Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap metal) manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Operations
Philadelphia, PA · ~241 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Philadelphia Operations runs at 174% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap metal) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Philadelphia Operations: 5.8 TCR = 174% of Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap metal) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Philadelphia Operations safety composite
Philadelphia Operations scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 15%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Philadelphia Operations: 4.1 → 6.0 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 9.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.56× in 2022
Philadelphia Operations's TCR rose 1.9 from 4.1 in 2016 to 6.0 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.7 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.56× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333999 · Philadelphia, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 174% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #7/11
- PHOTO PTR Baler & Compactor
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 101 inj
- SIZE ~241 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PTR Baler & Compactor (0.1 TCR gap)
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Philadelphia Operations in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Creative Desig
Creative Design & Machine, Inc.
6 TCR
- Blastec, Inc.
Blastec, Inc.
6 TCR
- PTR Baler & Co
PTR Baler & Compactor
5.9 TCR
- Hebeler LLC.
Hebeler LLC.
5.9 TCR
- This site
Philadelphia Operations
5.8 TCR
What this shows Philadelphia Operations averages 5.8 TCR (174% of the Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap metal) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Philadelphia Operations TCR series: 2016=4.1 · 2017=9.7 · 2018=7 · 2019=4.9 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=6.5 · 2022=6 · BLS 3.3
Where Philadelphia Operations falls in its industry
242 Baling machinery (e.g., paper, establishmentsSafer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 11 Baling machinery (e.g., paper, employers in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia Operations has more employees than the Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap met median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.7 | 4.8 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333999 · PA · Philadelphia
242 Baling machinery (e.g., paper, scrap metal) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 1,431 employers in Philadelphia, 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 | PTR Baler & Compactor | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hebeler LLC. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Creative Design & Machine, Inc. | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Blastec, Inc. | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | UGI Empire | 241 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AFP New Holland | 241 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Newman & Company | 241 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Horseshoe Facility | 241 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FIVE BELOW INC | 19,600 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hospital of University of Pennsylvania | 13,423 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Main Hospital | 9,638 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Main Campus | 9,129 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging- Phillips | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PHS - Interlude Fridley | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0465 - Thomas Road Az Whse | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0454 - Irvine Ca Whse | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Texas | 241 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 6458-ZSEE | 241 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 6458-ZSAG | 241 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 6458-ZBKF | 241 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.