Healthcare Laundry · New York
Buffalo, NY
Tonawanda, NY · ~33 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Buffalo, NY runs at 280% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Healthcare Laundry workplace, earning a grade F.
Buffalo, NY: 5.9 TCR = 280% of Healthcare Laundry BLS 2.1 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Buffalo, NY safety composite
Buffalo, NY scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.17 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%).
Rising injury rate
Buffalo, NY: 9.1 → 11.2 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 11.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.9× in 2023
Buffalo, NY's TCR rose 2.1 from 9.1 in 2016 to 11.2 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 1.9× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 812332 · Tonawanda, NY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.9 · 280% of ind
- DART 11.2 DART
- RANK #22/28
- PHOTO 4021-A511
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 4021-A511 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Buffalo, NY in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Buffalo, NY
5.9 TCR
- 4021-A511
4021-A511
5.9 TCR
- Model
Model
5.9 TCR
- Mission Linen
Mission Linen Supply Sacramento 4800
5.9 TCR
- Elite Linen Se
Elite Linen Service
5.9 TCR
What this shows Buffalo, NY averages 5.9 TCR (280% of the Healthcare Laundry BLS benchmark).
Buffalo, NY TCR series: 2016=9.1 · 2021=3.3 · 2022=0 · 2023=11.2 · BLS 2.1
Where Buffalo, NY falls in its industry
917 Healthcare Laundry establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 28 Healthcare Laundry employers in New York.
Buffalo, NY has fewer employees than the Healthcare Laundry median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
812332 · NY · Tonawanda
917 Healthcare Laundry employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 134 employers in Tonawanda, NY · 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 | 4021-A511 | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Model | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mission Linen Supply Sacramento 4800 | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Elite Linen Service | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Donald DeMarree Fruit Farm, inc. | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hillcrest Holsteins, LLC | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Royal-J-Acres, LLC | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | McCollum Farms, Inc | 33 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tonawanda Engine Plant | 1,623 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sumitomo Rubber USA, LLC | 1,396 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Praxair Technology Center | 1,039 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Linde Inc. | 986 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | William J Jones & Son INc | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #1496 PARMA HEIGHTS, OH | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Development Workshop, Inc. Idaho Falls | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #1783 Derby, CT | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | White Sox Stadium | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 4504/3539 - Valley Steel Covered Reload | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Land N' Sea - Houston | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Premier Truck of St. George | 33 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.