Building panels, corrugated and flat, plastics, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Palram Panels - PPI
Kutztown, PA · ~68 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Palram Panels - PPI runs at 223% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Building panels, corrugated and flat, plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Palram Panels - PPI: 7.4 TCR = 223% of Building panels, corrugated and flat, plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Palram Panels - PPI safety composite
Palram Panels - PPI scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% 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
−8.5
2017→2022
Palram Panels - PPI injury rate improved
Palram Panels - PPI's TCR fell 8.5 from 12.1 in 2017 to 3.6 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2017 at 12.1 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=12.1 · 2018=9.5 · 2019=4.5 · 2020=4.7 · 2021=9.8 · 2022=3.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Kutztown, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.4 · 223% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #153/183
- PHOTO Architectural Polymers
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 31 inj
- SIZE ~68 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Architectural Polymers (0.0 TCR gap)
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Palram Panels - PPI in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Palram Panels - PPI
7.4 TCR
- Architectural
Architectural Polymers
7.4 TCR
- Gemini Plastic
Gemini Plastics, Inc.
7.4 TCR
- Grand Haven Cu
Grand Haven Custom Molding LLC
7.4 TCR
- Flambeau Sharo
Flambeau Sharon Center
7.3 TCR
What this shows Palram Panels - PPI averages 7.4 TCR (223% of the Building panels, corrugated and flat, plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Palram Panels - PPI TCR series: 2017=12.1 · 2018=9.5 · 2019=4.5 · 2020=4.7 · 2021=9.8 · 2022=3.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Palram Panels - PPI falls in its industry
2,838 Building panels, corrugated an establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #153 safest of 183 Building panels, corrugated an employers in Pennsylvania.
Palram Panels - PPI has fewer employees than the Building panels, corrugated and flat, pl median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.1 | 7.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · PA · Kutztown
2,838 Building panels, corrugated and flat, plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 43 employers in Kutztown, 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 | Architectural Polymers | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gemini Plastics, Inc. | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Flambeau Sharon Center | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Grand Haven Custom Molding LLC | 7.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Farm | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Regester Mushrooms inc | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Monterey Mushroom Inc | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Farmers Pride Hatchery | 68 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DC 30 - Kutztown, PA | 521 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Advance Auto Parts DC 30 | 478 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jetson Specialty Marketing Services Inc | 413 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WIRE AND CABLE | 253 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Chandler Villas | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vidant Bertie Hospital | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6795-01683B01 | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HG501 | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | ATIW | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bobby Fisher Distributing | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gateway Printing & Office Supply, Inc.- Edinburg, TX location | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FS-St Mary MI Sag | 68 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.