Bird feed, prepared, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
FM Browns Sons Inc. Sinking Spring
Sinking Spring, PA · ~133 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
FM Browns Sons Inc. Sinking Spring runs at 154% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Bird feed, prepared, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
FM Browns Sons Inc. Sinking Spring: 6.0 TCR = 154% of Bird feed, prepared, manufacturing BLS 3.9 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
FM Browns Sons Inc. Sinking Spring safety composite
FM Browns Sons Inc. Sinking Spring scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
FM Browns Sons Inc. Sinking Spring: 2.3 → 8.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 8.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.03× in 2024
FM Browns Sons Inc. Sinking Spring's TCR rose 6.5 from 2.3 in 2016 to 8.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.03× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311119 · Sinking Spring, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.0 · 154% of ind
- DART 6.2 DART
- RANK #27/42
- PHOTO Bolivar Feed Mill
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 59 inj
- SIZE ~133 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bolivar Feed Mill (0.0 TCR gap)
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FM Browns Sons Inc. Sinking Spring in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
FM Browns Sons Inc. Sinking Spring
6 TCR
- Bolivar Feed M
Bolivar Feed Mill
6 TCR
- Pickensville B
Pickensville Blend Mill
6 TCR
- NRP-IA
NRP-IA
6 TCR
- Wenger Feeds -
Wenger Feeds - Muncy Mill
6 TCR
What this shows FM Browns Sons Inc. Sinking Spring averages 6.0 TCR (154% of the Bird feed, prepared, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
FM Browns Sons Inc. Sinking Spring TCR series: 2016=2.3 · 2017=2.4 · 2018=5.8 · 2020=7.7 · 2021=8.1 · 2022=6.2 · 2023=6.7 · 2024=8.8 · BLS 3.9
Where FM Browns Sons Inc. Sinking Spring falls in its industry
756 Bird feed, prepared, manufactu establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #27 safest of 42 Bird feed, prepared, manufactu employers in Pennsylvania.
FM Browns Sons Inc. Sinking Spring has more employees than the Bird feed, prepared, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 8.8 | 6.2 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.2 | 3.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.1 | 4.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311119 · PA · Sinking Spring
756 Bird feed, prepared, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 21 employers in Sinking Spring, 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 | Bolivar Feed Mill | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pickensville Blend Mill | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NRP-IA | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wenger Feeds - Muncy Mill | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Charter Homes & Neighborhoods | 133 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Scenic Ridge Company | 133 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Construction Masters Services, LLC. | 133 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Quaker Maid Meats, Inc | 133 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Alcon Precision Device - West | 968 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Alcon Sinking Spring | 944 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1717 LOWE S OF S. READING PA | 182 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2807-1717 | 171 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Osceola Farms Company | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Diversicare of Bessemer | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | KANKAKEE | 133 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Piney Orchard Service Center | 133 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Christian Buehler Memorial | 133 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Byron Oxbo | 133 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.