Pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Freshpet Kitchens Bethlehem
Bethlehem, PA · ~325 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Freshpet Kitchens Bethlehem runs at 219% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Freshpet Kitchens Bethlehem: 8.6 TCR = 219% of Pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing BLS 3.9 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Freshpet Kitchens Bethlehem safety composite
Freshpet Kitchens Bethlehem scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 10%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% 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%).
TCR Δ
−4.0
2016→2021
Freshpet Kitchens Bethlehem injury rate improved
Freshpet Kitchens Bethlehem's TCR fell 4.0 from 12.1 in 2016 to 8.1 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2016 at 12.1 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.78× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=12.1 · 2017=9.2 · 2018=6.4 · 2019=8.0 · 2020=7.5 · 2021=8.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311111 · Bethlehem, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.6 · 219% of ind
- DART 6.7 DART
- RANK #21/23
- PHOTO Canidae LLC
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 164 inj
- SIZE ~325 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Canidae LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Freshpet Kitchens Bethlehem in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Ethos Pet Nutr
Ethos Pet Nutrition, LLC.
8.7 TCR
- This site
Freshpet Kitchens Bethlehem
8.6 TCR
- Canidae LLC
Canidae LLC
8.6 TCR
- DSM-Firmenich
DSM-Firmenich
8.4 TCR
- Sun-Tek Pet LL
Sun-Tek Pet LLC
8.4 TCR
What this shows Freshpet Kitchens Bethlehem averages 8.6 TCR (219% of the Pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Freshpet Kitchens Bethlehem TCR series: 2016=12.1 · 2017=9.2 · 2018=6.4 · 2019=8 · 2020=7.5 · 2021=8.1 · BLS 3.9
Where Freshpet Kitchens Bethlehem falls in its industry
302 Pet food, dog and cat, manufac establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 23 Pet food, dog and cat, manufac employers in Pennsylvania.
Freshpet Kitchens Bethlehem has more employees than the Pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311111 · PA · Bethlehem
302 Pet food, dog and cat, 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 | Canidae LLC | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ethos Pet Nutrition, LLC. | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DSM-Firmenich | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sun-Tek Pet LLC | 8.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | HORSHAM PA OFFICE | 325 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Westlake Royal Bulding Products (Metamora of PA) | 325 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Weiler Corporation | 325 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wegmans Erie Ridge Road 069 | 325 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 | EMPAZ, Inc. dba EmpireWorks | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HawkeyePedershaab Concrete Technologies, Inc. | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rome Health and Rehabilitation Center | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tokusen - Conway | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Loews Hollywood Hotel | 325 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pontchartrain Works | 325 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Howry Residential Services | 325 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Eckardt Electric Co. | 325 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.