Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing · New York
Commonwealth Plywood Inc
Whitehall, NY · ~157 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Commonwealth Plywood Inc runs at 293% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Commonwealth Plywood Inc: 9.7 TCR = 293% of Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Commonwealth Plywood Inc safety composite
Commonwealth Plywood Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% 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
−20.8
2017→2024
Commonwealth Plywood Inc injury rate improved
Commonwealth Plywood Inc's TCR fell 20.8 from 23.1 in 2017 to 2.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 619.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=23.1 · 2018=18.4 · 2019=8.2 · 2020=9.1 · 2021=619.6 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=2.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321211 · Whitehall, NY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 9.7 · 293% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #3/5
- PHOTO Wisconsin Veneer & P…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 83 inj
- SIZE ~157 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Wisconsin Veneer & Plywood (0.0 TCR gap)
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Commonwealth Plywood Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Commonwealth Plywood Inc
9.7 TCR
- Florida Plywoo
Florida Plywoods Inc
9.7 TCR
- Wisconsin Vene
Wisconsin Veneer & Plywood
9.6 TCR
- Birchwood Manu
Birchwood Manufacturing Company
9.6 TCR
- Danzer Veneer
Danzer Veneer Americas
9.5 TCR
What this shows Commonwealth Plywood Inc averages 9.7 TCR (293% of the Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Commonwealth Plywood Inc TCR series: 2017=23.1 · 2018=18.4 · 2019=8.2 · 2020=9.1 · 2021=619.6 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=2.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Commonwealth Plywood Inc falls in its industry
116 Hardwood veneer or plywood man establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.9.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 5 Hardwood veneer or plywood man employers in New York.
Commonwealth Plywood Inc has more employees than the Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.9. 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 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 619.6 | 381.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 18.4 | 11.1 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 23.1 | 9.4 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321211 · NY · Whitehall
116 Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 4 employers in Whitehall, 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 | Wisconsin Veneer & Plywood | 9.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Florida Plywoods Inc | 9.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Birchwood Manufacturing Company | 9.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Danzer Veneer Americas | 9.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Rye Service Center | 157 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FSE Hudson Yards | 157 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Heritage Mechanical Services, Inc. | 157 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rosina Food Products - Clinton | 157 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 8986 Locations | 45 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Goulds Lawn and Landscaping Inc | 36 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Maplewood Ice Co. Inc. | 30 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Frc Transportation Services | 9.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | VES - Empl. Svcs./Res Adm. Office | 9.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gayle Manufacturing Company - Nampa, ID | 9.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | K&M Tire Chicago | 9.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Richmond, Va | 157 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brandon Woods at Alvamar | 157 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Thermo-Tech Windows LLC | 157 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Woodruff & Sons, Inc.-FL | 157 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.