Kiln drying lumber · Pennsylvania
Gutchess Hardwoods Incorporated
Latrobe, PA · ~78 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gutchess Hardwoods Incorporated runs at 187% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Kiln drying lumber workplace, earning a grade D.
Gutchess Hardwoods Incorporated: 6.2 TCR = 187% of Kiln drying lumber BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gutchess Hardwoods Incorporated safety composite
Gutchess Hardwoods Incorporated scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 34%), 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)
- F 6.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% 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
−5.3
2016→2024
Gutchess Hardwoods Incorporated injury rate improved
Gutchess Hardwoods Incorporated's TCR fell 5.3 from 9.7 in 2016 to 4.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 12.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.24× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.7 · 2017=6.3 · 2018=6.4 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=5.4 · 2021=5.2 · 2022=2.4 · 2023=12.1 · 2024=4.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321999 · Latrobe, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 187% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #7/15
- PHOTO American Wood Fibers
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 47 inj
- SIZE ~78 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: American Wood Fibers (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gutchess Hardwoods Incorporated in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- MRE Crossville
MRE Crossville, LLC
6.3 TCR
- This site
Gutchess Hardwoods Incorporated
6.2 TCR
- American Wood
American Wood Fibers
6.2 TCR
- JH Dunning Cor
JH Dunning Corp.
6.2 TCR
- Wallingford
Wallingford
6.1 TCR
What this shows Gutchess Hardwoods Incorporated averages 6.2 TCR (187% of the Kiln drying lumber BLS benchmark).
Gutchess Hardwoods Incorporated TCR series: 2016=9.7 · 2017=6.3 · 2018=6.4 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=5.4 · 2021=5.2 · 2022=2.4 · 2023=12.1 · 2024=4.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Gutchess Hardwoods Incorporated falls in its industry
405 Kiln drying lumber establishmentsSafer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 15 Kiln drying lumber employers in Pennsylvania.
Gutchess Hardwoods Incorporated has more employees than the Kiln drying lumber median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.1 | 10.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321999 · PA · Latrobe
405 Kiln drying lumber employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 66 employers in Latrobe, 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 | American Wood Fibers | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JH Dunning Corp. | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MRE Crossville, LLC | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wallingford | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Manheim Egg | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UGI Penn Natural Gas Archbald | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Charter Homes Building Company, Inc. | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bath Saver, Inc. 5 | 78 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Latrobe Hospital | 848 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SAO : LSM - Latrobe | 654 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Adelphoi Village, Inc. | 537 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Latrobe Tech Center | 534 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Millsboro Hatchery | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PP3 - Cleveland | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NA-US-NY-Bethpage-Grumman Road | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Coastal Flange, Inc. | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | River's Edge Rehabilitation & Living Center | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0683 Downers Grove | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0685 La Grange | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0771 Delray Beach | 78 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.