Gases, industrial (i.e., compressed, liquefied, solid), manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Air Products and Chemicals Inc APEX Division
Allentown, PA · ~60 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Air Products and Chemicals Inc APEX Division runs at 18% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Gases, industrial (i.e., compressed, liquefied, solid), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Air Products and Chemicals Inc APEX Division: 0.6 TCR = 18% of Gases, industrial (i.e., compressed, liquefied, solid), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Air Products and Chemicals Inc APEX Division safety composite
Air Products and Chemicals Inc APEX Division scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 42%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
Air Products and Chemicals Inc APEX Division: 0.0 → 1.0 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 1.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.71× in 2024
Air Products and Chemicals Inc APEX Division's TCR rose 1.0 from 0.0 in 2017 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 1.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.71× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325120 · Allentown, PA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.6 · 18% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #4/26
- PHOTO Air Products and Che…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~60 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Reidsville Facility (0.0 TCR gap)
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Air Products and Chemicals Inc APEX Division in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Air Products and Chemicals Inc APEX Division
0.6 TCR
- Air Products a
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Reidsville Facility
0.6 TCR
- Air Products a
Air Products and Chemicals Galt Facility
0.6 TCR
- The Chemours C
The Chemours Company FC, LLC - Louisville
0.6 TCR
- Linde Inc.
Linde Inc.
0.6 TCR
What this shows Air Products and Chemicals Inc APEX Division averages 0.6 TCR (18% of the Gases, industrial (i.e., compressed, liquefied, solid), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Air Products and Chemicals Inc APEX Division TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=1.3 · 2019=0 · 2020=1.1 · 2021=1.2 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=1 · BLS 3.3
Where Air Products and Chemicals Inc APEX Division falls in its industry
295 Gases, industrial (i.e., compr establishmentsSafer than 86% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 26 Gases, industrial (i.e., compr employers in Pennsylvania.
Air Products and Chemicals Inc APEX Division has more employees than the Gases, industrial (i.e., compressed, liq median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325120 · PA · Allentown
295 Gases, industrial (i.e., compressed, liquefied, solid), manufacturing 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 | Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Reidsville Facility | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Air Products and Chemicals Galt Facility | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Chemours Company FC, LLC - Louisville | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Linde Inc. | 0.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | PHRG PIT | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wickersham Construction & Engineering, Inc. | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Landau Building Company | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Division #23 | 60 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 | Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Reidsville Facility | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Universidad Ana G Mendez Online | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | B&B Industrial Services, Inc. | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Plattco Corporation | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NDS - Anaheim | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Earhart Propane | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 201GWD | 60 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.