Poultry, canned, merchant wholesalers · Pennsylvania
Dw Richards Sons Inc
Avoca, PA · ~25 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dw Richards Sons Inc runs at 286% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Poultry, canned, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Dw Richards Sons Inc: 6.3 TCR = 286% of Poultry, canned, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dw Richards Sons Inc safety composite
Dw Richards Sons Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 91% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 47%), 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).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 91% 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
−14.2
2021→2024
Dw Richards Sons Inc injury rate improved
Dw Richards Sons Inc's TCR fell 14.2 from 14.2 in 2021 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 14.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=14.2 · 2022=3.5 · 2023=7.5 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424490 · Avoca, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.3 · 286% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #29/68
- PHOTO FT WAYNE IN
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: FT WAYNE IN (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dw Richards Sons Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Dw Richards Sons Inc
6.3 TCR
- FT WAYNE IN
FT WAYNE IN
6.3 TCR
- MACON GA
MACON GA
6.3 TCR
- PBV-Western Wa
PBV-Western Warehouse Extension
6.3 TCR
- KANKAKEE IL
KANKAKEE IL
6.3 TCR
What this shows Dw Richards Sons Inc averages 6.3 TCR (286% of the Poultry, canned, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Dw Richards Sons Inc TCR series: 2021=14.2 · 2022=3.5 · 2023=7.5 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Dw Richards Sons Inc falls in its industry
1,278 Poultry, canned, merchant whol establishmentsSafer than 47% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.0.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #29 safest of 68 Poultry, canned, merchant whol employers in Pennsylvania.
Dw Richards Sons Inc has fewer employees than the Poultry, canned, merchant wholesalers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.0. 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 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14.2 | 7.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424490 · PA · Avoca
1,278 Poultry, canned, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 9 employers in Avoca, 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 | FT WAYNE IN | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MACON GA | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PBV-Western Warehouse Extension | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KANKAKEE IL | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPont Pioneer New Holland NHL1 | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hunterstown Power Generation | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Power Producer | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Warren Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Moosic Warehouse #31 | 211 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4795-PD-AVP-SCRANTON-AVP-PDMT | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AVP UNITED GROUND EXPRESS-AVP | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Life Flight 3 - Avoca | 25 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | D.D. Bean & Sons Co. | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Grain Craft LA | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 10013 Newton | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Taubensee Steel & Wire Wheeling Plant | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Grocery Outlet Newport | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MV Property Management | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Woodard's Concrete Products Inc. | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ABC Plumbing, Air, and Heat | 25 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.