Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors · Pennsylvania
Berlin Steel - PA Office
West Chester, PA · ~84 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Berlin Steel - PA Office runs at 72% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors workplace, earning a grade B.
Berlin Steel - PA Office: 2.0 TCR = 72% of Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Berlin Steel - PA Office safety composite
Berlin Steel - PA Office scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 53%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−0.8
2016→2024
Berlin Steel - PA Office injury rate improved
Berlin Steel - PA Office's TCR fell 0.8 from 2.1 in 2016 to 1.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 3.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.62× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.1 · 2017=2.3 · 2018=3.8 · 2019=2.3 · 2020=2.4 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=1.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238120 · West Chester, PA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.0 · 72% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #6/37
- PHOTO Whitmore Steel Inc.
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~84 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Whitmore Steel Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Berlin Steel - PA Office in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Berlin Steel - PA Office
2 TCR
- Whitmore Steel
Whitmore Steel Inc.
2 TCR
- Searcy Constru
Searcy Construction Services, Inc.
2 TCR
- McMahon Steel
McMahon Steel Company Inc.
2 TCR
- JPW Erectors,
JPW Erectors, Inc.
2 TCR
What this shows Berlin Steel - PA Office averages 2.0 TCR (72% of the Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors BLS benchmark).
Berlin Steel - PA Office TCR series: 2016=2.1 · 2017=2.3 · 2018=3.8 · 2019=2.3 · 2020=2.4 · 2021=0 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=1.3 · BLS 2.8
Where Berlin Steel - PA Office falls in its industry
705 Structural steel erecting or i establishmentsSafer than 75% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 37 Structural steel erecting or i employers in Pennsylvania.
Berlin Steel - PA Office has more employees than the Structural steel erecting or iron work c median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238120 · PA · West Chester
705 Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 171 employers in West Chester, 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 | Whitmore Steel Inc. | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Searcy Construction Services, Inc. | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McMahon Steel Company Inc. | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JPW Erectors, Inc. | 2.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | R.W. Sauder Inc | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wilkinsburg B | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kriger Pipeline, Incorporatated | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UGI Archbald | 84 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chester County Hospital | 2,607 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | QVC, Inc. (Studio Park) | 2,531 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DePuy Synthes West Chester | 2,087 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DePuy Synthes Sales West Chester | 1,265 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hope Mills | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | State Garden, Inc. | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bodensteiner Implement Company Waukon Location | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | U.S. Paint Corporation | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wellbrooke of Westfield | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lowes Foods #190 | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Livonia | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D-Division | 84 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.