Bakery products (except frozen) merchant wholesalers · Pennsylvania
Benzel's Bretzel Bakery, Inc.
Altoona, PA · ~78 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Benzel's Bretzel Bakery, Inc. runs at 164% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Bakery products (except frozen) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Benzel's Bretzel Bakery, Inc.: 3.6 TCR = 164% of Bakery products (except frozen) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Benzel's Bretzel Bakery, Inc. safety composite
Benzel's Bretzel Bakery, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 78% 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).
71/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 3.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 1.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% 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
−1.1
2016→2024
Benzel's Bretzel Bakery, Inc. injury rate improved
Benzel's Bretzel Bakery, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.1 from 2.5 in 2016 to 1.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 8.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.5 · 2017=8.5 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=4.6 · 2021=1.2 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=3.8 · 2024=1.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424490 · Altoona, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.6 · 164% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #13/68
- PHOTO WI - Oshkosh - 2900 …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~78 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: WI - Oshkosh - 2900 Jackson St - The American Bottling Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Benzel's Bretzel Bakery, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Benzel's Bretzel Bakery, Inc.
3.6 TCR
- WI - Oshkosh -
WI - Oshkosh - 2900 Jackson St - The American Bottling Company
3.6 TCR
- WISCONSIN RAPI
WISCONSIN RAPIDS WI
3.6 TCR
- Community Coff
Community Coffee - Dallas Sales
3.6 TCR
- MI - Holland D
MI - Holland DSD
3.6 TCR
What this shows Benzel's Bretzel Bakery, Inc. averages 3.6 TCR (164% of the Bakery products (except frozen) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Benzel's Bretzel Bakery, Inc. TCR series: 2016=2.5 · 2017=8.5 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=4.6 · 2021=1.2 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=3.8 · 2024=1.3 · BLS 2.2
Where Benzel's Bretzel Bakery, Inc. falls in its industry
1,278 Bakery products (except frozen establishmentsSafer than 78% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.0.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 68 Bakery products (except frozen employers in Pennsylvania.
Benzel's Bretzel Bakery, Inc. has more employees than the Bakery products (except frozen) merchant median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.0. 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 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424490 · PA · Altoona
1,278 Bakery products (except frozen) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 120 employers in Altoona, 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 | WI - Oshkosh - 2900 Jackson St - The American Bottling Company | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WISCONSIN RAPIDS WI | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Community Coffee - Dallas Sales | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MI - Holland DSD | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Manheim Egg | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UGI Penn Natural Gas Archbald | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Charter Homes Building Company, Inc. | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bath Saver, Inc. 5 | 78 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pyramid Healthcare Inc | 3,019 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UPMC Altoona | 2,407 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Home Nursing Agency and Visiting Nurse Association | 785 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UPMC Altoona Regional Health Services Inc | 606 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ferdinand Branch Plant | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oak Lane Nursing and Rehab | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nelson Freight Service, Inc. | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Geneva Commons #124 | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Gilbane Building Company Providence | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D&H Excavating Inc | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Medilodge of Mt. Pleasant | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Price Brothers, Inc. - North | 78 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.