Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Mark Hershey Farms, Inc.
Lebanon, PA · ~54 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mark Hershey Farms, Inc. runs at 213% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Mark Hershey Farms, Inc.: 8.3 TCR = 213% of Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) manufacturing BLS 3.9 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mark Hershey Farms, Inc. safety composite
Mark Hershey Farms, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 76% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−2.8
2017→2024
Mark Hershey Farms, Inc. injury rate improved
Mark Hershey Farms, Inc.'s TCR fell 2.8 from 10.2 in 2017 to 7.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=10.2 · 2018=12.9 · 2019=8.7 · 2020=12.0 · 2021=9.2 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=7.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311119 · Lebanon, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.3 · 213% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #39/42
- PHOTO J.D. Heiskell & Co. …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 42 inj
- SIZE ~54 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: J.D. Heiskell & Co. Pixley CA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Mark Hershey Farms, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Mark Hershey Farms, Inc.
8.3 TCR
- J.D. Heiskell
J.D. Heiskell & Co. Pixley CA
8.3 TCR
- Harrisburg
Harrisburg
8.3 TCR
- Bentoli Inc.
Bentoli Inc.
8.3 TCR
- Feed Energy Co
Feed Energy Company - SC
8.3 TCR
What this shows Mark Hershey Farms, Inc. averages 8.3 TCR (213% of the Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Mark Hershey Farms, Inc. TCR series: 2017=10.2 · 2018=12.9 · 2019=8.7 · 2020=12 · 2021=9.2 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=7.3 · BLS 3.9
Where Mark Hershey Farms, Inc. falls in its industry
756 Animal feed mills (except dog establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #39 safest of 42 Animal feed mills (except dog employers in Pennsylvania.
Mark Hershey Farms, Inc. has more employees than the Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) m median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.0 | 7.5 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.7 | 5.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.9 | 7.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311119 · PA · Lebanon
756 Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 114 employers in Lebanon, 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 | J.D. Heiskell & Co. Pixley CA | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Harrisburg | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bentoli Inc. | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Feed Energy Company - SC | 8.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | TRIPLE-M-FARMS | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Scrubgrass Reclamation Company L.P. | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 269-NiSource-Washington PA-Service | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wagman Construction Inc. | 54 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cedar Haven Healthcare Center | 1,107 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Good Samaritan Hospital | 939 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Philhaven | 766 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 7377 | 623 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Las Americas Premium Outlets | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DC25 | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tolleson Distribution Center | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 502APV | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | R.L. McCoy Inc. Columbia City | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northern Kentucky | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Columbus West | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North Texas Door | 54 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.