Driers, paint and varnish, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Alpha Coatings Inc.
Fostoria, PA · ~43 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Alpha Coatings Inc. runs at 175% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Driers, paint and varnish, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Alpha Coatings Inc.: 5.8 TCR = 175% of Driers, paint and varnish, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Alpha Coatings Inc. safety composite
Alpha Coatings Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 15%), 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 5.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% 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
−2.1
2017→2019
Alpha Coatings Inc. injury rate improved
Alpha Coatings Inc.'s TCR fell 2.1 from 7.2 in 2017 to 5.1 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2017 at 7.2 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=7.2 · 2018=5.0 · 2019=5.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325510 · Fostoria, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 175% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #36/40
- PHOTO Pioneer Powder Coati…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~43 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pioneer Powder Coatings LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Alpha Coatings Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Alpha Coatings Inc.
5.8 TCR
- Pioneer Powder
Pioneer Powder Coatings LLC
5.8 TCR
- TMS Manufactur
TMS Manufacturing Co.
5.8 TCR
- Scientific Met
Scientific Metal Finishing, Inc.
5.8 TCR
- KNS
KNS
5.7 TCR
What this shows Alpha Coatings Inc. averages 5.8 TCR (175% of the Driers, paint and varnish, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Alpha Coatings Inc. TCR series: 2017=7.2 · 2018=5 · 2019=5.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Alpha Coatings Inc. falls in its industry
530 Driers, paint and varnish, man establishmentsSafer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #36 safest of 40 Driers, paint and varnish, man employers in Pennsylvania.
Alpha Coatings Inc. has fewer employees than the Driers, paint and varnish, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325510 · PA · Fostoria
530 Driers, paint and varnish, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 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 | Pioneer Powder Coatings LLC | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TMS Manufacturing Co. | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KNS | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Scientific Metal Finishing, Inc. | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Farm Fresh Egg Products (FFEP) | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Panda Hummel Station, LLC | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 435-NiSource-New Castle PA | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Builders Inc | 43 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sygma Columbus | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cain N Core Office | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bethany Lutheran Home | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6400-Swy 0027 1294 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | McAlister's Deli #424 | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ODW-San Leandro | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sansum Clinic Hitchcock | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1855-WIMIL30 | 43 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.