Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Fedchem Bethlehem
Bethlehem, PA · ~30 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fedchem Bethlehem runs at 128% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Fedchem Bethlehem: 4.2 TCR = 128% of Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fedchem Bethlehem safety composite
Fedchem Bethlehem scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 11%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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
Fedchem Bethlehem: 0.0 → 3.9 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 11.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.91× in 2024
Fedchem Bethlehem's TCR rose 3.9 from 0.0 in 2016 to 3.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 11.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.91× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325199 · Bethlehem, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 128% of ind
- DART 3.9 DART
- RANK #28/34
- PHOTO Air Liquide Advanced…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Air Liquide Advanced Materials - PA2 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fedchem Bethlehem in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- allnex USA Inc
allnex USA Inc.
4.3 TCR
- World Energy R
World Energy Rome LLC
4.3 TCR
- Coating and Co
Coating and Converting Technologies
4.3 TCR
- This site
Fedchem Bethlehem
4.2 TCR
- Air Liquide Ad
Air Liquide Advanced Materials - PA2
4.2 TCR
What this shows Fedchem Bethlehem averages 4.2 TCR (128% of the Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Fedchem Bethlehem TCR series: 2016=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=11.1 · 2020=0 · 2021=11.3 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=3.9 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Fedchem Bethlehem falls in its industry
552 Organo-inorganic compound manu establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 34 Organo-inorganic compound manu employers in Pennsylvania.
Fedchem Bethlehem has fewer employees than the Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.1 | 7.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325199 · PA · Bethlehem
552 Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 358 employers in Bethlehem, 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 | Air Liquide Advanced Materials - PA2 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | allnex USA Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | World Energy Rome LLC | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Coating and Converting Technologies | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Esbenshade Maytown | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BJE Poultry | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Superior Energy Resources, LLC | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Panda Patriot, LLC | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Hospital | 5,338 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Physician's Group | 3,041 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LVH-Muhlenberg | 2,139 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4087 | 2,105 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Eastside #065 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arnan - Oneonta | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | High Hotels Ltd - Spring Hill Suites - Ewing | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Elder Construction, Inc - Windsor | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ward Vessel & Exchanger Corp | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IL900 | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northside Wastewater Treatment Plant | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sunbird | 30 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.