PARKHURST DINING FOOD SERVICE CONTRACTORS · Pennsylvania

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA · ~2,416 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.5
Avg TCR
3.0
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Duquesne University runs at 49% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical PARKHURST DINING FOOD SERVICE CONTRACTORS workplace, earning a grade A.

Duquesne University: 1.5 TCR = 49% of PARKHURST DINING FOOD SERVICE CONTRACTORS BLS 3.0 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Duquesne University safety composite

Duquesne University scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 39%), 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).

C

60/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.46 per 100 workers

Safer than 84% of industry peers

DART rate
D 0.51 per 100 workers

Safer than 39% 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

−1.0

2016→2024

Duquesne University injury rate improved

Duquesne University's TCR fell 1.0 from 2.0 in 2016 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 2.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=2.0 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=1.4 · 2024=1.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 722310 · Pittsburgh, PA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE

Grade A · TCR 1.5 · 49% of ind

  • DART 0.5 DART
  • RANK #67/463
  • PHOTO SODEXO AT HOLY SPIRI…
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 97 inj
  • SIZE ~2,416 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: SODEXO AT HOLY SPIRIT HOSPITAL (0.0 TCR gap)

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Duquesne University in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Duquesne University averages 1.5 TCR (49% of the PARKHURST DINING FOOD SERVICE CONTRACTORS BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Duquesne University TCR series: 2016=2 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=1.4 · 2024=1 · BLS 3.0

Where Duquesne University falls in its industry

6,952 PARKHURST DINING FOOD SERVIC establishments

Safer than 84% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #67 safest of 463 PARKHURST DINING FOOD SERVIC employers in Pennsylvania.

Duquesne University (2,416 employees, TCR 1.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 43 employees and a TCR of 3.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 01,0002,0003,000 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Duquesne University
Duquesne University (2,416 employees, TCR 1.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 43 employees and a TCR of 3.5

Duquesne University has more employees than the PARKHURST DINING FOOD SERVICE CONTRACT median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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
2024 1.0 0.5 2 0 0
2018 1.4 0.7 28 0 0
2017 1.4 0.9 27 0 0
2016 2.0 0.3 40 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

722310 · PA · Pittsburgh

6,952 PARKHURST DINING FOOD SERVICE CONTRACTORS employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 1,170 employers in Pittsburgh, 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 SODEXO AT HOLY SPIRIT HOSPITAL 1.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR FS MERCY MC AFFIN 1.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR SODEXO AT PAC LIFE NB CAFE 1.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR BUCKS ADMIN 1.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE UPMC Altoona 2,407 FTE
STATE-SIZE Pinnacle Health Medical Services 2,426 FTE
STATE-SIZE The Williamsport Hospital 2,433 FTE
STATE-SIZE Amazon.com Services LLC - AVP1 2,394 FTE
CITY-NEAR United States Steel COrporation 15,229 FTE
CITY-NEAR University of Pittsburgh- Oakland 14,135 FTE
CITY-NEAR UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside (PUH) 13,900 FTE
CITY-NEAR University of Pittsburgh-Oakland 13,208 FTE
NAT-TCR Bowlin Group LLC 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Hodges Sc 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Village of Flossmoor - Department of Public Works 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Farm Fresh Foods, LLC 1.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Triad Electric & Controls, Inc. 2,416 FTE
NAT-SIZE Baptist Health Lexington Hospital 2,418 FTE
NAT-SIZE Corporate Office 2,414 FTE
NAT-SIZE Santa Monica/UCLA Health 2,419 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.