Railroad ties (i.e., bridge, cross, switch) treating · Pennsylvania
Mellott Wood Preserving Co., Inc.
Needmore, PA · ~34 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mellott Wood Preserving Co., Inc. runs at 200% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Railroad ties (i.e., bridge, cross, switch) treating workplace, earning a grade D.
Mellott Wood Preserving Co., Inc.: 6.6 TCR = 200% of Railroad ties (i.e., bridge, cross, switch) treating BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mellott Wood Preserving Co., Inc. safety composite
Mellott Wood Preserving Co., Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Mellott Wood Preserving Co., Inc.: 0.0 → 6.0 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 11.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.91× in 2024
Mellott Wood Preserving Co., Inc.'s TCR rose 6.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 6.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 11.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.91× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321114 · Needmore, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.6 · 200% of ind
- DART 6.0 DART
- RANK #8/10
- PHOTO Baldwin Pole & Pilin…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Baldwin Pole & Piling, Inc. (0.1 TCR gap)
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Mellott Wood Preserving Co., Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Baldwin Pole &
Baldwin Pole & Piling, Inc.
6.7 TCR
- MS-SB-MOSHEIM
MS-SB-MOSHEIM
6.7 TCR
- This site
Mellott Wood Preserving Co., Inc.
6.6 TCR
- FH-SB-FAIRLESS
FH-SB-FAIRLESS HILLS
6.5 TCR
- North Bend AWW
North Bend AWW
6.5 TCR
What this shows Mellott Wood Preserving Co., Inc. averages 6.6 TCR (200% of the Railroad ties (i.e., bridge, cross, switch) treating BLS benchmark).
Mellott Wood Preserving Co., Inc. TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=2.8 · 2018=11.8 · 2019=11.8 · 2020=8.4 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=6.1 · 2023=9.5 · 2024=6 · BLS 3.3
Where Mellott Wood Preserving Co., Inc. falls in its industry
183 Railroad ties (i.e., bridge, c establishmentsSafer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 10 Railroad ties (i.e., bridge, c employers in Pennsylvania.
Mellott Wood Preserving Co., Inc. has fewer employees than the Railroad ties (i.e., bridge, cross, swit median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.3. 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 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.5 | 6.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.8 | 5.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.8 | 5.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321114 · PA · Needmore
183 Railroad ties (i.e., bridge, cross, switch) treating employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 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 | Baldwin Pole & Piling, Inc. | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MS-SB-MOSHEIM | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FH-SB-FAIRLESS HILLS | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | North Bend AWW | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kaolin Mushroom Farms - West Grove Facility | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | George Didden Greenhouse | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kreider Farms - Dairy | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | R.W. Sauder Inc | 34 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Western Forge & Flange Company, LLC. | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Metropolitan Associates | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Fresh Market 120 | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Capitol Lakes | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Superior Shot Peening-Luthe | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pacific Sanitation Inc. | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IAS Monticello | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RUSM | 34 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.