Color pigments, inorganic (except bone black, carbon black, lamp black), manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Ferro Corporation
Washington, PA · ~114 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ferro Corporation runs at 109% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Color pigments, inorganic (except bone black, carbon black, lamp black), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Ferro Corporation: 3.6 TCR = 109% of Color pigments, inorganic (except bone black, carbon black, lamp black), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ferro Corporation safety composite
Ferro Corporation scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 5%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% 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
Ferro Corporation: 3.1 → 5.8 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 5.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.61× in 2021
Ferro Corporation's TCR rose 2.7 from 3.1 in 2019 to 5.8 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 1.61× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325130 · Washington, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.6 · 109% of ind
- DART 5.8 DART
- RANK #5/9
- PHOTO Solomon Colors, Inc.…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~114 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Solomon Colors, Inc. Springfield (0.2 TCR gap)
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Ferro Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- ORGANIC DYES A
ORGANIC DYES AND PIGMENTS - UNION
4.1 TCR
- BASF Ames 801
BASF Ames 801
4.1 TCR
- Solomon Colors
Solomon Colors, Inc. Springfield
3.8 TCR
- This site
Ferro Corporation
3.6 TCR
- Dystar Hilton
Dystar Hilton Davis
3.3 TCR
What this shows Ferro Corporation averages 3.6 TCR (109% of the Color pigments, inorganic (except bone black, carbon black, lamp black), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Ferro Corporation TCR series: 2019=3.1 · 2020=1.9 · 2021=5.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Ferro Corporation falls in its industry
75 Color pigments, inorganic (exc establishmentsSafer than 36% 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 #5 safest of 9 Color pigments, inorganic (exc employers in Pennsylvania.
Ferro Corporation has more employees than the Color pigments, inorganic (except bone b 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325130 · PA · Washington
75 Color pigments, inorganic (except bone black, carbon black, lamp black), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 139 employers in Washington, 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 | Solomon Colors, Inc. Springfield | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dystar Hilton Davis | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ORGANIC DYES AND PIGMENTS - UNION | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BASF Ames 801 | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | TerrAscend-Ilera Health Care | 114 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pittsburgh Operations | 114 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Danella Line Services, Inc. | 114 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PAGODA ELECTRICAL INC | 114 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Washington Hospital | 1,630 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Meadows Racetrack and Casino | 1,245 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hollywood Casino at The Meadows | 802 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Songer Services Incorporated | 621 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Krugerville Ready Mix Plant | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DiMare Fresh Tampa, Inc | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | True World Foods Detroit LLC | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hartley Elementary | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Foster Fence Ltd | 114 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Avon Old Farms Hotel | 114 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hardison/Downey Construction | 114 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MDS Boringing & Drilling Inc. | 114 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.