Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing · Pennsylvania
DePuy Synthes BRW Plant West Chester
West Chester, PA · ~291 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
DePuy Synthes BRW Plant West Chester runs at 56% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
DePuy Synthes BRW Plant West Chester: 1.9 TCR = 56% of Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
DePuy Synthes BRW Plant West Chester safety composite
DePuy Synthes BRW Plant West Chester scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 40%), 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)
- D 1.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% 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
−0.8
2016→2018
DePuy Synthes BRW Plant West Chester injury rate improved
DePuy Synthes BRW Plant West Chester's TCR fell 0.8 from 2.2 in 2016 to 1.4 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2016 at 2.2 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.19× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.2 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=1.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339112 · West Chester, PA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 56% of ind
- DART 0.3 DART
- RANK #27/42
- PHOTO ATIW
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~291 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ATIW (0.0 TCR gap)
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DePuy Synthes BRW Plant West Chester in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
DePuy Synthes BRW Plant West Chester
1.9 TCR
- ATIW
ATIW
1.9 TCR
- Medivators - M
Medivators - MN
1.9 TCR
- Bradshaw Medic
Bradshaw Medical
1.9 TCR
- First Article
First Article Inc.
1.8 TCR
What this shows DePuy Synthes BRW Plant West Chester averages 1.9 TCR (56% of the Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
DePuy Synthes BRW Plant West Chester TCR series: 2016=2.2 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=1.4 · BLS 3.3
Where DePuy Synthes BRW Plant West Chester falls in its industry
741 Surgical and Medical Instrumen establishmentsSafer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #27 safest of 42 Surgical and Medical Instrumen employers in Pennsylvania.
DePuy Synthes BRW Plant West Chester has more employees than the Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufact median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339112 · PA · West Chester
741 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 171 employers in West Chester, 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 | ATIW | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Medivators - MN | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bradshaw Medical | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | First Article Inc. | 1.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | AES Clean Technology | 291 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pennsylvania HQ & DC | 291 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NPC, Inc. HQ | 291 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rush Order Tees | 291 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chester County Hospital | 2,607 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | QVC, Inc. (Studio Park) | 2,531 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DePuy Synthes West Chester | 2,087 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DePuy Synthes Sales West Chester | 1,265 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Moline Customer Office | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hebron Preprint | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plant 282 Burlington, NC | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BorgWarner | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bemis North America - Fremont | 291 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Goodrich ES - Atlantic Inertial Systems | 291 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pistachio Plant | 291 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Davis Correctional | 291 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.