Lens coating (except ophthalmic) · Pennsylvania
Evaporated Coatings Inc.
Willow Grove, PA · ~44 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Evaporated Coatings Inc. runs at 78% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Lens coating (except ophthalmic) workplace, earning a grade B.
Evaporated Coatings Inc.: 2.6 TCR = 78% of Lens coating (except ophthalmic) BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Evaporated Coatings Inc. safety composite
Evaporated Coatings Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 4%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 2.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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
Evaporated Coatings Inc.: 2.3 → 5.3 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 5.4 TCR · DART/TCR 2.05× in 2024
Evaporated Coatings Inc.'s TCR rose 2.9 from 2.3 in 2017 to 5.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 5.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 2.05× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333314 · Willow Grove, PA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 78% of ind
- DART 5.3 DART
- RANK #8/10
- PHOTO Lighthouse Imaging, …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lighthouse Imaging, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Evaporated Coatings Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Evaporated Coatings Inc.
2.6 TCR
- Lighthouse Ima
Lighthouse Imaging, LLC
2.6 TCR
- INRAD OPTICS I
INRAD OPTICS INC.
2.6 TCR
- Alluxa Inc.
Alluxa Inc.
2.5 TCR
- Thorlabs Quant
Thorlabs Quantum Electronics
2.5 TCR
What this shows Evaporated Coatings Inc. averages 2.6 TCR (78% of the Lens coating (except ophthalmic) BLS benchmark).
Evaporated Coatings Inc. TCR series: 2017=2.3 · 2018=2.3 · 2019=0 · 2020=2.6 · 2021=2.6 · 2022=0 · 2023=5.4 · 2024=5.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Evaporated Coatings Inc. falls in its industry
145 Lens coating (except ophthalmi establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.8.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 10 Lens coating (except ophthalmi employers in Pennsylvania.
Evaporated Coatings Inc. has fewer employees than the Lens coating (except ophthalmic) median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.8. 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 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333314 · PA · Willow Grove
145 Lens coating (except ophthalmic) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 59 employers in Willow Grove, 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 | Lighthouse Imaging, LLC | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | INRAD OPTICS INC. | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alluxa Inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Thorlabs Quantum Electronics | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Milton Grove Egg | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kreider Farms - Donegal Egg | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WESSC West Shore Service Center | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SUNSC Sunbury Service Center | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 3564 | 420 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GIANT FOOD STORES 6427 | 390 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC (Home Office) | 389 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3564 | 356 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | premier ag services llc | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jay Car Construction Company, Inc. | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Polycoat Products Santa Fe Springs | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Zimbrick Middleton | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Winsupply Dayton RDC | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stanton Plant | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Scion Inc., dba Scion Steel | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lubing System, LP | 44 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.