Motor freight carrier, general, local · Pennsylvania
John Brown Portersville
Portersville, PA · ~38 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
John Brown Portersville runs at 128% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Motor freight carrier, general, local workplace, earning a grade D.
John Brown Portersville: 5.8 TCR = 128% of Motor freight carrier, general, local BLS 4.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
John Brown Portersville safety composite
John Brown Portersville scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 12%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% 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%).
Rising injury rate
John Brown Portersville: 4.4 → 10.9 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 10.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.58× in 2021
John Brown Portersville's TCR rose 6.5 from 4.4 in 2016 to 10.9 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 1.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484110 · Portersville, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 128% of ind
- DART 9.1 DART
- RANK #111/194
- PHOTO ORD - Chicago
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~38 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ORD - Chicago (0.0 TCR gap)
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John Brown Portersville in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
John Brown Portersville
5.8 TCR
- ORD - Chicago
ORD - Chicago
5.8 TCR
- LOS ANGELES (C
LOS ANGELES (CACMR)
5.8 TCR
- HOUSTON SOUTH
HOUSTON SOUTH (TXCLL)
5.8 TCR
- Kwik Trip Yard
Kwik Trip Yard Operations 868
5.7 TCR
What this shows John Brown Portersville averages 5.8 TCR (128% of the Motor freight carrier, general, local BLS benchmark).
John Brown Portersville TCR series: 2016=4.4 · 2017=8.4 · 2018=5.6 · 2019=1.7 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=10.9 · BLS 4.5
Where John Brown Portersville falls in its industry
2,784 Motor freight carrier, general establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #111 safest of 194 Motor freight carrier, general employers in Pennsylvania.
John Brown Portersville has fewer employees than the Motor freight carrier, general, local median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484110 · PA · Portersville
2,784 Motor freight carrier, general, local employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 5 employers in Portersville, 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 | ORD - Chicago | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LOS ANGELES (CACMR) | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HOUSTON SOUTH (TXCLL) | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kwik Trip Yard Operations 868 | 5.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kaolin Mushroom Farms - M&J Facility | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dairy | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc - Elizabethtown | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Risser's Poultry Handling Services, LLC | 38 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Adams Mfg | 158 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 483013-Prospect | PA | HOL-500 | 61 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | STA - Prospect | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | John Brown Trucking Portersville Terminal | 31 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sutter Medical Center Sacramento (110-2301) | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Guggenheimer Health & Rehabilitation Center | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amerhart Ltd. - West Salem | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | San Antonio Specialty Beverages | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Palo Alto Medical Foundation (378-30311) | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Palo Alto Medical Foundation (378-30312) | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | California Pacific Medical Center (274-CC-STR) | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elizabeth Residence Inn | 38 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.