Sawmills · Pennsylvania
Kerex, Inc.
Breezewood, PA · ~30 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kerex, Inc. runs at 69% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Sawmills workplace, earning a grade B.
Kerex, Inc.: 2.3 TCR = 69% of Sawmills BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kerex, Inc. safety composite
Kerex, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 27%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
Kerex, Inc.: 0.0 → 4.6 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 4.6 TCR · DART/TCR 2× in 2022
Kerex, Inc.'s TCR rose 4.6 from 0.0 in 2021 to 4.6 in 2022. In 2022, DART was 2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321113 · Breezewood, PA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.3 · 69% of ind
- DART 4.6 DART
- RANK #5/47
- PHOTO GTL Lumber
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: GTL Lumber (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kerex, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kerex, Inc.
2.3 TCR
- GTL Lumber
GTL Lumber
2.3 TCR
- Westervelt Ren
Westervelt Renewable Energy
2.3 TCR
- Lincoln Lumber
Lincoln Lumber Crockett, LLC
2.3 TCR
- Interfor Port
Interfor Port Angeles
2.3 TCR
What this shows Kerex, Inc. averages 2.3 TCR (69% of the Sawmills BLS benchmark).
Kerex, Inc. TCR series: 2021=0 · 2022=4.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Kerex, Inc. falls in its industry
905 Sawmills establishmentsSafer than 79% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 47 Sawmills employers in Pennsylvania.
Kerex, Inc. has fewer employees than the Sawmills median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321113 · PA · Breezewood
905 Sawmills employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 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 | GTL Lumber | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Westervelt Renewable Energy | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lincoln Lumber Crockett, LLC | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Interfor Port Angeles | 2.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Esbenshade Maytown | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BJE Poultry | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Superior Energy Resources, LLC | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Panda Patriot, LLC | 30 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sharlen Electric Co. | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bassett Mechanical Corporate Office | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eliot Drivers | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Autumn Village | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 165449-Mun-Vernon Hills Br | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 163006-Geneseo Po | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 268000-Rogers Po | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 261620-Champlin Po | 30 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.