Amusement parks (e.g., theme, water) · Pennsylvania
Dorney Park and Wild Water Kingdom
Allentown, PA · ~1,179 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dorney Park and Wild Water Kingdom runs at 357% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Amusement parks (e.g., theme, water) workplace, earning a grade F.
Dorney Park and Wild Water Kingdom: 11.1 TCR = 357% of Amusement parks (e.g., theme, water) BLS 3.1 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dorney Park and Wild Water Kingdom safety composite
Dorney Park and Wild Water Kingdom scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−2.9
2023→2024
Dorney Park and Wild Water Kingdom injury rate improved
Dorney Park and Wild Water Kingdom's TCR fell 2.9 from 12.5 in 2023 to 9.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 12.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.61× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=12.5 · 2024=9.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 713110 · Allentown, PA ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade F · TCR 11.1 · 357% of ind
- DART 6.8 DART
- RANK #13/17
- PHOTO The Adventure Park a…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 102 inj
- SIZE ~1,179 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: The Adventure Park at Virginia Aquarium (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dorney Park and Wild Water Kingdom in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Dollywood's Sp
Dollywood's Splash Country
11.3 TCR
- 3311 Capital B
3311 Capital Boulevard
11.3 TCR
- This site
Dorney Park and Wild Water Kingdom
11.1 TCR
- Discovery Cove
Discovery Cove
11.1 TCR
- The Adventure
The Adventure Park at Virginia Aquarium
11 TCR
What this shows Dorney Park and Wild Water Kingdom averages 11.1 TCR (357% of the Amusement parks (e.g., theme, water) BLS benchmark).
Dorney Park and Wild Water Kingdom TCR series: 2023=12.5 · 2024=9.6 · BLS 3.1
Where Dorney Park and Wild Water Kingdom falls in its industry
296 Amusement parks (e.g., theme, establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.3.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 17 Amusement parks (e.g., theme, employers in Pennsylvania.
Dorney Park and Wild Water Kingdom has more employees than the Amusement parks (e.g., theme, water) median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.3. 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 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 50 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.5 | 6.9 | 52 | 17 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
713110 · PA · Allentown
296 Amusement parks (e.g., theme, water) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 447 employers in Allentown, 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 | The Adventure Park at Virginia Aquarium | 11.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Discovery Cove | 11.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dollywood's Splash Country | 11.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3311 Capital Boulevard | 11.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ZOLL Services - Gamma | 1,181 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Radial - Easton 2 | 1,181 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Malvern | 1,175 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 90 | 1,168 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lehigh Valley Hospital | 9,463 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1200SCC | 6,531 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Main Campus | 2,118 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LOCATION 48042 | 1,728 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sail Energy LLC dba Murray Heutz Oil and Propane | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Titan West Inc. | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MN United | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wastewater Treatment Plant | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mahle Behr Dayton | 1,179 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | H&P Corporate | 1,179 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | King County Sheriff's Office | 1,179 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Oceanside | 1,179 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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