Waterfront terminal operation (e.g., docks, piers, wharves) · New Jersey

APM Terminals Port Elizabeth

Name: APM Terminals Port Elizabeth Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Elizabeth, NJ · ~889 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 1.7
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

APM Terminals Port Elizabeth runs at 38% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Waterfront terminal operation (e.g., docks, piers, wharves) workplace, earning a grade A.

APM Terminals Port Elizabeth: 1.7 TCR = 38% of Waterfront terminal operation (e.g., docks, piers, wharves) BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

APM Terminals Port Elizabeth safety composite

APM Terminals Port Elizabeth scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 83% 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).

68/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 1.69 per 100 workers

Safer than 83% of industry peers
DART rate: C 1.4 per 100 workers

Safer than 64% 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

−0.6

2016→2018

APM Terminals Port Elizabeth injury rate improved

APM Terminals Port Elizabeth's TCR fell 0.6 from 2.0 in 2016 to 1.4 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2016 at 2.0 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.83× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=2.0 · 2017=1.7 · 2018=1.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 488310 · Elizabeth, NJ AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 1.7 · 38% of ind

DART 1.4 DART
RANK P83
PHOTO Convent Marine Termi…
BOOK 3y book
INJ 83 inj
SIZE ~889 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Convent Marine Terminal (0.1 TCR gap)

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Regional Port

1.9
This site

1.7
Convent Marine

1.6
PCMC - LA & LB

1.6
SCIP - Dillon

1.4

What this shows APM Terminals Port Elizabeth averages 1.7 TCR (38% of the Waterfront terminal operation (e.g., docks, piers, wharves) BLS benchmark).

APM Terminals Port Elizabeth TCR series: 2016=2 · 2017=1.7 · 2018=1.4 · BLS 4.5

Where APM Terminals Port Elizabeth falls in its industry

81 Waterfront terminal operation establishments

Safer than 83% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

APM Terminals Port Elizabeth (889 employees, TCR 1.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 62 employees and a TCR of 4.2

APM Terminals Port Elizabeth has more employees than the Waterfront terminal operation (e.g., doc median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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
2018	1.4	1.4	28
2017	1.7	1.7	26
2016	2.0	1.9	29

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

488310 · NJ · Elizabeth

81 Waterfront terminal operation (e.g., docks, piers, wharves) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 145 employers in Elizabeth, NJ · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Convent Marine Terminal	CONVENT, LA	1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	PCMC - LA & LB	LONG BEACH, CA	1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Regional Port Operations Contract	WOODBINE, GA	1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	SCIP - Dillon Terminal	DILLON, SC	1.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Firmenich Inc - Plainsboro	PLAINSBORO	892 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Jefferson Hospital Stratford	STRATFORD	895 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Allies, Inc.	HAMILTON	883 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Thorlabs Inc. NJ	NEWTON	897 FTE
CITY-NEAR	AMZL : DEW2	Elizabeth	2,770 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Trinitas Regional Medical Center	Elizabeth	2,376 FTE
CITY-NEAR	APM Terminals	Elizabeth	1,389 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Maher Berth 64	Elizabeth	1,041 FTE
NAT-TCR	85- Hake	Lester, PA	1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Oldcastle OPI - Jacksonville	Jacksonville, FL	1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Giant Eagle #0232	Carapolis, PA	1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Giant Eagle #3086	Strongsville, OH	1.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Great Lakes Home Health 38-3206511	Jackson, MI	889 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Valley View Casino & Hotel	Valley Center, CA	889 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Oakland Management Corp.	Farmington Hills, MI	889 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Midwest Plant	Portage, IN	889 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.