Amusement parks (e.g., theme, water) · Pennsylvania
Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom
Allentown, PA · ~943 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 13.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom runs at 424% 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 Wildwater Kingdom: 13.1 TCR = 424% of Amusement parks (e.g., theme, water) BLS 3.1 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom safety composite
Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 8%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 13.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom: 14.1 → 16.1 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 16.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.86× in 2021
Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom's TCR rose 2.0 from 14.1 in 2017 to 16.1 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 0.86× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 713110 · Allentown, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 13.1 · 424% of ind
- DART 11.3 DART
- RANK #14/17
- PHOTO Ocean Breeze Waterpark
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 205 inj
- SIZE ~943 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ocean Breeze Waterpark (0.1 TCR gap)
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Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Theater of the
Theater of the Sea
13.4 TCR
- Ocean Breeze W
Ocean Breeze Waterpark
13.2 TCR
- The Track
The Track
13.2 TCR
- This site
Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom
13.1 TCR
- Frankie's Fun
Frankie's Fun Park of Greenville, LLC
12.8 TCR
What this shows Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom averages 13.1 TCR (424% of the Amusement parks (e.g., theme, water) BLS benchmark).
Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom TCR series: 2017=14.1 · 2019=14.4 · 2020=7.8 · 2021=16.1 · BLS 3.1
Where Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom falls in its industry
296 Amusement parks (e.g., theme, establishmentsSafer than 10% 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 #14 safest of 17 Amusement parks (e.g., theme, employers in Pennsylvania.
Dorney Park and Wildwater 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16.1 | 11.3 | 54 | 16 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14.4 | 8.9 | 65 | 29 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14.1 | 9.5 | 75 | 20 | 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 | Ocean Breeze Waterpark | 13.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Track | 13.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Theater of the Sea | 13.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Frankie's Fun Park of Greenville, LLC | 12.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | PA Distribution RSC | 943 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Alcon Sinking Spring | 944 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - MDT4 | 944 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ashley Furniture Industries - Leesport | 945 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 | Tully Ofc/Whse | 13.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Air Van Moving and Storage | 13.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Highland Ind - 13036 | 13.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Avanti Windows & Doors (Texas) | 13.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Nathan Littauer Hospital & Nursing Home | 943 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St Louis Brewery | 943 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wasea - Seattle Hub Administration | 943 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hou-Flight Ops | 943 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.