Chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans · Pennsylvania
Gertrude Hawk Chocolates
Dunmore, PA · ~413 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gertrude Hawk Chocolates runs at 154% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans workplace, earning a grade D.
Gertrude Hawk Chocolates: 6.5 TCR = 154% of Chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans BLS 4.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gertrude Hawk Chocolates safety composite
Gertrude Hawk Chocolates scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 15%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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
−2.1
2016→2020
Gertrude Hawk Chocolates injury rate improved
Gertrude Hawk Chocolates's TCR fell 2.1 from 6.4 in 2016 to 4.2 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2019 at 11.9 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.4 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=5.0 · 2019=11.9 · 2020=4.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311351 · Dunmore, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.5 · 154% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #20/23
- PHOTO Dandelion Chocolate
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 66 inj
- SIZE ~413 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dandelion Chocolate (0.1 TCR gap)
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Gertrude Hawk Chocolates in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Gertrude Hawk Chocolates
6.5 TCR
- Dandelion Choc
Dandelion Chocolate
6.4 TCR
- R. M. Palmer C
R. M. Palmer Company - Building #1
6.4 TCR
- Barry Callebau
Barry Callebaut Chicago Manufacturing
6.2 TCR
- R. M. Palmer C
R. M. Palmer Company - Building #3
6.1 TCR
What this shows Gertrude Hawk Chocolates averages 6.5 TCR (154% of the Chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans BLS benchmark).
Gertrude Hawk Chocolates TCR series: 2016=6.4 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=5 · 2019=11.9 · 2020=4.2 · BLS 4.2
Where Gertrude Hawk Chocolates falls in its industry
65 Chocolate, confectionery, made establishmentsSafer than 15% 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 #20 safest of 23 Chocolate, confectionery, made employers in Pennsylvania.
Gertrude Hawk Chocolates has more employees than the Chocolate, confectionery, made from caca 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.9 | 4.7 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 25 | 12 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311351 · PA · Dunmore
65 Chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 33 employers in Dunmore, 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 | Dandelion Chocolate | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | R. M. Palmer Company - Building #1 | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Barry Callebaut Chicago Manufacturing | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | R. M. Palmer Company - Building #3 | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bemis North America - Hazleton | 413 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 2300 | 413 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Blair LLC - Corporate Office & Warren Service Center | 413 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jetson Specialty Marketing Services Inc | 413 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Traditional Home Health and Hospice | 721 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SCRANTON GLOBAL BUSINESS SERVICES - GBS (PASCN) | 525 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MAID RITE SPECIALTY FOODS INC | 365 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PASCN - SCRANTON GLOBAL BUSINESS SERVICES - GBS | 326 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | JK Vineyards | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3044 & 1559 LKQ Laporte | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Association Child Care | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Manufacturing Facility | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cobham Semiconductor Solutions - Colorado Springs | 413 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | OC405 Partners JV | 413 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nutley Park ShopRite | 413 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Performance Chicago - 0785 | 413 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.