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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%).
Rising injury rate
2548 - West Pottsgrove Twp: 2.1 → 7.1 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 8.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.31× in 2024
2548 - West Pottsgrove Twp's TCR rose 5.0 from 2.1 in 2019 to 7.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 8.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Pottstown, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 160% of ind
- DART 7.1 DART
- RANK #95/175
- PHOTO 0670 - Springfield
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~179 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 0670 - Springfield (0.0 TCR gap)
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2548 - West Pottsgrove Twp in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
2548 - West Pottsgrove Twp
5.4 TCR
- 0670 - Springf
0670 - Springfield
5.4 TCR
- WM 2594
WM 2594
5.4 TCR
- Ross store 725
Ross store 725
5.4 TCR
- 1035 - St Pete
1035 - St Peters
5.4 TCR
What this shows 2548 - West Pottsgrove Twp averages 5.4 TCR (160% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
2548 - West Pottsgrove Twp TCR series: 2019=2.1 · 2021=7.5 · 2022=8.4 · 2023=2 · 2024=7.1 · BLS 3.4
Where 2548 - West Pottsgrove Twp 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 #95 safest of 175 Discount Department Stores employers in Pennsylvania.
2548 - West Pottsgrove Twp 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 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · PA · Pottstown
4,991 Discount Department Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 110 employers in Pottstown, 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 | 0670 - Springfield | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WM 2594 | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ross store 725 | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1035 - St Peters | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | HHC 2087 Somerset | 179 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hatzel & Buehler Inc. - East Norriton | 179 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DGI-Menard Inc. | 179 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Global Packaging Inc. | 179 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pottstown Hospital LLC | 888 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Limerick Generating Station | 775 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pottstown Plant | 328 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buckman's Inc. | 316 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 0670 - Springfield | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Flexcraft Company | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Doll Distributing LLC - Council Bluffs | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Watsonville | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 2544 - Warren | 179 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1315 - Linden | 179 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1957 - Bonney Lake | 179 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | McComb Lumber | 179 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.