Ophthalmic instruments and apparatus (except laser surgical) manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Alcon Sinking Spring
Sinking Spring, PA · ~944 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Alcon Sinking Spring runs at 94% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Ophthalmic instruments and apparatus (except laser surgical) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Alcon Sinking Spring: 3.1 TCR = 94% of Ophthalmic instruments and apparatus (except laser surgical) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Alcon Sinking Spring safety composite
Alcon Sinking Spring scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% 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
−0.6
2016→2019
Alcon Sinking Spring injury rate improved
Alcon Sinking Spring's TCR fell 0.6 from 3.1 in 2016 to 2.5 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2018 at 3.5 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.1 · 2017=3.2 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=2.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339112 · Sinking Spring, PA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.1 · 94% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #38/42
- PHOTO Domico Med-Device
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 85 inj
- SIZE ~944 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Domico Med-Device (0.0 TCR gap)
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Alcon Sinking Spring in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Alcon Sinking Spring
3.1 TCR
- Domico Med-Dev
Domico Med-Device
3.1 TCR
- Orchid Memphis
Orchid Memphis
3.1 TCR
- TIDI Products
TIDI Products Neenah
3.1 TCR
- Tegra Medical
Tegra Medical MS LLC
3.1 TCR
What this shows Alcon Sinking Spring averages 3.1 TCR (94% of the Ophthalmic instruments and apparatus (except laser surgical) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Alcon Sinking Spring TCR series: 2016=3.1 · 2017=3.2 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=2.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Alcon Sinking Spring falls in its industry
741 Ophthalmic instruments and app establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #38 safest of 42 Ophthalmic instruments and app employers in Pennsylvania.
Alcon Sinking Spring has more employees than the Ophthalmic instruments and apparatus (ex median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 30 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 12 | 15 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 15 | 11 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339112 · PA · Sinking Spring
741 Ophthalmic instruments and apparatus (except laser surgical) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 21 employers in Sinking Spring, 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 | Domico Med-Device | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Orchid Memphis | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TIDI Products Neenah | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tegra Medical MS LLC | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - MDT4 | 944 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ashley Furniture Industries - Leesport | 945 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PA Distribution RSC | 943 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom | 943 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Alcon Precision Device - West | 968 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1717 LOWE S OF S. READING PA | 182 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2807-1717 | 171 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Manor Care Health Services - Sinking Spring | 168 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 6354-OFFS | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Elgin Recycling Electronics Warehouse | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fryman-Kuck General Contractors Inc. | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hotel Nikko San Francisco | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CNH Industrial - Racine Offices | 944 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kerry Ingredients | 944 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tennova Healthcare | 944 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Steel Dynamics, Inc. - Structural and Rail | 944 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.