Kiln drying lumber · West Virginia
AWPI-Princeton
Princeton, WV · ~56 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
AWPI-Princeton runs at 184% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Kiln drying lumber workplace, earning a grade D.
AWPI-Princeton: 6.1 TCR = 184% of Kiln drying lumber BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
AWPI-Princeton safety composite
AWPI-Princeton scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 30%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% 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%).
Rising injury rate
AWPI-Princeton: 1.7 → 3.8 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 20.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.63× in 2023
AWPI-Princeton's TCR rose 2.1 from 1.7 in 2016 to 3.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 20.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.63× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321999 · Princeton, WV ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.1 · 184% of ind
- DART 3.8 DART
- RANK #14/15
- PHOTO Woodlink
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~56 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Woodlink (0.0 TCR gap)
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AWPI-Princeton in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Gutchess Hardw
Gutchess Hardwoods Incorporated
6.2 TCR
- This site
AWPI-Princeton
6.1 TCR
- Woodlink
Woodlink
6.1 TCR
- Highland Pelle
Highland Pellets
6.1 TCR
- Wallingford
Wallingford
6.1 TCR
What this shows AWPI-Princeton averages 6.1 TCR (184% of the Kiln drying lumber BLS benchmark).
AWPI-Princeton TCR series: 2016=1.7 · 2017=7.1 · 2018=20.9 · 2019=7.9 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=1.7 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=3.8 · BLS 3.3
Where AWPI-Princeton falls in its industry
405 Kiln drying lumber establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to West Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 15 Kiln drying lumber employers in West Virginia.
AWPI-Princeton has more employees than the Kiln drying lumber median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 20.9 | 12.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321999 · WV · Princeton
405 Kiln drying lumber employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 2,269 rated employers in West Virginia with headcount on file · 49 employers in Princeton, WV · 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 | Woodlink | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Highland Pellets | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wallingford | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gutchess Hardwoods Incorporated | 6.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kelly Paving Inc. | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United Electric of Wheeling, Inc. | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hatzel & Buehler Inc. - West Virginia | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 115 Dye Drive | 56 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital | 1,064 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2933 | 337 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2933 | 328 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Southern Highlands #175 | 321 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | United 356 | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dept. of Corrections (5) | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CFER | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Get Fresh Produce - Bartlett | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CRI | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AWI Flint Warehouse | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AJs 173 | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bashas 113 | 56 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.