Paper products, die-cut office supply, made from purchased paper or paperboard · Pennsylvania
N.F. String & Son Inc.
Harrisburg, PA · ~34 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
N.F. String & Son Inc. runs at 308% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Paper products, die-cut office supply, made from purchased paper or paperboard workplace, earning a grade F.
N.F. String & Son Inc.: 10.2 TCR = 308% of Paper products, die-cut office supply, made from purchased paper or paperboard BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
N.F. String & Son Inc. safety composite
N.F. String & Son Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% 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
N.F. String & Son Inc.: 10.3 → 16.1 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 16.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.32× in 2024
N.F. String & Son Inc.'s TCR rose 5.8 from 10.3 in 2017 to 16.1 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322230 · Harrisburg, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.2 · 308% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #16/17
- PHOTO NPC - Wisconsin
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: NPC - Wisconsin (0.3 TCR gap)
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N.F. String & Son Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- NPC - PA
NPC - PA
12.4 TCR
- This site
N.F. String & Son Inc.
10.2 TCR
- NPC - Wisconsi
NPC - Wisconsin
9.8 TCR
- Heinrich Envel
Heinrich Envelope - 0012
9.3 TCR
- Classic Envelo
Classic Envelope
8.7 TCR
What this shows N.F. String & Son Inc. averages 10.2 TCR (308% of the Paper products, die-cut office supply, made from purchased paper or paperboard BLS benchmark).
N.F. String & Son Inc. TCR series: 2017=10.3 · 2018=16 · 2019=3.3 · 2020=4.7 · 2022=8.6 · 2023=12.1 · 2024=16.1 · BLS 3.3
Where N.F. String & Son Inc. falls in its industry
122 Paper products, die-cut office establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 17 Paper products, die-cut office employers in Pennsylvania.
N.F. String & Son Inc. has fewer employees than the Paper products, die-cut office supply, m median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 16.1 | 3.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.1 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.3 | 6.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322230 · PA · Harrisburg
122 Paper products, die-cut office supply, made from purchased paper or paperboard employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 362 employers in Harrisburg, 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 | NPC - Wisconsin | 9.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Heinrich Envelope - 0012 | 9.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Classic Envelope | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NPC - PA | 12.4 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 |
| CITY-NEAR | UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals | 4,843 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PHS/HARRISBURG HOSPITAL | 2,703 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pinnacle Health Medical Services | 2,426 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UPMC Pinnacle | 2,311 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ekedal Concrete Inc. | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wonder Lake Fire Protection District | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Palm Garden of Vero Beach, LLC | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Port Arthur Facility | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wrenshall City Hall | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | A.H. Stock Mfg. | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Styline Logistics North Carolina Warehouse | 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.