Diapers, disposable, made from purchased paper or textile fiber · Pennsylvania
Berk Internationalm LLC - 8QC
Boyertown, PA · ~59 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Berk Internationalm LLC - 8QC runs at 390% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Diapers, disposable, made from purchased paper or textile fiber workplace, earning a grade F.
Berk Internationalm LLC - 8QC: 12.9 TCR = 390% of Diapers, disposable, made from purchased paper or textile fiber BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Berk Internationalm LLC - 8QC safety composite
Berk Internationalm LLC - 8QC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 2%), 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).
14/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% 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
−8.8
2019→2020
Berk Internationalm LLC - 8QC injury rate improved
Berk Internationalm LLC - 8QC's TCR fell 8.8 from 17.2 in 2019 to 8.5 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2019 at 17.2 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=17.2 · 2020=8.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322291 · Boyertown, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.9 · 390% of ind
- DART 8.5 DART
- RANK #12/12
- PHOTO Softex Products Puer…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~59 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Softex Products Puerto Rico (2.8 TCR gap)
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Berk Internationalm LLC - 8QC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Legacy Convert
Legacy Converting Inc.
17.6 TCR
- Softex Product
Softex Products Puerto Rico
15.6 TCR
- This site
Berk Internationalm LLC - 8QC
12.9 TCR
- GCP PAPER USA,
GCP PAPER USA, INC
9.9 TCR
- Greif
Greif
9.2 TCR
What this shows Berk Internationalm LLC - 8QC averages 12.9 TCR (390% of the Diapers, disposable, made from purchased paper or textile fiber BLS benchmark).
Berk Internationalm LLC - 8QC TCR series: 2019=17.2 · 2020=8.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Berk Internationalm LLC - 8QC falls in its industry
113 Diapers, disposable, made from establishmentsSafer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 12 Diapers, disposable, made from employers in Pennsylvania.
Berk Internationalm LLC - 8QC has fewer employees than the Diapers, disposable, made from purchased median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17.2 | 8.6 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322291 · PA · Boyertown
113 Diapers, disposable, made from purchased paper or textile fiber employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 28 employers in Boyertown, 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 | Softex Products Puerto Rico | 15.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GCP PAPER USA, INC | 9.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Greif | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Legacy Converting Inc. | 17.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dan Schantz Greenhouse (Pipersville, PA) | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North Creek Nurseries, Inc. | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eddystone Generating Station | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | S&A Homes, Inc. | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Drug Plastics and Glass Co., Inc. - Boyertown, PA | 267 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Global Advanced Metals | 172 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chestnut Knoll | 92 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Redner's Warehouse Market Boyertown | 92 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | BlueLinx Corporation Portland | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | South Bend Retirement LLC dba Primrose of Mishawaka | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Glendale Center | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rocky Fork Company | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Magna IV Color Imaging, Inc | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NGC - Richmond Plant | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DGS Aviation Services : BIS - Bismarck | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DGS Aviation Services : EYW - Key West | 59 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.