Fabricated plate work manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Bethlehem Gardner Facility
Bethlehem, PA · ~136 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Bethlehem Gardner Facility runs at 34% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Fabricated plate work manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Bethlehem Gardner Facility: 1.1 TCR = 34% of Fabricated plate work manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Bethlehem Gardner Facility safety composite
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Bethlehem Gardner Facility scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 91% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
78/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 1.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 91% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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.- Bethlehem Gardner Facility: 0.0 → 3.1 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 3.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Bethlehem Gardner Facility's TCR rose 3.1 from 0.0 in 2017 to 3.1 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332313 · Bethlehem, PA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.1 · 34% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/38
- PHOTO WALKUP COMPANY
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~136 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: WALKUP COMPANY (0.0 TCR gap)
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Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Bethlehem Gardner Facility in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Bethlehem Gardner Facility
1.1 TCR
- WALKUP COMPANY
WALKUP COMPANY
1.1 TCR
- Ryerson Texas
Ryerson Texas Steel Proceessing
1.1 TCR
- MFH Sheet Meta
MFH Sheet Metal Fabricators Corp
1.1 TCR
- Paso Robles Ta
Paso Robles Tank, Inc
1.1 TCR
What this shows Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Bethlehem Gardner Facility averages 1.1 TCR (34% of the Fabricated plate work manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Bethlehem Gardner Facility TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=1.6 · 2020=1.2 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Bethlehem Gardner Facility falls in its industry
449 Fabricated plate work manufact establishmentsSafer than 91% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 38 Fabricated plate work manufact employers in Pennsylvania.
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Bethlehem Gardner Facility has more employees than the Fabricated plate work manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332313 · PA · Bethlehem
449 Fabricated plate work manufacturing 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 | WALKUP COMPANY | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ryerson Texas Steel Proceessing | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MFH Sheet Metal Fabricators Corp | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Paso Robles Tank, Inc | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | SCRSC Scranton Service Center | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bath Saver, Inc. | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michael Facchiano Contracting, Inc. | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Green Acres Contracting Co., Inc. | 136 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 | Trans-Tech Inc. | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Port Washington Generating Station | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fleck's Landscaping | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | WSC SAFB Commissary | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Virnig Manufacturing Rice MN | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Reynolds Company | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wood Health Company LLC | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mountain View Programs | 136 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.