Intravenous (IV) solution preparations manufacturing · Pennsylvania
CAPS Lehigh Valley
Allentown, PA · ~158 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
CAPS Lehigh Valley runs at 149% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Intravenous (IV) solution preparations manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
CAPS Lehigh Valley: 4.9 TCR = 149% of Intravenous (IV) solution preparations manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
CAPS Lehigh Valley safety composite
CAPS Lehigh Valley scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 14%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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
−2.1
2016→2024
CAPS Lehigh Valley injury rate improved
CAPS Lehigh Valley's TCR fell 2.1 from 3.5 in 2016 to 1.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 13.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.5 · 2017=5.1 · 2018=8.4 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=13.7 · 2021=2.8 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=1.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325412 · Allentown, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.9 · 149% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #45/46
- PHOTO Asept Pak. Inc.
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 57 inj
- SIZE ~158 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Asept Pak. Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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CAPS Lehigh Valley in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Asept Pak. Inc
Asept Pak. Inc.
5 TCR
- FLP, LLC
FLP, LLC
5 TCR
- Cardinal Healt
Cardinal Health NPS Aurora
5 TCR
- Heritage Pharm
Heritage Pharma Labs Inc.
5 TCR
- This site
CAPS Lehigh Valley
4.9 TCR
What this shows CAPS Lehigh Valley averages 4.9 TCR (149% of the Intravenous (IV) solution preparations manufacturing BLS benchmark).
CAPS Lehigh Valley TCR series: 2016=3.5 · 2017=5.1 · 2018=8.4 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=13.7 · 2021=2.8 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=1.4 · BLS 3.3
Where CAPS Lehigh Valley falls in its industry
855 Intravenous (IV) solution prep establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #45 safest of 46 Intravenous (IV) solution prep employers in Pennsylvania.
CAPS Lehigh Valley has fewer employees than the Intravenous (IV) solution preparations m median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.6. 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 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325412 · PA · Allentown
855 Intravenous (IV) solution preparations manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 447 employers in Allentown, 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 | Asept Pak. Inc. | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FLP, LLC | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cardinal Health NPS Aurora | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Heritage Pharma Labs Inc. | 5.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pennsylvania Operation | 158 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | USA Compression Partners Northeast | 158 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | John F. Martin & Sons, LLC | 158 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ARYZTA - Hazleton | 158 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lehigh Valley Hospital | 9,463 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1200SCC | 6,531 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Main Campus | 2,118 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LOCATION 48042 | 1,728 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Elizabeth City | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | VDF Tuthill Plant | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Humphrey Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Portland Alaska | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Columbia Forest Products Presque Isle, Maine | 158 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ewing-Doherty Mechanical, Inc. | 158 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. (Sulphur Springs, Tx) | 158 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ferguson Construction Company - Sidney | 158 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.