Residential for-sale builders · Pennsylvania
Kay Builders
Allentown, PA · ~142 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kay Builders runs at 163% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Residential for-sale builders workplace, earning a grade D.
Kay Builders: 6.2 TCR = 163% of Residential for-sale builders BLS 3.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kay Builders safety composite
Kay Builders scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 10%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% 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
−1.0
2021→2024
Kay Builders injury rate improved
Kay Builders's TCR fell 1.0 from 5.0 in 2021 to 3.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 8.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=5.0 · 2022=8.7 · 2023=7.2 · 2024=3.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 236117 · Allentown, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 163% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #10/16
- PHOTO DAIRY FARMS
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~142 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: DAIRY FARMS (0.1 TCR gap)
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Kay Builders in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Forino Co., LP
Forino Co., LP
6.4 TCR
- Denver Design
Denver Design Build
6.4 TCR
- DAIRY FARMS
DAIRY FARMS
6.3 TCR
- This site
Kay Builders
6.2 TCR
- Sands Building
Sands Building Group
6 TCR
What this shows Kay Builders averages 6.2 TCR (163% of the Residential for-sale builders BLS benchmark).
Kay Builders TCR series: 2021=5 · 2022=8.7 · 2023=7.2 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 3.8
Where Kay Builders falls in its industry
341 Residential for-sale builders establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.7.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 16 Residential for-sale builders employers in Pennsylvania.
Kay Builders has more employees than the Residential for-sale builders median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.7. 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 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
236117 · PA · Allentown
341 Residential for-sale builders employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 447 employers in Allentown, 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 | DAIRY FARMS | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Forino Co., LP | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Denver Design Build | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sands Building Group | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Brunner Island | 142 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Franjo Construction | 142 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smucker Company | 142 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MADIV | 142 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lehigh Valley Hospital | 9,463 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1200SCC | 6,531 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Main Campus | 2,118 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LOCATION 48042 | 1,728 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DLD7 | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Green Acres Elementary | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hollingsworth LHM Fort Worth | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bushel Boy - Owatonna | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | YMCA in Shoreview | 142 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - DCY1 | 142 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - DWA5 | 142 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Safeware Inc. | 142 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.