Food storage bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
KNF Flexpak Corporation
Tamaqua, PA · ~65 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
KNF Flexpak Corporation runs at 56% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Food storage bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
KNF Flexpak Corporation: 1.9 TCR = 56% of Food storage bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
KNF Flexpak Corporation safety composite
KNF Flexpak Corporation scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 67% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 35%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 67% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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
KNF Flexpak Corporation: 1.1 → 2.8 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 3.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.48× in 2024
KNF Flexpak Corporation's TCR rose 1.6 from 1.1 in 2017 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 3.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.48× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326111 · Tamaqua, PA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 56% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #7/12
- PHOTO Amcor Flexibles Nort…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~65 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Amcor Flexibles North America, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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KNF Flexpak Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
KNF Flexpak Corporation
1.9 TCR
- Amcor Flexible
Amcor Flexibles North America, Inc.
1.9 TCR
- Berry Plastics
Berry Plastics Corporation
1.9 TCR
- Vilutis and Co
Vilutis and Co., Inc.
1.8 TCR
- Jindal Films A
Jindal Films Americas LLC
1.8 TCR
What this shows KNF Flexpak Corporation averages 1.9 TCR (56% of the Food storage bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
KNF Flexpak Corporation TCR series: 2017=1.1 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=3.5 · 2020=0 · 2021=1.2 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=1.3 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 3.3
Where KNF Flexpak Corporation falls in its industry
322 Food storage bags, plastics fi establishmentsSafer than 67% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 12 Food storage bags, plastics fi employers in Pennsylvania.
KNF Flexpak Corporation has fewer employees than the Food storage bags, plastics film, single median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326111 · PA · Tamaqua
322 Food storage bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 22 employers in Tamaqua, 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 | Amcor Flexibles North America, Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Berry Plastics Corporation | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vilutis and Co., Inc. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jindal Films Americas LLC | 1.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Star Roses and Plants | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. - Willow Grove | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Yoe Construction, Inc | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Yoe Industrial Services | 65 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hefty Business Unit - Tamaqua, Pennsylvania | 326 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 3634 | 288 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hometown | 278 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3634 | 245 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Rice-Tinsley Corporation | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JFK | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Photronics Idaho Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RectorSeal Houston | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Phoenix Central | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Heinrich Envelope - 0012 | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Telamon Corporation - Dayton | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Roper Whiitney | 65 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.