Sandblasting metals and metal products for the trade · Pennsylvania
Empire Abrasive Equipment Co
Langhorne, PA · ~113 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Empire Abrasive Equipment Co runs at 100% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Sandblasting metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade C.
Empire Abrasive Equipment Co: 3.3 TCR = 100% of Sandblasting metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Empire Abrasive Equipment Co safety composite
Empire Abrasive Equipment Co scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Empire Abrasive Equipment Co: 0.9 → 5.7 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.86× in 2024
Empire Abrasive Equipment Co's TCR rose 4.7 from 0.9 in 2023 to 5.7 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.86× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · Langhorne, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.3 · 100% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #7/27
- PHOTO Kenwal Pickling
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~113 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kenwal Pickling (0.0 TCR gap)
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Empire Abrasive Equipment Co in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Empire Abrasive Equipment Co
3.3 TCR
- Kenwal Picklin
Kenwal Pickling
3.3 TCR
- Heart of Georg
Heart of Georgia Dynamics
3.3 TCR
- Pentagon Techn
Pentagon Technologies Austin TX
3.3 TCR
- Pioneer Metal
Pioneer Metal Finishing New Hope
3.3 TCR
What this shows Empire Abrasive Equipment Co averages 3.3 TCR (100% of the Sandblasting metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Empire Abrasive Equipment Co TCR series: 2023=0.9 · 2024=5.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Empire Abrasive Equipment Co falls in its industry
585 Sandblasting metals and metal establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 27 Sandblasting metals and metal employers in Pennsylvania.
Empire Abrasive Equipment Co has more employees than the Sandblasting metals and metal products f median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · PA · Langhorne
585 Sandblasting metals and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 107 employers in Langhorne, 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 | Kenwal Pickling | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Heart of Georgia Dynamics | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pentagon Technologies Austin TX | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pioneer Metal Finishing New Hope | 3.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Constellation Power Labs | 113 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Hain Celestial Group. South Tree | 113 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FARMER BOY AG INC | 113 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Conway Phillips Holding, LLC | 113 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Mary Medical Center | 2,583 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Woods Services | 2,111 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Mary Medical Center Hospital Langhorne-SMMC-PA | 1,998 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 42-018114074-8 | 1,484 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Aromatique, Inc | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wbs - Windsor | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Simmons Animal Nutrition-Bridgeville | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | USA Fort Lauderdale 2371 SW 36th St | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Celebration Village Acworth | 113 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mt Clifton Fruit Company | 113 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mirror Lake Recovery Center | 113 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Horizon Health and Rehabilitation Center | 113 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.