General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers · Pennsylvania
Altoona PA
Altoona, PA · ~80 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Altoona PA runs at 241% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Altoona PA: 5.3 TCR = 241% of General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Altoona PA safety composite
Altoona PA scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 71% 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 5.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.5
2016→2024
Altoona PA injury rate improved
Altoona PA's TCR fell 0.5 from 3.7 in 2016 to 3.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 9.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.7 · 2017=6.3 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=5.0 · 2020=9.0 · 2021=5.8 · 2022=5.0 · 2023=7.3 · 2024=3.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424410 · Altoona, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.3 · 241% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #39/84
- PHOTO Foodservice Louisvil…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 41 inj
- SIZE ~80 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Foodservice Louisville - 0560 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Altoona PA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Altoona PA
5.3 TCR
- Foodservice Lo
Foodservice Louisville - 0560
5.3 TCR
- Sysco Iowa, In
Sysco Iowa, Inc
5.3 TCR
- Performance Fo
Performance Fox River - 0785
5.3 TCR
- National Conve
National Convenience Distributors, LLC - Tri-state Division Farmingdale
5.3 TCR
What this shows Altoona PA averages 5.3 TCR (241% of the General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Altoona PA TCR series: 2016=3.7 · 2017=6.3 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=5 · 2020=9 · 2021=5.8 · 2022=5 · 2023=7.3 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 2.2
Where Altoona PA falls in its industry
1,651 General Line Grocery Merchant establishmentsSafer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.1.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #39 safest of 84 General Line Grocery Merchant employers in Pennsylvania.
Altoona PA has fewer employees than the General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesaler median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.1. 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 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424410 · PA · Altoona
1,651 General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 120 employers in Altoona, 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 | Foodservice Louisville - 0560 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sysco Iowa, Inc | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Performance Fox River - 0785 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | National Convenience Distributors, LLC - Tri-state Division Farmingdale | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | PENN Greenhouse LLC | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Berwyn Transportation Center | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 565-NiSource-Monaca PA | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mistick Construction | 80 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pyramid Healthcare Inc | 3,019 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UPMC Altoona | 2,407 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Home Nursing Agency and Visiting Nurse Association | 785 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UPMC Altoona Regional Health Services Inc | 606 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 130 - Santa Clara County Ca | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2669 Fre142 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Minneapolis Mn - 090 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dunbarton Corporation | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | D22 Hartford | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Marc Glassman Inc 42HV | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Marc Glassman Inc 45AU | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | San Bernardino, Ca | 80 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.