Signs and signboards (except paper, paperboard) manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Blair Image Elements - Main
Altoona, PA · ~295 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Blair Image Elements - Main runs at 148% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Signs and signboards (except paper, paperboard) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Blair Image Elements - Main: 4.9 TCR = 148% of Signs and signboards (except paper, paperboard) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Blair Image Elements - Main safety composite
Blair Image Elements - Main scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 36%), 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).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% 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
−1.5
2021→2024
Blair Image Elements - Main injury rate improved
Blair Image Elements - Main's TCR fell 1.5 from 4.0 in 2021 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 7.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=4.0 · 2022=7.3 · 2023=5.8 · 2024=2.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339950 · Altoona, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.9 · 148% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #8/16
- PHOTO Egads LLC
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 57 inj
- SIZE ~295 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Egads LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Blair Image Elements - Main in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Blair Image Elements - Main
4.9 TCR
- Egads LLC
Egads LLC
4.9 TCR
- Everbrite - El
Everbrite - Elkhorn
4.9 TCR
- Allen Industri
Allen Industries Inc.-Arch
4.8 TCR
- DeNyse Compani
DeNyse Companies, Inc.
4.8 TCR
What this shows Blair Image Elements - Main averages 4.9 TCR (148% of the Signs and signboards (except paper, paperboard) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Blair Image Elements - Main TCR series: 2021=4 · 2022=7.3 · 2023=5.8 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Blair Image Elements - Main falls in its industry
405 Signs and signboards (except p establishmentsSafer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 16 Signs and signboards (except p employers in Pennsylvania.
Blair Image Elements - Main has more employees than the Signs and signboards (except paper, pape median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339950 · PA · Altoona
405 Signs and signboards (except paper, paperboard) manufacturing 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 | Egads LLC | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Allen Industries Inc.-Arch | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Everbrite - Elkhorn | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DeNyse Companies, Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Knouse Foods Coop, Inc - Orrtanna | 295 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BlueTriton Brands - Allentown East Facility | 295 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | C&J | 295 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 2024 | 295 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 | Petro - Poughkeepsie | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oak Village Healthcare | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6628 Laguna Hills | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3022 Cottleville | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | US Army North | 295 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lexington Clinic South Broadway | 295 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Eataly Dallas | 295 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Regional West Physicians Clinic | 295 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.