Bricks, nonclay refractory, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Magnesita Refractories
York, PA · ~415 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Magnesita Refractories runs at 141% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Bricks, nonclay refractory, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Magnesita Refractories: 4.7 TCR = 141% of Bricks, nonclay refractory, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Magnesita Refractories safety composite
Magnesita Refractories scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 18%), 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)
- D 4.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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
Magnesita Refractories: 4.6 → 5.3 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 7.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.01× in 2024
Magnesita Refractories's TCR rose 0.7 from 4.6 in 2016 to 5.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 7.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.01× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327120 · York, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 141% of ind
- DART 4.7 DART
- RANK #18/36
- PHOTO Reno Refractories, I…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 163 inj
- SIZE ~415 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Reno Refractories, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Magnesita Refractories in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Magnesita Refractories
4.7 TCR
- Reno Refractor
Reno Refractories, Inc.
4.7 TCR
- ASK Chemicals
ASK Chemicals - Alfred
4.7 TCR
- Standard Ceram
Standard Ceramic Supply
4.7 TCR
- Caledonia plan
Caledonia plant
4.6 TCR
What this shows Magnesita Refractories averages 4.7 TCR (141% of the Bricks, nonclay refractory, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Magnesita Refractories TCR series: 2016=4.6 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=3.5 · 2020=3 · 2021=4.7 · 2022=7.2 · 2023=6 · 2024=5.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Magnesita Refractories falls in its industry
307 Bricks, nonclay refractory, ma establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 36 Bricks, nonclay refractory, ma employers in Pennsylvania.
Magnesita Refractories has more employees than the Bricks, nonclay refractory, manufacturin median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327120 · PA · York
307 Bricks, nonclay refractory, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 496 employers in York, 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 | Reno Refractories, Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ASK Chemicals - Alfred | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Standard Ceramic Supply | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Caledonia plant | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Joseph B. Fay Co. | 415 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Godiva Chocolatier | 415 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Waynesboro | 415 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Valley Youth House | 415 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WellSpan York Hospital | 4,886 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WellSpan Medical Group | 4,293 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wellspan Health | 2,591 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FedEx Supply Chain (Target York) | 1,875 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Prairie Lakes Healthcare | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Branch 39 | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chandler Demolition | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store #18 | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Rio Farms | 415 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Teknor Apex Company - Rhode Island | 415 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MEM | 415 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Riverside Walter Reed Hospital 5001 | 415 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.