Polyurethane foam products manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Altoona Plant
Altoona, PA · ~65 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Altoona Plant runs at 109% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Polyurethane foam products manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Altoona Plant: 3.6 TCR = 109% of Polyurethane foam products manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Altoona Plant safety composite
Altoona Plant scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 42%), 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).
58/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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
−8.1
2016→2024
Altoona Plant injury rate improved
Altoona Plant's TCR fell 8.1 from 8.1 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.1 · 2017=9.3 · 2018=5.5 · 2019=3.6 · 2020=4.0 · 2021=2.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326150 · Altoona, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.6 · 109% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #13/24
- PHOTO New Castle, IN
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~65 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: New Castle, IN (0.0 TCR gap)
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Altoona Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Altoona Plant
3.6 TCR
- New Castle, IN
New Castle, IN
3.6 TCR
- Hunter Panels
Hunter Panels - Smithfield, PA
3.6 TCR
- Ferdinand Bran
Ferdinand Branch Plant
3.6 TCR
- UFP Technologi
UFP Technologies GT
3.6 TCR
What this shows Altoona Plant averages 3.6 TCR (109% of the Polyurethane foam products manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Altoona Plant TCR series: 2016=8.1 · 2017=9.3 · 2018=5.5 · 2019=3.6 · 2020=4 · 2021=2 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Altoona Plant falls in its industry
474 Polyurethane foam products man establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 24 Polyurethane foam products man employers in Pennsylvania.
Altoona Plant has fewer employees than the Polyurethane foam products manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.3 | 8.2 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.1 | 4.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326150 · PA · Altoona
474 Polyurethane foam products manufacturing 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 | New Castle, IN | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hunter Panels - Smithfield, PA | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ferdinand Branch Plant | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | UFP Technologies GT | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Star Roses and Plants | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. - Willow Grove | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Yoe Construction, Inc | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Yoe Industrial Services | 65 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 | Advanced Exterior Systems | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Willis-Knighton South and the Center for Women's Health | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | W L Fuller Inc | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Air Design Systems, Inc. | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Millard Drywall & Acoustical Construction, Inc. | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pat Williams Construction | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey - Housing | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 7312 Kingspointe Pkwy | 65 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.