Broadwoven fabrics (except rugs, tire fabrics) weaving · Pennsylvania
Fabric Development, Inc.
Quakertown, PA · ~127 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fabric Development, Inc. runs at 157% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Broadwoven fabrics (except rugs, tire fabrics) weaving workplace, earning a grade D.
Fabric Development, Inc.: 5.2 TCR = 157% of Broadwoven fabrics (except rugs, tire fabrics) weaving BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fabric Development, Inc. safety composite
Fabric Development, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% 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
Fabric Development, Inc.: 6.8 → 7.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 7.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.43× in 2024
Fabric Development, Inc.'s TCR rose 0.5 from 6.8 in 2020 to 7.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 313210 · Quakertown, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 157% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #6/7
- PHOTO Newtex Industries, I…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~127 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Newtex Industries, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fabric Development, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Fabric Development, Inc.
5.2 TCR
- Newtex Industr
Newtex Industries, Inc.
5.2 TCR
- V2 Composites
V2 Composites
5.2 TCR
- Auburn Manufac
Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. KH
5.2 TCR
- Belton Industr
Belton Industries, Inc.
5.1 TCR
What this shows Fabric Development, Inc. averages 5.2 TCR (157% of the Broadwoven fabrics (except rugs, tire fabrics) weaving BLS benchmark).
Fabric Development, Inc. TCR series: 2020=6.8 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=6.2 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=7.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Fabric Development, Inc. falls in its industry
141 Broadwoven fabrics (except rug establishmentsSafer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 7 Broadwoven fabrics (except rug employers in Pennsylvania.
Fabric Development, Inc. has fewer employees than the Broadwoven fabrics (except rugs, tire fa median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
313210 · PA · Quakertown
141 Broadwoven fabrics (except rugs, tire fabrics) weaving employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 116 employers in Quakertown, 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 | Newtex Industries, Inc. | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | V2 Composites | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. KH | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Belton Industries, Inc. | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | C.P. Yeatman & Sons, Inc. | 127 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stevens Engineers & Constructors-Pittsburgh | 127 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bronder Technical Services | 127 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Western Region | 127 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital | 466 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2446 | 449 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2446 | 310 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pulse Technologies | 242 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 10506 South Weymouth | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dfa Fluid - Rensselaer Ny | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Michaels Distribution Center #6 - Tracy | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Saint-Gobain PCR | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Beverage South of Aiken, LLC | 127 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Barnes Construction | 127 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Princeton Medical Lodge | 127 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 10462 North Nashua | 127 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.