Transesterification of vegetable oils to produce fuels or fuel additives · Pennsylvania
Hero BX - Erie
Erie, PA · ~59 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hero BX - Erie runs at 153% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Transesterification of vegetable oils to produce fuels or fuel additives workplace, earning a grade D.
Hero BX - Erie: 5.0 TCR = 153% of Transesterification of vegetable oils to produce fuels or fuel additives BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hero BX - Erie safety composite
Hero BX - Erie scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−0.4
2019→2024
Hero BX - Erie injury rate improved
Hero BX - Erie's TCR fell 0.4 from 5.6 in 2019 to 5.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 11.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.69× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=5.6 · 2020=11.1 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=8.3 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=5.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325199 · Erie, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.0 · 153% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #31/34
- PHOTO IDT San Diego
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~59 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: IDT San Diego (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hero BX - Erie in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Dystar LP Reid
Dystar LP Reidsville Plant
5.2 TCR
- Anderson
Anderson
5.1 TCR
- This site
Hero BX - Erie
5 TCR
- IDT San Diego
IDT San Diego
5 TCR
- Valtris Specia
Valtris Specialty Chemcials-- Fort Worth
5 TCR
What this shows Hero BX - Erie averages 5.0 TCR (153% of the Transesterification of vegetable oils to produce fuels or fuel additives BLS benchmark).
Hero BX - Erie TCR series: 2019=5.6 · 2020=11.1 · 2021=0 · 2022=8.3 · 2023=0 · 2024=5.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Hero BX - Erie falls in its industry
552 Transesterification of vegetab establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #31 safest of 34 Transesterification of vegetab employers in Pennsylvania.
Hero BX - Erie has fewer employees than the Transesterification of vegetable oils to median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.1 | 4.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325199 · PA · Erie
552 Transesterification of vegetable oils to produce fuels or fuel additives employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 473 employers in Erie, 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 | IDT San Diego | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Anderson | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Valtris Specialty Chemcials-- Fort Worth | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dystar LP Reidsville Plant | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dan Schantz Greenhouse (Pipersville, PA) | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North Creek Nurseries, Inc. | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eddystone Generating Station | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | S&A Homes, Inc. | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Supply Chain : Erie, PA | 5,403 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UPMC Hamot | 2,675 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wabtec-Erie | 2,141 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL | 2,135 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 1015 - BELFOR Seattle WA | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stoneway Electric Supply-Br 206 | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 21 Denver Yard | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Landmark South Nursing and Rehabilitation | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 61 Morgan Services Dayton | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Fresh Market 014 | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Fresh Market 019 | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Fresh Market 043 | 59 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.