Lens grinding (except ophthalmic) · Pennsylvania
Insaco Inc
Quakertown, PA · ~57 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Insaco Inc runs at 51% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Lens grinding (except ophthalmic) workplace, earning a grade B.
Insaco Inc: 1.7 TCR = 51% of Lens grinding (except ophthalmic) BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Insaco Inc safety composite
Insaco Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 21%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Insaco Inc: 0.0 → 2.1 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 3.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.23× in 2024
Insaco Inc's TCR rose 2.1 from 0.0 in 2016 to 2.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 3.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.23× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333314 · Quakertown, PA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.7 · 51% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #6/10
- PHOTO Chroma Technology
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~57 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Chroma Technology (0.0 TCR gap)
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Insaco Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Insaco Inc
1.7 TCR
- Chroma Technol
Chroma Technology
1.7 TCR
- Steiner eOptic
Steiner eOptics, Inc.
1.7 TCR
- 6362-NGAS-W951
6362-NGAS-W951
1.6 TCR
- Blue Ridge Opt
Blue Ridge Optics
1.6 TCR
What this shows Insaco Inc averages 1.7 TCR (51% of the Lens grinding (except ophthalmic) BLS benchmark).
Insaco Inc TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=1.8 · 2018=1.8 · 2019=1.8 · 2020=0 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=3.8 · 2024=2.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Insaco Inc falls in its industry
145 Lens grinding (except ophthalm establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.8.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 10 Lens grinding (except ophthalm employers in Pennsylvania.
Insaco Inc has fewer employees than the Lens grinding (except ophthalmic) median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.8. 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 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333314 · PA · Quakertown
145 Lens grinding (except ophthalmic) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 116 employers in Quakertown, 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 | Chroma Technology | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Steiner eOptics, Inc. | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6362-NGAS-W951 | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Blue Ridge Optics | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | John R. Stinson & Sons Inc | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Green Leaf Medical LLC. | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mt. Pleasant Egg | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mother Earth, LLC | 57 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital | 466 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2446 | 449 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2446 | 310 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pulse Technologies | 242 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Barro's Pizza, 59th Ave | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant Eagle #0220 | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant Eagle #4029 | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Transport Service 60337 Baytown | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hays House, LLC | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Topanga #506 | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | M&H Engineering Co., Inc. | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Creative Press | 57 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.