Water treatment and distribution · Pennsylvania
New Castle Operation
New Castle, PA · ~35 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
New Castle Operation runs at 210% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water treatment and distribution workplace, earning a grade F.
New Castle Operation: 2.5 TCR = 210% of Water treatment and distribution BLS 1.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
New Castle Operation safety composite
New Castle Operation scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
70/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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
−2.3
2016→2024
New Castle Operation injury rate improved
New Castle Operation's TCR fell 2.3 from 2.3 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 9.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.3 · 2017=2.3 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=9.4 · 2020=3.1 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=3.3 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · New Castle, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 2.5 · 210% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #14/23
- PHOTO Gene Pump Plant
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~35 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Gene Pump Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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New Castle Operation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
New Castle Operation
2.5 TCR
- Gene Pump Plan
Gene Pump Plant
2.5 TCR
- Aqua Pennsylva
Aqua Pennsylvania
2.5 TCR
- Consolidated U
Consolidated Utility District of Rutherford County
2.5 TCR
- Mukilteo Water
Mukilteo Water & Wastewater District
2.5 TCR
What this shows New Castle Operation averages 2.5 TCR (210% of the Water treatment and distribution BLS benchmark).
New Castle Operation TCR series: 2016=2.3 · 2017=2.3 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=9.4 · 2020=3.1 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=3.3 · 2024=0 · BLS 1.2
Where New Castle Operation falls in its industry
727 Water treatment and distributi establishmentsSafer than 70% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 23 Water treatment and distributi employers in Pennsylvania.
New Castle Operation has fewer employees than the Water treatment and distribution median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.4 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221310 · PA · New Castle
727 Water treatment and distribution employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 91 employers in New Castle, 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 | Gene Pump Plant | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aqua Pennsylvania | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Consolidated Utility District of Rutherford County | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mukilteo Water & Wastewater District | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | W.A.C. Mushrooms Inc. | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Highland Oysters | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mushroom Spawning, Inc. | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PANTHER CREEK POWER OPERATING | 35 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UPMC Jameson | 941 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DON | 805 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | New Castle | 534 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2287 | 399 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Field Sales West | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Merit Construction Company | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Woody Bogler Trucking Company | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | National Cart Company | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Berkley Screw Machine Products | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Goodwill CFL - Kissimmee | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fredericksburg Road | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kadant GranTek Inc. | 35 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.