Dairy products (except canned, dried) merchant wholesalers · Pennsylvania
Milk Industry Management Co d.b.a Balford Farms
Allentown, PA · ~36 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Milk Industry Management Co d.b.a Balford Farms runs at 676% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Dairy products (except canned, dried) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Milk Industry Management Co d.b.a Balford Farms: 14.9 TCR = 676% of Dairy products (except canned, dried) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Milk Industry Management Co d.b.a Balford Farms safety composite
Milk Industry Management Co d.b.a Balford Farms scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 14.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 13.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% 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
−2.4
2018→2024
Milk Industry Management Co d.b.a Balford Farms injury rate improved
Milk Industry Management Co d.b.a Balford Farms's TCR fell 2.4 from 20.3 in 2018 to 17.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 20.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.94× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=20.3 · 2019=17.4 · 2020=15.3 · 2022=6.8 · 2023=11.5 · 2024=17.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424430 · Allentown, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 14.9 · 676% of ind
- DART 13.9 DART
- RANK #14/16
- PHOTO DFA DISTRIBUTING SOU…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 41 inj
- SIZE ~36 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: DFA DISTRIBUTING SOUTH - ORLANDO FL-BUMBY AVE (0.2 TCR gap)
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Milk Industry Management Co d.b.a Balford Farms in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Dean Dairy - I
Dean Dairy - Indiana PA - DTI
15.8 TCR
- Suiza - Columb
Suiza - Columbia
15.4 TCR
- DFA DISTRIBUTI
DFA DISTRIBUTING SOUTH - ORLANDO FL-BUMBY AVE
15.1 TCR
- This site
Milk Industry Management Co d.b.a Balford Farms
14.9 TCR
- Lehigh Lansdal
Lehigh Lansdale - Hyattsville - DTI
14.2 TCR
What this shows Milk Industry Management Co d.b.a Balford Farms averages 14.9 TCR (676% of the Dairy products (except canned, dried) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Milk Industry Management Co d.b.a Balford Farms TCR series: 2018=20.3 · 2019=17.4 · 2020=15.3 · 2022=6.8 · 2023=11.5 · 2024=17.9 · BLS 2.2
Where Milk Industry Management Co d.b.a Balford Farms falls in its industry
231 Dairy products (except canned, establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.9.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 16 Dairy products (except canned, employers in Pennsylvania.
Milk Industry Management Co d.b.a Balford Farms has fewer employees than the Dairy products (except canned, dried) me median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.9. 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 | 17.9 | 13.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15.3 | 10.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17.4 | 12.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 20.3 | 18.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424430 · PA · Allentown
231 Dairy products (except canned, dried) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 447 employers in Allentown, 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 | DFA DISTRIBUTING SOUTH - ORLANDO FL-BUMBY AVE | 15.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Suiza - Columbia | 15.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lehigh Lansdale - Hyattsville - DTI | 14.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dean Dairy - Indiana PA - DTI | 15.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | George Didden Greenhouses, Inc. | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Altoona | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UGI Penn Natural Gas Williamsport | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TIS - PA - Fairless Hills | 36 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lehigh Valley Hospital | 9,463 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1200SCC | 6,531 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Main Campus | 2,118 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LOCATION 48042 | 1,728 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 2031 - Sacramento | 14.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1113 - NSM Williams | 14.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pierce Memorial Baptist Home | 14.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Karian Peterson Power Line Contracting LLC | 14.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Putsch & Company, Inc. | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Standard Construction Company, Inc. | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DLM Contracting Inc | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 151 - Frederick MD | 36 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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