Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing · Pennsylvania
IFS Industries, Inc
Reading, PA · ~79 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
IFS Industries, Inc runs at 145% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
IFS Industries, Inc: 4.8 TCR = 145% of Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
IFS Industries, Inc safety composite
IFS Industries, Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 23%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% 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
−6.5
2018→2024
IFS Industries, Inc injury rate improved
IFS Industries, Inc's TCR fell 6.5 from 7.9 in 2018 to 1.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.28× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=7.9 · 2019=5.0 · 2020=4.0 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=5.4 · 2024=1.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325520 · Reading, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 145% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #6/8
- PHOTO Seal Bond
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~79 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Seal Bond (0.0 TCR gap)
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IFS Industries, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- MAPEI CARIBE,
MAPEI CARIBE, Inc.
4.9 TCR
- WORTHEN MI 112
WORTHEN MI 1125 41ST STREET SE
4.9 TCR
- This site
IFS Industries, Inc
4.8 TCR
- Seal Bond
Seal Bond
4.8 TCR
- Blue Ash
Blue Ash
4.8 TCR
What this shows IFS Industries, Inc averages 4.8 TCR (145% of the Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
IFS Industries, Inc TCR series: 2018=7.9 · 2019=5 · 2020=4 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=5.4 · 2024=1.4 · BLS 3.3
Where IFS Industries, Inc falls in its industry
287 Adhesives (except asphalt, den establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 8 Adhesives (except asphalt, den employers in Pennsylvania.
IFS Industries, Inc has more employees than the Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325520 · PA · Reading
287 Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 303 employers in Reading, 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 | Seal Bond | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Blue Ash | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MAPEI CARIBE, Inc. | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WORTHEN MI 1125 41ST STREET SE | 4.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | John C. Leo & Son, LLC | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | C.J. Mushroom Co., LLC | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ernst Conservation Seeds Inc | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Specialty Egg | 79 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | READING HOSPITAL | 5,693 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SAO : Reading | 2,203 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | A077 - Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center | 1,764 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - TEN1 | 1,261 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Royal Paper Box Co. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Blue Diamond Industries Clinton | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Blackhawk Transport Save a Lot Edwardsville Il | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Monterey Pacific, LLC | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Designed Cabinets, Inc. | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Smyth Companies - Austin | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Peterbilt of Wisconsin, Inc. - Madison | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oak-Technical Operations | 79 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.