Welding wire or rods (i.e., coated, cored) manufacturing · Pennsylvania
ESAB Group - Hanover
Hanover, PA · ~198 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
ESAB Group - Hanover runs at 75% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Welding wire or rods (i.e., coated, cored) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 15
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares ESAB Group - Hanover's OSHA Total Case Rate of 2.5 to the Welding wire or rods (i.e., coated, cored) manufacturing BLS benchmark of 3.3 (75% of benchmark) across 3 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
ESAB Group - Hanover's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Where ESAB Group - Hanover falls in its industry
147 Welding wire or rods (i.e., co establishmentsSafer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 5 Welding wire or rods (i.e., co employers in Pennsylvania.
Trend analysis for ESAB Group - Hanover
Between 2016 and 2020, ESAB Group - Hanover's Total Case Rate improved from 2.9 to 2.6 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 10% decrease across 4 years of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2019, at a TCR of 1.8, while 2016 saw the highest rate, at 2.9, a spread of 1.1 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a comparatively narrow spread, suggesting a fairly consistent safety record across the 3 years with a usable rate on file, rather than one outlier year skewing the multi-year average.
Summed across those 3 reporting years, ESAB Group - Hanover recorded 15 total injuries and illnesses, with no fatalities reported in any of those years. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 3-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 15 injuries, 2 illnesses shown on this page for ESAB Group - Hanover are sourced from its own 3 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 333992 - Welding wire or rods (i.e., coated, cored) manufacturing.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2020)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
3 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 453,129 hours worked = 1.32 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| ESAB Group - Hanover (this establishment) | 2.48 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 3-year avg |
| Soldering equipment (except hand held) manufacturing industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 333992 |
| Pennsylvania state avg (all industries) | 5.06 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by ESAB Group - Hanover to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2020: 6 reportable incidents · 6 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2019: 5 reportable incidents · 4 injuries, 1 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2016: 6 reportable incidents · 5 injuries, 1 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on ESAB Group - Hanover's reported OSHA injury record, strong versus its Welding wire or rods (i.e., coated, cored) manufacturing peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 75% of the Welding wire or rods (i.e., coated, cored) manufacturing benchmark, ESAB Group - Hanover reports fewer injuries than typical peers, still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Welding wire or rods (i.e., coated, cored) manufacturing sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ESAB Group - Hanover's safety grade?
How many injuries has ESAB Group - Hanover reported?
Similar Employers
Matched by safety record across the industry, by workforce size within Pennsylvania, and by nearby establishments in Hanover - a different peer set than the category browse links below.
Similar TCR (~2.5)
Similar size (~198 workers)
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.