Glazing contractors · Pennsylvania
Alderfer Glass Co
Telford, PA · ~73 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Alderfer Glass Co runs at 288% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Glazing contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Alderfer Glass Co: 8.1 TCR = 288% of Glazing contractors BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Alderfer Glass Co safety composite
Alderfer Glass Co scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 17%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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
Alderfer Glass Co: 4.9 → 7.3 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 16.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.73× in 2024
Alderfer Glass Co's TCR rose 2.4 from 4.9 in 2017 to 7.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 16.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.73× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238150 · Telford, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.1 · 288% of ind
- DART 5.8 DART
- RANK #21/27
- PHOTO Walsh Glass and Metal
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 44 inj
- SIZE ~73 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Walsh Glass and Metal (0.0 TCR gap)
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Alderfer Glass Co in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- MDH Glass-Tex
MDH Glass-Tex Inc.
8.2 TCR
- This site
Alderfer Glass Co
8.1 TCR
- Walsh Glass an
Walsh Glass and Metal
8 TCR
- Ipswich Bay Gl
Ipswich Bay Glass Co., Inc.
8 TCR
- Willet Hauser
Willet Hauser Architectural Glass Inc
8 TCR
What this shows Alderfer Glass Co averages 8.1 TCR (288% of the Glazing contractors BLS benchmark).
Alderfer Glass Co TCR series: 2017=4.9 · 2018=16.5 · 2019=6 · 2020=5.9 · 2021=6.5 · 2022=8.7 · 2023=8.6 · 2024=7.3 · BLS 2.8
Where Alderfer Glass Co falls in its industry
531 Glazing contractors establishmentsSafer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 27 Glazing contractors employers in Pennsylvania.
Alderfer Glass Co has more employees than the Glazing contractors median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.3. 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 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16.5 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238150 · PA · Telford
531 Glazing contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 37 employers in Telford, 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 | Walsh Glass and Metal | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ipswich Bay Glass Co., Inc. | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Willet Hauser Architectural Glass Inc | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MDH Glass-Tex Inc. | 8.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | NRG Energy - Seward Generating Station | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | McMurray Operations | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Philly Schuylkill | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wohlsen Construction Self Perform | 73 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Draeger, Inc. - Telford | 481 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fres-co System USA | 394 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lutheran Community at Telford | 328 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Draeger Medical Systems, Inc. - Telford | 231 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Anawalt Lumber-Malibu | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Freightliner Northwest, Spokane WA | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Price Rite Store 356 New Bedford | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S03426 - WM of the Rockies - Aspen Carbondale | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Southwest Landscape Inc | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 103FVH | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plant 2 Components | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pro Structural Inc | 73 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.