Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Hards Fabrication & Welding, Inc.
Seneca, PA · ~25 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hards Fabrication & Welding, Inc. runs at 162% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Hards Fabrication & Welding, Inc.: 5.3 TCR = 162% of Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hards Fabrication & Welding, Inc. safety composite
Hards Fabrication & Welding, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 38%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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
−15.9
2019→2024
Hards Fabrication & Welding, Inc. injury rate improved
Hards Fabrication & Welding, Inc.'s TCR fell 15.9 from 19.4 in 2019 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 19.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=19.4 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=3.7 · 2024=3.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332313 · Seneca, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 162% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #19/38
- PHOTO Norlen Incorporated …
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Norlen Incorporated - Schofield Location (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hards Fabrication & Welding, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Anaconda Found
Anaconda Foundry Fabrication Co. Inc
5.4 TCR
- This site
Hards Fabrication & Welding, Inc.
5.3 TCR
- Norlen Incorpo
Norlen Incorporated - Schofield Location
5.3 TCR
- Sandy Lick Loc
Sandy Lick Location - SandyLick
5.3 TCR
- Harbor Fab Ben
Harbor Fab Benton Arkansas
5.3 TCR
What this shows Hards Fabrication & Welding, Inc. averages 5.3 TCR (162% of the Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Hards Fabrication & Welding, Inc. TCR series: 2019=19.4 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=3.7 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Hards Fabrication & Welding, Inc. falls in its industry
449 Plate work (e.g., bending, cut establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 38 Plate work (e.g., bending, cut employers in Pennsylvania.
Hards Fabrication & Welding, Inc. has fewer employees than the Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punc median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 19.4 | 7.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332313 · PA · Seneca
449 Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 7 employers in Seneca, 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 | Norlen Incorporated - Schofield Location | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sandy Lick Location - SandyLick | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Harbor Fab Benton Arkansas | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Anaconda Foundry Fabrication Co. Inc | 5.4 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 | UPMC Northwest | 810 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Matric | 278 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PAFRA - FRANKLIN | 64 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FRANKLIN (PAFRA) | 58 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Franklin Feedmill | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Little Rock Shop AR FXFE-LITS | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Blue Sky Pest Control | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Richmond VA FXFE-RCH | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | AB Mauri - Wilsonville | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dalton Gardens | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dayton Fairfield Inn | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Advance Ready Mix Corporate office | 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.