Pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Freshpet Kitchens Plant 1 and 2 - Bethlehem
Bethlehem, PA · ~689 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Freshpet Kitchens Plant 1 and 2 - Bethlehem runs at 151% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Freshpet Kitchens Plant 1 and 2 - Bethlehem: 5.9 TCR = 151% of Pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing BLS 3.9 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Freshpet Kitchens Plant 1 and 2 - Bethlehem safety composite
Freshpet Kitchens Plant 1 and 2 - Bethlehem scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 25%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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
−2.8
2022→2024
Freshpet Kitchens Plant 1 and 2 - Bethlehem injury rate improved
Freshpet Kitchens Plant 1 and 2 - Bethlehem's TCR fell 2.8 from 7.5 in 2022 to 4.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 7.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.56× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=7.5 · 2023=5.4 · 2024=4.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311111 · Bethlehem, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.9 · 151% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK #17/23
- PHOTO United Pet Food Manu…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 122 inj
- SIZE ~689 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: United Pet Food Manufacturing, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Freshpet Kitchens Plant 1 and 2 - Bethlehem in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Freshpet Kitchens Plant 1 and 2 - Bethlehem
5.9 TCR
- United Pet Foo
United Pet Food Manufacturing, LLC
5.9 TCR
- NPIC
NPIC
5.9 TCR
- Ainsworth Pet
Ainsworth Pet Nutrition Frontenac
5.8 TCR
- LinkOne Potato
LinkOne Potato Solutions, LLC Burley
5.8 TCR
What this shows Freshpet Kitchens Plant 1 and 2 - Bethlehem averages 5.9 TCR (151% of the Pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Freshpet Kitchens Plant 1 and 2 - Bethlehem TCR series: 2022=7.5 · 2023=5.4 · 2024=4.7 · BLS 3.9
Where Freshpet Kitchens Plant 1 and 2 - Bethlehem falls in its industry
302 Pet food, dog and cat, manufac establishmentsSafer than 25% 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 #17 safest of 23 Pet food, dog and cat, manufac employers in Pennsylvania.
Freshpet Kitchens Plant 1 and 2 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 51 | 0 | 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 | United Pet Food Manufacturing, LLC | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ainsworth Pet Nutrition Frontenac | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NPIC | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LinkOne Potato Solutions, LLC Burley | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lancaster East | 689 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cleveland-Cliffs Coatesville | 689 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GAP2 Fulfillment Center | 691 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HAR-ODFL | 687 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 | The Fresh Market 093 | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Fresh Market 043 | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Global Plant 1 & 2 | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 21 Morgan Services Boston | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Salem Community Hospital | 689 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1200 & 1202 West Sam Houston Parkway | 689 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | United Illuminating | 689 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southwire Corporate Headquarters | 689 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.