Trucking, specialized freight (except used goods), local · Pennsylvania
Lester R. Summers, Inc.
Ephrata, PA · ~84 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lester R. Summers, Inc. runs at 108% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Trucking, specialized freight (except used goods), local workplace, earning a grade C.
Lester R. Summers, Inc.: 4.9 TCR = 108% of Trucking, specialized freight (except used goods), local BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lester R. Summers, Inc. safety composite
Lester R. Summers, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 25%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.9
2016→2024
Lester R. Summers, Inc. injury rate improved
Lester R. Summers, Inc.'s TCR fell 2.9 from 7.2 in 2016 to 4.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 7.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.87× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.2 · 2017=4.1 · 2018=4.1 · 2019=7.8 · 2020=5.3 · 2021=4.4 · 2022=3.9 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=4.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484220 · Ephrata, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 4.9 · 108% of ind
- DART 4.2 DART
- RANK #42/61
- PHOTO Sunoco Transportatio…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 44 inj
- SIZE ~84 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sunoco Transportation SES (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lester R. Summers, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Lester R. Summers, Inc.
4.9 TCR
- Sunoco Transpo
Sunoco Transportation SES
4.9 TCR
- Highway 17
Highway 17
4.9 TCR
- Wissota Trucki
Wissota Trucking
4.9 TCR
- Sacramento
Sacramento
4.8 TCR
What this shows Lester R. Summers, Inc. averages 4.9 TCR (108% of the Trucking, specialized freight (except used goods), local BLS benchmark).
Lester R. Summers, Inc. TCR series: 2016=7.2 · 2017=4.1 · 2018=4.1 · 2019=7.8 · 2020=5.3 · 2021=4.4 · 2022=3.9 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=4.2 · BLS 4.5
Where Lester R. Summers, Inc. falls in its industry
1,130 Trucking, specialized freight establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #42 safest of 61 Trucking, specialized freight employers in Pennsylvania.
Lester R. Summers, Inc. has more employees than the Trucking, specialized freight (except us median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.8 | 4.9 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484220 · PA · Ephrata
1,130 Trucking, specialized freight (except used goods), local employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 75 employers in Ephrata, 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 | Sunoco Transportation SES | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Highway 17 | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wissota Trucking | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sacramento | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | R.W. Sauder Inc | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wilkinsburg B | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kriger Pipeline, Incorporatated | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UGI Archbald | 84 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ephrata Community Hospital | 986 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Four Seasons Produce, Inc. | 553 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2340 | 366 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2340 | 354 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Meredith | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Village of St. Edward | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NMO | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sergeant Bluff Methyl Ester | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Novi Lakes Health Campus | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Corporate Machine & Fabrication Shop | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Owens & Minor Jacksonville | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Prototype | 84 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.