Scaffolds, metal, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Alum-A-Pole Corporation
Scranton, PA · ~39 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Alum-A-Pole Corporation runs at 378% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Scaffolds, metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Alum-A-Pole Corporation: 12.5 TCR = 378% of Scaffolds, metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Alum-A-Pole Corporation safety composite
Alum-A-Pole Corporation scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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 12.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% 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
Alum-A-Pole Corporation: 3.1 → 10.2 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 25.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.27× in 2024
Alum-A-Pole Corporation's TCR rose 7.1 from 3.1 in 2016 to 10.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 25.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.27× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332323 · Scranton, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.5 · 378% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #30/32
- PHOTO Weld Shop
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 34 inj
- SIZE ~39 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Weld Shop (0.1 TCR gap)
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Alum-A-Pole Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- General Iron &
General Iron & Steel, Inc.
13.1 TCR
- Astro Metal Cr
Astro Metal Craft
13 TCR
- Alfab, Inc.
Alfab, Inc.
12.8 TCR
- This site
Alum-A-Pole Corporation
12.5 TCR
- Weld Shop
Weld Shop
12.5 TCR
What this shows Alum-A-Pole Corporation averages 12.5 TCR (378% of the Scaffolds, metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Alum-A-Pole Corporation TCR series: 2016=3.1 · 2017=22.2 · 2018=10.9 · 2019=9.3 · 2020=6.4 · 2021=10.4 · 2022=25.6 · 2023=14 · 2024=10.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Alum-A-Pole Corporation falls in its industry
309 Scaffolds, metal, manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #30 safest of 32 Scaffolds, metal, manufacturin employers in Pennsylvania.
Alum-A-Pole Corporation has fewer employees than the Scaffolds, metal, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.1. 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 | 10.2 | 3.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14.0 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 25.6 | 6.4 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.4 | 7.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.9 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 22.2 | 12.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332323 · PA · Scranton
309 Scaffolds, metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 156 employers in Scranton, 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 | Weld Shop | 12.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alfab, Inc. | 12.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Astro Metal Craft | 13.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | General Iron & Steel, Inc. | 13.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sylvan PA | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Monterey Mushrooms, LLC.- Temple, PA | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Boyer Nurseries & Orchards, Inc. | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North Creek Nurseries, Inc. (Shipping) | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Geisinger Community Medical Center | 1,910 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GCMC - MAIN CAMPUS | 1,763 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Allied Services S.N.C | 665 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Allied Services Rehab Hospital | 580 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Scot Industries - Centralia | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SMOOTH Inc. | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tres Amigos Orchard, LLC | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amgraph Packaging, Inc. | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Oelwein Mission Services | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Abide, Inc. | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Centerra Co-op, Ashland Corporate | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vigliotti Recycling Corp. | 39 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.