Blades, saw, all types, manufacturing · New York
Lancaster Knives Inc.
Lancaster, NY · ~31 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lancaster Knives Inc. runs at 466% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Blades, saw, all types, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Lancaster Knives Inc.: 15.4 TCR = 466% of Blades, saw, all types, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lancaster Knives Inc. safety composite
Lancaster Knives Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 2%), 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).
14/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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
−1.7
2016→2024
Lancaster Knives Inc. injury rate improved
Lancaster Knives Inc.'s TCR fell 1.7 from 11.6 in 2016 to 9.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 44.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=11.6 · 2018=5.7 · 2019=23.6 · 2020=11.9 · 2021=5.7 · 2022=44.6 · 2023=9.9 · 2024=9.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332216 · Lancaster, NY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 15.4 · 466% of ind
- DART 9.9 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Jonesville Tool & Ma…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~31 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Jonesville Tool & Manufacturing, Inc. (0.2 TCR gap)
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Lancaster Knives Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Seymour Manufa
Seymour Manufacturing Co., Inc.
16.3 TCR
- This site
Lancaster Knives Inc.
15.4 TCR
- Jonesville Too
Jonesville Tool & Manufacturing, Inc.
15.2 TCR
- Dynamic Dies P
Dynamic Dies Pitt
13.5 TCR
- The L.S. Starr
The L.S. Starrett Company
13.3 TCR
What this shows Lancaster Knives Inc. averages 15.4 TCR (466% of the Blades, saw, all types, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Lancaster Knives Inc. TCR series: 2016=11.6 · 2018=5.7 · 2019=23.6 · 2020=11.9 · 2021=5.7 · 2022=44.6 · 2023=9.9 · 2024=9.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Lancaster Knives Inc. falls in its industry
174 Blades, saw, all types, manufa establishmentsSafer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Blades, saw, all types, manufa employers in New York.
Lancaster Knives Inc. has fewer employees than the Blades, saw, all types, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 44.6 | 44.6 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332216 · NY · Lancaster
174 Blades, saw, all types, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 83 employers in Lancaster, NY · 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 | Jonesville Tool & Manufacturing, Inc. | 15.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Seymour Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 16.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dynamic Dies Pitt | 13.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The L.S. Starrett Company | 13.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Eldred Brothers / Main Farm | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fox Fruit Farms LLC | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ASC Kirkwood | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NAES : OM - New Athens | 31 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon Transportation Services : BUF5 | 1,188 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BUF5 | 1,074 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Erie Logistics | 713 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BUF9 | 665 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Aurora Civic Center Authority | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | D8 Troy Yard | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wilson Ag | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Orange Products, Inc. | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Homewood Suites by Hilton - Palo Alto | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Commonwealth | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Muskegon Sales Branch | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Daley Electric, LLC | 31 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.