Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly · Pennsylvania
Columbia Cottage-Hershey
Palmyra, PA · ~40 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 23.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Columbia Cottage-Hershey runs at 612% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly workplace, earning a grade F.
Columbia Cottage-Hershey: 23.3 TCR = 612% of Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly BLS 3.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Columbia Cottage-Hershey safety composite
Columbia Cottage-Hershey scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 23.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% 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
−27.8
2019→2024
Columbia Cottage-Hershey injury rate improved
Columbia Cottage-Hershey's TCR fell 27.8 from 30.9 in 2019 to 3.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 66.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=30.9 · 2020=36.5 · 2021=6.7 · 2022=39.0 · 2023=66.1 · 2024=3.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 623312 · Palmyra, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 23.3 · 612% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #231/233
- PHOTO Bethesda Gardens of …
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 27 inj
- SIZE ~40 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bethesda Gardens of Terre Haute (0.0 TCR gap)
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Columbia Cottage-Hershey in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Columbia Cottage-Hershey
23.3 TCR
- Cedarbrook
Cedarbrook
23.3 TCR
- Bethesda Garde
Bethesda Gardens of Terre Haute
23.2 TCR
- Brookdale Denv
Brookdale Denver Tech Center
23.2 TCR
- Wesley Haven V
Wesley Haven Villa
23.2 TCR
What this shows Columbia Cottage-Hershey averages 23.3 TCR (612% of the Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly BLS benchmark).
Columbia Cottage-Hershey TCR series: 2019=30.9 · 2020=36.5 · 2021=6.7 · 2022=39 · 2023=66.1 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 3.8
Where Columbia Cottage-Hershey falls in its industry
6,510 Assisted Living Facilities for establishmentsSafer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.2.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #231 safest of 233 Assisted Living Facilities for employers in Pennsylvania.
Columbia Cottage-Hershey has fewer employees than the Assisted Living Facilities for the Elder median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.2. 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 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 66.1 | 66.1 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| 2022 | 39.0 | 35.5 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 36.5 | 29.9 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 30.9 | 30.9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
623312 · PA · Palmyra
6,510 Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 34 employers in Palmyra, 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 | Bethesda Gardens of Terre Haute | 23.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Brookdale Denver Tech Center | 23.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cedarbrook | 23.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wesley Haven Villa | 23.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CNB Mushroom, LLC | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ASA Mushroom LLC | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Conard-Pyle Co. | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Coastal Greenhouses, LLC -PA | 40 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hershey EDC III WHS | 468 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PA - Hershey | 439 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palmyra - 500 North Lingle Avenue | 438 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hershey EDC 3 DC - Joseph Breslin. (SMRU0220) | 408 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - HBA9 | 23.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southport Yachts, LLC | 23.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AN3 Boston, LLC | 23.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eugene/Springfield Administration | 23.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC - Fort Worth | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kulp's of Stratford | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aaa-Allergy and Asthma | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Onaga Health and Rehab | 40 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.