Bricks, clay refractory, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Plant
Cheswick, PA · ~38 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Pittsburgh Plant runs at 160% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Bricks, clay refractory, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Pittsburgh Plant: 5.3 TCR = 160% of Bricks, clay refractory, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Pittsburgh Plant safety composite
Pittsburgh Plant scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 31%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% 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%).
Pittsburgh Plant held a steady TCR band
Pittsburgh Plant's TCR held near 0.1 from 3.5 in 2020 to 3.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 17.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=3.5 · 2021=17.6 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=1.6 · 2024=3.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327120 · Cheswick, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 160% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #21/36
- PHOTO Fireline Inc.
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~38 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fireline Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Pittsburgh Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Texas Clay Bri
Texas Clay Brick Plants
5.4 TCR
- This site
Pittsburgh Plant
5.3 TCR
- Fireline Inc.
Fireline Inc.
5.3 TCR
- SELEE - Gilber
SELEE - Gilberts IL
5.3 TCR
- Calstone Compa
Calstone Company Tracy
5.3 TCR
What this shows Pittsburgh Plant averages 5.3 TCR (160% of the Bricks, clay refractory, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Pittsburgh Plant TCR series: 2020=3.5 · 2021=17.6 · 2022=0 · 2023=1.6 · 2024=3.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Pittsburgh Plant falls in its industry
307 Bricks, clay refractory, manuf establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 36 Bricks, clay refractory, manuf employers in Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh Plant has fewer employees than the Bricks, clay refractory, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17.6 | 8.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327120 · PA · Cheswick
307 Bricks, clay refractory, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 30 employers in Cheswick, 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 | Fireline Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SELEE - Gilberts IL | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Calstone Company Tracy | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Texas Clay Brick Plants | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kaolin Mushroom Farms - M&J Facility | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dairy | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc - Elizabethtown | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Risser's Poultry Handling Services, LLC | 38 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Curtiss Wright - Cheswick Facility | 721 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HarmarVillage Care Center | 229 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Glass Technology Center | 219 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Harmar Village Care Center | 187 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Plainville | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alcan Electrical & Engineering, Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pacific Ag - Western Business Unit | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | St. David's North Austin Medical Center | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Paulsen Printing Company | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Summit GI | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Heritage Foodservice-South Florida | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Midwest Carpet Cleaning | 38 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.