Curtain wall, glass, installation · Pennsylvania
Nittany Building Specialties
Port Matilda, PA · ~73 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Nittany Building Specialties runs at 181% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Curtain wall, glass, installation workplace, earning a grade D.
Nittany Building Specialties: 5.1 TCR = 181% of Curtain wall, glass, installation BLS 2.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Nittany Building Specialties safety composite
Nittany Building Specialties scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 39%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−8.9
2016→2023
Nittany Building Specialties injury rate improved
Nittany Building Specialties's TCR fell 8.9 from 11.8 in 2016 to 2.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 11.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=11.8 · 2018=5.5 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=1.5 · 2023=2.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238150 · Port Matilda, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 181% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #13/27
- PHOTO Forman Ford - 01
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~73 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Forman Ford - 01 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Nittany Building Specialties in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Nittany Building Specialties
5.1 TCR
- Signature Glas
Signature Glass Branch 701
5.1 TCR
- VEI Solutions,
VEI Solutions, Inc.
5.1 TCR
- Goldfinch Brot
Goldfinch Brothers, Inc.
5.1 TCR
- Forman Ford -
Forman Ford - 01
5 TCR
What this shows Nittany Building Specialties averages 5.1 TCR (181% of the Curtain wall, glass, installation BLS benchmark).
Nittany Building Specialties TCR series: 2016=11.8 · 2018=5.5 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=1.5 · 2023=2.9 · BLS 2.8
Where Nittany Building Specialties falls in its industry
531 Curtain wall, glass, installat establishmentsSafer than 40% 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 #13 safest of 27 Curtain wall, glass, installat employers in Pennsylvania.
Nittany Building Specialties has more employees than the Curtain wall, glass, installation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11.8 | 7.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238150 · PA · Port Matilda
531 Curtain wall, glass, installation 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 | Forman Ford - 01 | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Signature Glass Branch 701 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | VEI Solutions, Inc. | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Goldfinch Brothers, Inc. | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | NRG Energy - Seward Generating Station | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | McMurray Operations | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Philly Schuylkill | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wohlsen Construction Self Perform | 73 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Joseph Institute | 55 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Villa at Riverwood | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 0190 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NH Shop | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Unit #2209 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Feeding South Florida | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Spartanburg Thermoforming - CN3 | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shoptikal LLC Lab | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | F/T Araho | 73 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.