Botanical drugs and herbs merchant wholesalers · Pennsylvania
East Coast Distribution Center
Middletown, PA · ~56 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
East Coast Distribution Center runs at 270% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Botanical drugs and herbs merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
East Coast Distribution Center: 5.9 TCR = 270% of Botanical drugs and herbs merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
East Coast Distribution Center safety composite
East Coast Distribution Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 14%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% 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%).
Rising injury rate
East Coast Distribution Center: 4.1 → 5.5 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 11.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.92× in 2024
East Coast Distribution Center's TCR rose 1.4 from 4.1 in 2016 to 5.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 11.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.92× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424210 · Middletown, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.9 · 270% of ind
- DART 5.5 DART
- RANK #13/18
- PHOTO Life Assist Medical …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~56 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Life Assist Medical Products (0.0 TCR gap)
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East Coast Distribution Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- 4016-10194000
4016-10194000
6 TCR
- AmerisourceBer
AmerisourceBergen - Valencia Distribution Center
6 TCR
- This site
East Coast Distribution Center
5.9 TCR
- Life Assist Me
Life Assist Medical Products
5.9 TCR
- 3495-10D8801
3495-10D8801
5.9 TCR
What this shows East Coast Distribution Center averages 5.9 TCR (270% of the Botanical drugs and herbs merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
East Coast Distribution Center TCR series: 2016=4.1 · 2017=2.3 · 2019=11.6 · 2020=8.2 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=8.1 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=5.5 · BLS 2.2
Where East Coast Distribution Center falls in its industry
514 Botanical drugs and herbs merc establishmentsSafer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 18 Botanical drugs and herbs merc employers in Pennsylvania.
East Coast Distribution Center has fewer employees than the Botanical drugs and herbs merchant whole median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424210 · PA · Middletown
514 Botanical drugs and herbs merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 99 employers in Middletown, 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 | Life Assist Medical Products | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4016-10194000 | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AmerisourceBergen - Valencia Distribution Center | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3495-10D8801 | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kreider Farms - Mt. Pleasant | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | West Chester Service Building | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ginger Hill | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Infinity Custom Homes LP | 56 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PATWN - EAST ZONE REGIONAL HUB | 1,864 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Phoenix Contact | 982 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6458-ZEHR | 629 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NHS | 532 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Zoltenko Farms | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lee's Summit | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Paramount Drywall, Inc | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MasterMold LLC Johnson Creek | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bldg. A | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grand Rapids, Mi Branch | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bright Development | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Eagle Point School District | 56 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.