Candy stores, chocolate, candy made on premises not for immediate consumption · Pennsylvania
Ashers Chocolate Co.
Souderton, PA · ~138 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.6
- Avg TCR
- 4.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ashers Chocolate Co. runs at 132% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Candy stores, chocolate, candy made on premises not for immediate consumption workplace, earning a grade D.
Ashers Chocolate Co.: 5.6 TCR = 132% of Candy stores, chocolate, candy made on premises not for immediate consumption BLS 4.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ashers Chocolate Co. safety composite
Ashers Chocolate Co. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 23%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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
−0.9
2016→2017
Ashers Chocolate Co. injury rate improved
Ashers Chocolate Co.'s TCR fell 0.9 from 6.0 in 2016 to 5.1 in 2017. Peak filing year was 2016 at 6.0 TCR. In 2017, DART was 0.81× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.0 · 2017=5.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311352 · Souderton, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.6 · 132% of ind
- DART 4.5 DART
- RANK #16/20
- PHOTO Chase Candy Co
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~138 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Chase Candy Co (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ashers Chocolate Co. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Leclerc Foods
Leclerc Foods USA
5.7 TCR
- This site
Ashers Chocolate Co.
5.6 TCR
- Kilwin's Quali
Kilwin's Quality Confections
5.6 TCR
- Chase Candy Co
Chase Candy Co
5.5 TCR
- Edward Marc Ch
Edward Marc Chocolatier LLC
5.4 TCR
What this shows Ashers Chocolate Co. averages 5.6 TCR (132% of the Candy stores, chocolate, candy made on premises not for immediate consumption BLS benchmark).
Ashers Chocolate Co. TCR series: 2016=6 · 2017=5.1 · BLS 4.2
Where Ashers Chocolate Co. falls in its industry
86 Candy stores, chocolate, candy establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 20 Candy stores, chocolate, candy employers in Pennsylvania.
Ashers Chocolate Co. has more employees than the Candy stores, chocolate, candy made on p median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311352 · PA · Souderton
86 Candy stores, chocolate, candy made on premises not for immediate consumption employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 69 employers in Souderton, 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 | Chase Candy Co | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kilwin's Quality Confections | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Leclerc Foods USA | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Edward Marc Chocolatier LLC | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Jushi | 138 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IMC Construction - Malvern | 138 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Heavy & Environmental Construction | 138 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gulisek Construction LLC | 138 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JBS Souderton INC | 1,402 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Almac Clinical Services LLC | 764 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Almac Clinical Technologies LLC | 471 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Leidy's Inc. | 297 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Three Rivers Surgical Care | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Corvallis (Orcor) | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mc Comb (Msmcc) | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Waterloo (Inwat) | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Powderhorn Ski Co LLC | 138 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Avante at Jacksonville Beach | 138 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Green Bay (Wigre) | 138 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Newark (Ohnew) | 138 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.