Plating metals and metal products for the trade · Pennsylvania
Hard Chrome Specialists, Inc.
York, PA · ~25 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hard Chrome Specialists, Inc. runs at 347% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Plating metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade F.
Hard Chrome Specialists, Inc.: 11.5 TCR = 347% of Plating metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hard Chrome Specialists, Inc. safety composite
Hard Chrome Specialists, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% 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
−15.1
2022→2024
Hard Chrome Specialists, Inc. injury rate improved
Hard Chrome Specialists, Inc.'s TCR fell 15.1 from 18.7 in 2022 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 18.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=18.7 · 2023=12.1 · 2024=3.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · York, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.5 · 347% of ind
- DART 3.6 DART
- RANK #23/27
- PHOTO Miami Valley Polishi…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Miami Valley Polishing, LLC (0.1 TCR gap)
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Hard Chrome Specialists, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Miami Valley P
Miami Valley Polishing, LLC
11.6 TCR
- KC Jones Plati
KC Jones Plating - Adhesives
11.6 TCR
- Eco Finishing
Eco Finishing Company
11.6 TCR
- Plating Divisi
Plating Division
11.6 TCR
- This site
Hard Chrome Specialists, Inc.
11.5 TCR
What this shows Hard Chrome Specialists, Inc. averages 11.5 TCR (347% of the Plating metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Hard Chrome Specialists, Inc. TCR series: 2022=18.7 · 2023=12.1 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Hard Chrome Specialists, Inc. falls in its industry
585 Plating metals and metal produ establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 27 Plating metals and metal produ employers in Pennsylvania.
Hard Chrome Specialists, Inc. has fewer employees than the Plating metals and metal products for th median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.1 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18.7 | 14.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · PA · York
585 Plating metals and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 496 employers in York, 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 | Miami Valley Polishing, LLC | 11.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KC Jones Plating - Adhesives | 11.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eco Finishing Company | 11.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plating Division | 11.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPont Pioneer New Holland NHL1 | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hunterstown Power Generation | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Power Producer | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Warren Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WellSpan York Hospital | 4,886 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WellSpan Medical Group | 4,293 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wellspan Health | 2,591 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FedEx Supply Chain (Target York) | 1,875 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Airdrie Stud | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ohio Living - Sarah Moore | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CWPMI, Inc | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amenia ICF | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Logan Aluminum Inc | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Keller Development Inc | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | WEBB CONCRETE & BUILDING MATERIALS INC / 221 Industrial Drive / Oxford | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | WEBB CONCRETE & BUILDING MATERIALS INC /1032 11th Ct.. W / Birmingham | 25 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.