Primary refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum) · Pennsylvania
Global Tungsten and Powders Corp.
Towanda, PA · ~432 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Global Tungsten and Powders Corp. runs at 87% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Primary refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum) workplace, earning a grade C.
Global Tungsten and Powders Corp.: 2.9 TCR = 87% of Primary refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum) BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Global Tungsten and Powders Corp. safety composite
Global Tungsten and Powders Corp. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 60% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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
Global Tungsten and Powders Corp.: 2.3 → 2.6 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 5.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.75× in 2021
Global Tungsten and Powders Corp.'s TCR rose 0.4 from 2.3 in 2016 to 2.6 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2018 at 5.7 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.75× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331410 · Towanda, PA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 2.9 · 87% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #4/6
- PHOTO Quemetco INC
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 58 inj
- SIZE ~432 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Quemetco INC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Global Tungsten and Powders Corp. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Belmont Metals
Belmont Metals Inc.
3 TCR
- This site
Global Tungsten and Powders Corp.
2.9 TCR
- Quemetco INC
Quemetco INC
2.9 TCR
- Zircoa
Zircoa
2.8 TCR
- Muller Copper
Muller Copper Line Sets
2.7 TCR
What this shows Global Tungsten and Powders Corp. averages 2.9 TCR (87% of the Primary refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum) BLS benchmark).
Global Tungsten and Powders Corp. TCR series: 2016=2.3 · 2017=0.8 · 2018=5.7 · 2019=3.5 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=2.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Global Tungsten and Powders Corp. falls in its industry
57 Primary refining of nonferrous establishmentsSafer than 60% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 6 Primary refining of nonferrous employers in Pennsylvania.
Global Tungsten and Powders Corp. has more employees than the Primary refining of nonferrous metals (e median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331410 · PA · Towanda
57 Primary refining of nonferrous metals (except aluminum) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 25 employers in Towanda, 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 | Quemetco INC | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Zircoa | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Belmont Metals Inc. | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Muller Copper Line Sets | 2.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Knouse Foods Coop, Inc - Peach Glen | 432 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1935 | 432 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wabash Jonestown | 433 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | New Kingstown Terminal - DOT | 433 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America : Towanda | 467 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Global Tungsten & Powders LLC | 463 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0310 - Fiber-Pennsylvania | 439 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Robert Packer Hospital Towanda Campus | 373 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | VTI Architectural Wood Products Holstein | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | VDI Granite Bay Office | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | USG Corporation Chicago Construction | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2077-Us Dd Nw Vallejo Branch | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cypress Village | 432 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | O-AT-KA Milk Products Cooperative, Inc. | 432 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hi-Lex Controls (HCIH) | 432 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trimble Inc. Corporate HQ | 432 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.