Demolition contractor · Pennsylvania
Empire Wrecking
Reading, PA · ~35 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Empire Wrecking runs at 158% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Demolition contractor workplace, earning a grade D.
Empire Wrecking: 4.4 TCR = 158% of Demolition contractor BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Empire Wrecking safety composite
Empire Wrecking scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 25%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.8
2016→2022
Empire Wrecking injury rate improved
Empire Wrecking's TCR fell 2.8 from 5.8 in 2016 to 3.0 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2016 at 5.8 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.8 · 2022=3.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238910 · Reading, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.4 · 158% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #77/115
- PHOTO Inner City Contracti…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~35 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Inner City Contracting, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Empire Wrecking in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Tight Quarters
Tight Quarters
4.5 TCR
- This site
Empire Wrecking
4.4 TCR
- Inner City Con
Inner City Contracting, LLC
4.4 TCR
- Palm Beach Gra
Palm Beach Grading, Inc.
4.4 TCR
- A. A. Will Cor
A. A. Will Corporation
4.4 TCR
What this shows Empire Wrecking averages 4.4 TCR (158% of the Demolition contractor BLS benchmark).
Empire Wrecking TCR series: 2016=5.8 · 2022=3 · BLS 2.8
Where Empire Wrecking falls in its industry
1,750 Demolition contractor establishmentsSafer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #77 safest of 115 Demolition contractor employers in Pennsylvania.
Empire Wrecking has fewer employees than the Demolition contractor median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238910 · PA · Reading
1,750 Demolition contractor employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 303 employers in Reading, 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 | Inner City Contracting, LLC | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Palm Beach Grading, Inc. | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A. A. Will Corporation | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tight Quarters | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | W.A.C. Mushrooms Inc. | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Highland Oysters | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mushroom Spawning, Inc. | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PANTHER CREEK POWER OPERATING | 35 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | READING HOSPITAL | 5,693 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SAO : Reading | 2,203 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | A077 - Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center | 1,764 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - TEN1 | 1,261 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Chesterfield 37150 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Food Giant #537 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at College of Nj-Traditions | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4028-CON01 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lampert Lumber - Apple Valley | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Prime Choice Packaging | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HG747 | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trans Valley Transport Inc | 35 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.