Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Byrne Chiarlone LP d/b/a Wm. A. Schmidt and Sons
Chester, PA · ~24 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Byrne Chiarlone LP d/b/a Wm. A. Schmidt and Sons runs at 439% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Byrne Chiarlone LP d/b/a Wm. A. Schmidt and Sons: 14.5 TCR = 439% of Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Byrne Chiarlone LP d/b/a Wm. A. Schmidt and Sons safety composite
Byrne Chiarlone LP d/b/a Wm. A. Schmidt and Sons scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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 14.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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
Byrne Chiarlone LP d/b/a Wm. A. Schmidt and Sons: 0.0 → 13.3 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 26.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.3× in 2024
Byrne Chiarlone LP d/b/a Wm. A. Schmidt and Sons's TCR rose 13.3 from 0.0 in 2018 to 13.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 26.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332420 · Chester, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 14.5 · 439% of ind
- DART 4.4 DART
- RANK #20/20
- PHOTO Mason Manufacturing,…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~24 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mason Manufacturing, LLC (0.1 TCR gap)
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Byrne Chiarlone LP d/b/a Wm. A. Schmidt and Sons in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Feldmeier Equi
Feldmeier Equipment NV
15.2 TCR
- Seattle Boiler
Seattle Boiler Works, Inc
15 TCR
- This site
Byrne Chiarlone LP d/b/a Wm. A. Schmidt and Sons
14.5 TCR
- Mason Manufact
Mason Manufacturing, LLC
14.4 TCR
- Niles Steel Ta
Niles Steel Tank Company
14.3 TCR
What this shows Byrne Chiarlone LP d/b/a Wm. A. Schmidt and Sons averages 14.5 TCR (439% of the Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Byrne Chiarlone LP d/b/a Wm. A. Schmidt and Sons TCR series: 2018=0 · 2019=13.4 · 2020=9.5 · 2022=24.3 · 2023=26.6 · 2024=13.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Byrne Chiarlone LP d/b/a Wm. A. Schmidt and Sons falls in its industry
355 Water tanks, heavy gauge metal establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #20 safest of 20 Water tanks, heavy gauge metal employers in Pennsylvania.
Byrne Chiarlone LP d/b/a Wm. A. Schmidt and Sons has fewer employees than the Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufact median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 13.3 | 4.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 26.6 | 8.8 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24.3 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13.4 | 8.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332420 · PA · Chester
355 Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 45 employers in 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 | Mason Manufacturing, LLC | 14.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Niles Steel Tank Company | 14.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Seattle Boiler Works, Inc | 15.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Feldmeier Equipment NV | 15.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Avon Heights Mushrooms, Inc. | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Waynesburg PA | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Liberty Electric Power LLC | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station | 24 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Harrah's Philadelphia Casino Racetrack | 1,017 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Health Access Network | 941 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PHRG PHL/HQ | 826 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PHRG HQ | 680 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | JEI Corporate Services Sacramento | 14.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0208 Livermore | 14.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bennett Lumber Products, Inc. | 14.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Three Rivers | 14.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Events Company | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dresser-Rand Los Angeles Service Center | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dakota Storage Buildings, LLC | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Protective Coatings | 24 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.