Catheters manufacturing · Pennsylvania
B. Braun Medical Inc.
Allentown, PA · ~1,214 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
B. Braun Medical Inc. runs at 45% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Catheters manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
B. Braun Medical Inc.: 1.5 TCR = 45% of Catheters manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
B. Braun Medical Inc. safety composite
B. Braun Medical Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 49%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.7
2016→2024
B. Braun Medical Inc. injury rate improved
B. Braun Medical Inc.'s TCR fell 0.7 from 2.0 in 2016 to 1.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 2.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.33× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.0 · 2017=1.2 · 2018=1.5 · 2019=1.5 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=1.5 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=1.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339112 · Allentown, PA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 1.5 · 45% of ind
- DART 0.5 DART
- RANK #23/42
- PHOTO embecta Holdrege
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 150 inj
- SIZE ~1,214 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: embecta Holdrege (0.0 TCR gap)
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B. Braun Medical Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
B. Braun Medical Inc.
1.5 TCR
- embecta Holdre
embecta Holdrege
1.5 TCR
- Teleflex Medic
Teleflex Medical Inc. Coventry
1.5 TCR
- Edwards Lifesc
Edwards Lifesciences
1.5 TCR
- AngioDynamics,
AngioDynamics, Inc. (Queensbury)
1.5 TCR
What this shows B. Braun Medical Inc. averages 1.5 TCR (45% of the Catheters manufacturing BLS benchmark).
B. Braun Medical Inc. TCR series: 2016=2 · 2017=1.2 · 2018=1.5 · 2019=1.5 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=1.5 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=1.3 · BLS 3.3
Where B. Braun Medical Inc. falls in its industry
741 Catheters manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 42 Catheters manufacturing employers in Pennsylvania.
B. Braun Medical Inc. has more employees than the Catheters manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339112 · PA · Allentown
741 Catheters manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 447 employers in Allentown, 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 | embecta Holdrege | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Teleflex Medical Inc. Coventry | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Edwards Lifesciences | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AngioDynamics, Inc. (Queensbury) | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 4087 | 1,215 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Riddle Hospital | 1,213 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Farmers Pride Inc Plant 3 | 1,212 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AVP1 | 1,212 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lehigh Valley Hospital | 9,463 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1200SCC | 6,531 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Main Campus | 2,118 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LOCATION 48042 | 1,728 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | CA-Irwindale Business Center | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | GR-FCS-GRAVES | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carter Lumber 70 | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hutchinson Service Center | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Baptist Health Deaconess | 1,214 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | New River Electrical Corporation | 1,214 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cagvs - Grande Vista | 1,215 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oconee Nuclear | 1,213 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.