Sodium aluminate manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Buckman's Inc.
Pottstown, PA · ~316 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Buckman's Inc. runs at 246% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Sodium aluminate manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Buckman's Inc.: 8.1 TCR = 246% of Sodium aluminate manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Buckman's Inc. safety composite
Buckman's Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Buckman's Inc.: 5.0 → 6.4 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 183.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.79× in 2024
Buckman's Inc.'s TCR rose 1.3 from 5.0 in 2016 to 6.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 183.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325180 · Pottstown, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.1 · 246% of ind
- DART 6.4 DART
- RANK #14/15
- PHOTO Jones-Hamilton Co.
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 78 inj
- SIZE ~316 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Jones-Hamilton Co. (0.2 TCR gap)
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Buckman's Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Micronutrients
Micronutrients USA, LLC - Warehouse
8.4 TCR
- Jones-Hamilton
Jones-Hamilton Co.
8.3 TCR
- Jost Chemical
Jost Chemical Comapny
8.3 TCR
- This site
Buckman's Inc.
8.1 TCR
- Molecular Prod
Molecular Products, Inc.
7.7 TCR
What this shows Buckman's Inc. averages 8.1 TCR (246% of the Sodium aluminate manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Buckman's Inc. TCR series: 2016=5 · 2018=183.7 · 2021=16.5 · 2022=7.9 · 2023=4.7 · 2024=6.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Buckman's Inc. falls in its industry
418 Sodium aluminate manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 15 Sodium aluminate manufacturing employers in Pennsylvania.
Buckman's Inc. has more employees than the Sodium aluminate manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.9 | 5.9 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16.5 | 10.2 | 19 | 15 | 0 |
| 2018 | 183.7 | 24.5 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325180 · PA · Pottstown
418 Sodium aluminate manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 110 employers in Pottstown, 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 | Jones-Hamilton Co. | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jost Chemical Comapny | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Micronutrients USA, LLC - Warehouse | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Molecular Products, Inc. | 7.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Womelsdorf - John F Martin & Sons | 316 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Saxonburg, PA | 316 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RETAIL-100 CABELA DR, HAMBURG PA | 316 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 4276 | 316 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pottstown Hospital LLC | 888 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Limerick Generating Station | 775 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pottstown Plant | 328 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Venezia Bulk Services Inc. | 306 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Denver Museum of Nature & Science | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Industrial Weldors & Machinists, Inc | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SupplyHouse Texas LLC | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NHM, Inc. | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Keen Mountain Correctional Center | 316 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Research Innovations | 316 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aso LLC | 316 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Morrow Equipment Company LLC | 316 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.