Polystyrene foam packaging manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Fogelsville EPS Plant
Fogelsville, PA · ~29 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fogelsville EPS Plant runs at 73% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Polystyrene foam packaging manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Fogelsville EPS Plant: 2.4 TCR = 73% of Polystyrene foam packaging manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fogelsville EPS Plant safety composite
Fogelsville EPS Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 64% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 19%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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
Fogelsville EPS Plant: 3.3 → 7.7 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 7.7 TCR · DART/TCR 1.6× in 2024
Fogelsville EPS Plant's TCR rose 4.4 from 3.3 in 2016 to 7.7 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.6× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326140 · Fogelsville, PA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 73% of ind
- DART 3.9 DART
- RANK #3/10
- PHOTO Styrotech, Inc.
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~29 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Styrotech, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · Pennsylvania employers → · Look up another →
Fogelsville EPS Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Fogelsville EPS Plant
2.4 TCR
- Styrotech, Inc
Styrotech, Inc.
2.4 TCR
- 3A Composites
3A Composites USA, Inc. Glasgow
2.4 TCR
- Insulfoam - Me
Insulfoam - Mead
2.4 TCR
- Dolco Packagin
Dolco Packaging - Somerville NJ
2.4 TCR
What this shows Fogelsville EPS Plant averages 2.4 TCR (73% of the Polystyrene foam packaging manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Fogelsville EPS Plant TCR series: 2016=3.3 · 2017=3.4 · 2018=0 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=4 · 2024=7.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Fogelsville EPS Plant falls in its industry
260 Polystyrene foam packaging man establishmentsSafer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 10 Polystyrene foam packaging man employers in Pennsylvania.
Fogelsville EPS Plant has fewer employees than the Polystyrene foam packaging manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326140 · PA · Fogelsville
260 Polystyrene foam packaging manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 7 employers in Fogelsville, 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 | Styrotech, Inc. | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3A Composites USA, Inc. Glasgow | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Insulfoam - Mead | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dolco Packaging - Somerville NJ | 2.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | BJE Reality | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dubois | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | New Castle Power Plant | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UGI Wellsboro | 29 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Allentown | 254 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fogelsville Pouring Plant | 218 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Allentown PA | 215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 188 | 172 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Rossi Building - Front - Construction Inspectors | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oatey Co - Cleveland Manufacturing | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | UPI | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | GIW Industries, Inc. - Grovetown, Ga | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Carter Mt. Fruit Stand | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elkhart EPS Plant | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bulverde Road | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | La-Z-Boy South Ohio Distribution Center | 29 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.