Powder made from purchased aluminum · Pennsylvania
NLN plant
Palmerton, PA · ~39 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
NLN plant runs at 265% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Powder made from purchased aluminum workplace, earning a grade F.
NLN plant: 8.7 TCR = 265% of Powder made from purchased aluminum BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
NLN plant safety composite
NLN plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 12%), 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 8.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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
NLN plant: 10.8 → 99.2 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 99.2 TCR · DART/TCR 6.81× in 2023
NLN plant's TCR rose 88.4 from 10.8 in 2016 to 99.2 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 6.81× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331314 · Palmerton, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.7 · 265% of ind
- DART 59.5 DART
- RANK #5/6
- PHOTO Metal Source, LLC
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~39 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Metal Source, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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NLN plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Metal Source,
Metal Source, LLC (GHR07)
9.1 TCR
- Metal Source,
Metal Source, LLC
8.8 TCR
- This site
NLN plant
8.7 TCR
- Matalco Canton
Matalco Canton
8.5 TCR
- Vista Metals C
Vista Metals Corp
8.3 TCR
What this shows NLN plant averages 8.7 TCR (265% of the Powder made from purchased aluminum BLS benchmark).
NLN plant TCR series: 2016=10.8 · 2017=13.2 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=2.8 · 2020=12.9 · 2021=11 · 2022=7.8 · 2023=99.2 · BLS 3.3
Where NLN plant falls in its industry
103 Powder made from purchased alu establishmentsSafer than 12% 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 #5 safest of 6 Powder made from purchased alu employers in Pennsylvania.
NLN plant has fewer employees than the Powder made from purchased aluminum median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 99.2 | 59.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331314 · PA · Palmerton
103 Powder made from purchased aluminum employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 11 employers in Palmerton, 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 | Metal Source, LLC | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Matalco Canton | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metal Source, LLC (GHR07) | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vista Metals Corp | 8.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sylvan PA | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Monterey Mushrooms, LLC.- Temple, PA | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Boyer Nurseries & Orchards, Inc. | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North Creek Nurseries, Inc. (Shipping) | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palmerton Facility | 115 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | American Zinc Recycling Corp - Palmerton | 97 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palmerton | 91 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Structural Metal Fabricators, INC. | 64 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Norwalk Meadows Nursing Center | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Anderson Japanese Gardens | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Venus Foods Inc. | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Marketplace at Avalon Park, LLC | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Clayton Supply Haleyville II | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Precison Strip, Inc. Vonore | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kansas City Chemetron | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Las Vegas NV Yard (Range Rd) | 39 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.