Couriers and Express Delivery Services · Pennsylvania
Paalt - Altoona
Duncansville, PA · ~141 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 11.8
- Avg TCR
- 6.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Paalt - Altoona runs at 182% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Couriers and Express Delivery Services workplace, earning a grade D.
Paalt - Altoona: 11.8 TCR = 182% of Couriers and Express Delivery Services BLS 6.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Paalt - Altoona safety composite
Paalt - Altoona scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 18%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 12.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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
Paalt - Altoona: 11.0 → 12.1 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 12.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.03× in 2024
Paalt - Altoona's TCR rose 1.1 from 11.0 in 2019 to 12.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 12.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.03× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 492110 · Duncansville, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 11.8 · 182% of ind
- DART 12.1 DART
- RANK #181/243
- PHOTO FLSAR - SARASOTA CEN…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 62 inj
- SIZE ~141 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: FLSAR - SARASOTA CENTER (0.0 TCR gap)
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Paalt - Altoona in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Paalt - Altoona
11.8 TCR
- FLSAR - SARASO
FLSAR - SARASOTA CENTER
11.8 TCR
- TNBAR - BARTLE
TNBAR - BARTLETT
11.8 TCR
- CTNIA - NIANTI
CTNIA - NIANTIC
11.8 TCR
- ST. AUGUSTINE
ST. AUGUSTINE CENTER (FLSTA)
11.8 TCR
What this shows Paalt - Altoona averages 11.8 TCR (182% of the Couriers and Express Delivery Services BLS benchmark).
Paalt - Altoona TCR series: 2019=11 · 2020=12.7 · 2021=11.2 · 2022=12.9 · 2023=10.9 · 2024=12.1 · BLS 6.5
Where Paalt - Altoona falls in its industry
6,679 Couriers and Express Delivery establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 8.0.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #181 safest of 243 Couriers and Express Delivery employers in Pennsylvania.
Paalt - Altoona has more employees than the Couriers and Express Delivery Services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 8.0. 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 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.7 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
492110 · PA · Duncansville
6,679 Couriers and Express Delivery Services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 36 employers in Duncansville, 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 | FLSAR - SARASOTA CENTER | 11.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TNBAR - BARTLETT | 11.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CTNIA - NIANTIC | 11.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ST. AUGUSTINE CENTER (FLSTA) | 11.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Henkels & McCoy, Pennsylvania - Blue Bell - Gas Operations | 141 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | James Floor Covering, Inc. | 141 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Keystone Natural Holdings Philadelphia | 141 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nature's Way Purewater Systems, Inc. d/b/a USHydrations | 141 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 4348 | 283 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Veeder-Root Company | 281 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Veeder-Root (Altoona) | 273 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4348 | 266 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tnbar - Bartlett | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Flsar - Sarasota Center | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ctnia - Niantic | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oshkosh Wi Sales Center | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Midtw - Detroit Metro Airport | 141 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tncla - Clarksville | 141 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Delaware East | 141 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LaBree's Bakery | 141 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.