Copper smelting and refining, primary · Pennsylvania
Hussey Copper Leetsdale Plant
Leetsdale, PA · ~262 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hussey Copper Leetsdale Plant runs at 158% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Copper smelting and refining, primary workplace, earning a grade D.
Hussey Copper Leetsdale Plant: 5.2 TCR = 158% of Copper smelting and refining, primary BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hussey Copper Leetsdale Plant safety composite
Hussey Copper Leetsdale Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 32%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% 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
−3.4
2021→2023
Hussey Copper Leetsdale Plant injury rate improved
Hussey Copper Leetsdale Plant's TCR fell 3.4 from 6.8 in 2021 to 3.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 6.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=6.8 · 2022=5.5 · 2023=3.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331410 · Leetsdale, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 158% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK #5/6
- PHOTO Mississippi Silicon …
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 41 inj
- SIZE ~262 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mississippi Silicon llc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hussey Copper Leetsdale Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Mahle Engine C
Mahle Engine Components
6 TCR
- This site
Hussey Copper Leetsdale Plant
5.2 TCR
- Mississippi Si
Mississippi Silicon llc
5.2 TCR
- New GLDC LLC
New GLDC LLC
5 TCR
- Strohecker Inc
Strohecker Incorporated
4.4 TCR
What this shows Hussey Copper Leetsdale Plant averages 5.2 TCR (158% of the Copper smelting and refining, primary BLS benchmark).
Hussey Copper Leetsdale Plant TCR series: 2021=6.8 · 2022=5.5 · 2023=3.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Hussey Copper Leetsdale Plant falls in its industry
57 Copper smelting and refining, establishmentsSafer than 33% 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 #5 safest of 6 Copper smelting and refining, employers in Pennsylvania.
Hussey Copper Leetsdale Plant has more employees than the Copper smelting and refining, primary median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331410 · PA · Leetsdale
57 Copper smelting and refining, primary employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 26 employers in Leetsdale, 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 | Mississippi Silicon llc | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | New GLDC LLC | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mahle Engine Components | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Strohecker Incorporated | 4.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | James J. Anderson Construction Co., Inc & Riverside Materials, Inc. | 262 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rise Baking Company | 262 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Berry Global | 262 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Strong Spas | 262 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Libertas Copper LLC dba Hussey Copper | 275 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Haemonetics - Leetsdale | 275 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Haemonetics | 270 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GNC - Leetsdale Distribution Center | 126 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Stens | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Royal Roofing Company | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | J.A. Watts, Incorporated | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Main Branch | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | FERNANDOS | 262 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TurboFab | 262 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ATC Automation | 262 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Commodity Forwarders Inc. (LAX-5814) | 262 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.