Cups, polystyrene foam, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Dart Container Lancaster
Lancaster, PA · ~165 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dart Container Lancaster runs at 53% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Cups, polystyrene foam, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Dart Container Lancaster: 1.8 TCR = 53% of Cups, polystyrene foam, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dart Container Lancaster safety composite
Dart Container Lancaster scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% 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).
72/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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
−1.6
2016→2024
Dart Container Lancaster injury rate improved
Dart Container Lancaster's TCR fell 1.6 from 1.6 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 4.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.6 · 2017=2.7 · 2018=2.1 · 2019=4.0 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=0.8 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=0.6 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326140 · Lancaster, PA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 53% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/10
- PHOTO 3A Composites USA - …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~165 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 3A Composites USA - Glasgow (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dart Container Lancaster in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Dart Container Lancaster
1.8 TCR
- Dart Container
Dart Container Lithonia
1.8 TCR
- Dart Container
Dart Container Quitman
1.8 TCR
- 3A Composites
3A Composites USA - Glasgow
1.7 TCR
- Kingspan Insul
Kingspan Insulation, LLC
1.7 TCR
What this shows Dart Container Lancaster averages 1.8 TCR (53% of the Cups, polystyrene foam, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Dart Container Lancaster TCR series: 2016=1.6 · 2017=2.7 · 2018=2.1 · 2019=4 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=0.8 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=0.6 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Dart Container Lancaster falls in its industry
260 Cups, polystyrene foam, manufa establishmentsSafer than 77% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 10 Cups, polystyrene foam, manufa employers in Pennsylvania.
Dart Container Lancaster has more employees than the Cups, polystyrene foam, manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326140 · PA · Lancaster
260 Cups, polystyrene foam, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 450 employers in Lancaster, 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 | 3A Composites USA - Glasgow | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dart Container Lithonia | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dart Container Quitman | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kingspan Insulation, LLC | 1.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenwood Mushrooms | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Arnold | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CHESWICK, PA | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fairless | 165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lancaster General Health, LGH Hospital | 7,424 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LGHealth | 7,215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lancaster General Hospital | 6,528 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lancaster General Medical Group | 1,436 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Crown Lift Trucks Vandalia | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oak Ridge Utility District | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Corporate & Equipment Group | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hydrite - Visalia | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bonnavilla Homes | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GL 535 Galley | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 4WW | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 5400 Mackinaw | 165 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.