Chocolate (e.g., coatings, instant, liquor, syrups) made from cacao beans · Pennsylvania
Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate
Hazle Township, PA · ~163 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate runs at 30% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Chocolate (e.g., coatings, instant, liquor, syrups) made from cacao beans workplace, earning a grade A.
Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate: 1.3 TCR = 30% of Chocolate (e.g., coatings, instant, liquor, syrups) made from cacao beans BLS 4.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate safety composite
Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 91% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
78/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 91% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.7
2018→2022
Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate injury rate improved
Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate's TCR fell 1.7 from 1.7 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2021 at 2.1 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=1.7 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311351 · Hazle Township, PA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 30% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/23
- PHOTO West Hershey Plant
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~163 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: West Hershey Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate
1.3 TCR
- West Hershey P
West Hershey Plant
1.2 TCR
- Giannios Candy
Giannios Candy Co., Inc.
1.2 TCR
- Lindt Sprungli
Lindt Sprungli USA
1.2 TCR
- Demets Candy C
Demets Candy Co
1.1 TCR
What this shows Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate averages 1.3 TCR (30% of the Chocolate (e.g., coatings, instant, liquor, syrups) made from cacao beans BLS benchmark).
Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate TCR series: 2018=1.7 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=0 · BLS 4.2
Where Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate falls in its industry
65 Chocolate (e.g., coatings, in establishmentsSafer than 83% 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 #4 safest of 23 Chocolate (e.g., coatings, in employers in Pennsylvania.
Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate has fewer employees than the Chocolate (e.g., coatings, instant, liq median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311351 · PA · Hazle Township
65 Chocolate (e.g., coatings, instant, liquor, syrups) made from cacao beans employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 36 employers in Hazle Township, 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 | West Hershey Plant | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Giannios Candy Co., Inc. | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lindt Sprungli USA | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Demets Candy Co | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Tavo Packaging | 163 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | US172: Philadelphia 544 - SG | 163 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Warrell Corporation | 163 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Norristown PA Depot | 163 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hazleton Distribution Center | 972 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Hershey Co Hazleton | 701 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 9720 | 633 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hershey - Hazleton Plant | 533 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | AMS Mechanical Systems, Inc | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 177 - Mt Prospect | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lennar Austin/San Antonio | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 661 - Canton-CT | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sullivan-Palatek Inc | 163 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Food City Store #821 | 163 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 64 - Woodridge | 163 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 428 - Elmhurst | 163 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.