DCC · Pennsylvania

Penske : 4270-00 Knoll-DCM/Allentown, PA

Name: Penske : 4270-00 Knoll-DCM/Allentown, PA Workplace Safety Data
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Allentown, PA · ~59 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 3.5
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Penske : 4270-00 Knoll-DCM/Allentown, PA runs at 78% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical DCC workplace, earning a grade B.

Penske : 4270-00 Knoll-DCM/Allentown, PA: 3.5 TCR = 78% of DCC BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Penske : 4270-00 Knoll-DCM/Allentown, PA safety composite

Penske : 4270-00 Knoll-DCM/Allentown, PA scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 67% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

62/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 3.49 per 100 workers

Safer than 64% of industry peers
DART rate: C 1.45 per 100 workers

Safer than 67% 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%).

TCR Δ

−1.6

2016→2018

Penske : 4270-00 Knoll-DCM/Allentown, PA injury rate improved

Penske : 4270-00 Knoll-DCM/Allentown, PA's TCR fell 1.6 from 3.0 in 2016 to 1.4 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 6.0 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.0 · 2017=6.0 · 2018=1.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 484110 · Allentown, PA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 3.5 · 78% of ind

DART 1.4 DART
RANK #61/194
PHOTO HDS Cedar Falls
BOOK 3y book
INJ 7 inj
SIZE ~59 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: HDS Cedar Falls (0.0 TCR gap)

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3.5
HDS Cedar Fall

3.5
Pacific Cascad

3.5
JAT Trucking

3.5
Pitt Ohio - Ch

3.5

What this shows Penske : 4270-00 Knoll-DCM/Allentown, PA averages 3.5 TCR (78% of the DCC BLS benchmark).

Penske : 4270-00 Knoll-DCM/Allentown, PA TCR series: 2016=3 · 2017=6 · 2018=1.4 · BLS 4.5

Where Penske : 4270-00 Knoll-DCM/Allentown, PA falls in its industry

2,784 DCC establishments

Safer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #61 safest of 194 DCC employers in Pennsylvania.

Penske : 4270-00 Knoll-DCM/Allentown, PA (59 employees, TCR 3.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 47 employees and a TCR of 4.7

Penske : 4270-00 Knoll-DCM/Allentown, PA has more employees than the DCC median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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
2018	1.4	1.4	1
2017	6.0	3.0	4
2016	3.0	3.0	2

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

484110 · PA · Allentown

2,784 DCC employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 447 employers in Allentown, PA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	HDS Cedar Falls	CEDAR FALLS, IA	3.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Pacific Cascade Trucking - Tacoma	TACOMA, WA	3.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	JAT Trucking	KEWASKUM, WI	3.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Pitt Ohio - Charleston	BELLE, WV	3.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Dan Schantz Greenhouse (Pipersville, PA)	PIPERSVILLE	59 FTE
STATE-SIZE	North Creek Nurseries, Inc.	LANDENBERG	59 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Eddystone Generating Station	EDDYSTONE	59 FTE
STATE-SIZE	S&A Homes, Inc.	STATE COLLEGE	59 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Lehigh Valley Hospital	Allentown	9,463 FTE
CITY-NEAR	1200SCC	Allentown	6,531 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Main Campus	Allentown	2,118 FTE
CITY-NEAR	LOCATION 48042	Allentown	1,728 FTE
NAT-TCR	Omaha South	Omaha, NE	3.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Trisun Care Center Corsicana	Corsicana, TX	3.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Dresseler Mechanical Inc	Marquette, MI	3.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Giant Eagle #1225	Willougby Hills, OH	3.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Atrium Post Acute Care of Stevens Point	Stevens Point, WI	59 FTE
NAT-SIZE	2073-EJ-20730171-IF	Cleveland, OH	59 FTE
NAT-SIZE	NA-US-NY-Amsterdam-Sam Stratton Road	Amsterdam, NY	59 FTE
NAT-SIZE	NA-US-NV-W Las Vegas-S Montessori	Las Vegas, NV	59 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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