Confectionery chocolate made from cacao beans · Pennsylvania
R. M. Palmer Company - Building #3
Wyomissing, PA · ~395 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
R. M. Palmer Company - Building #3 runs at 145% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Confectionery chocolate made from cacao beans workplace, earning a grade D.
R. M. Palmer Company - Building #3: 6.1 TCR = 145% of Confectionery chocolate made from cacao beans BLS 4.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
R. M. Palmer Company - Building #3 safety composite
R. M. Palmer Company - Building #3 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 7%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% 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
R. M. Palmer Company - Building #3: 5.4 → 13.6 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 13.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.33× in 2022
R. M. Palmer Company - Building #3's TCR rose 8.3 from 5.4 in 2016 to 13.6 in 2022. In 2022, DART was 1.33× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311351 · Wyomissing, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.1 · 145% of ind
- DART 8.1 DART
- RANK #18/23
- PHOTO Barry Callebaut Chic…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 119 inj
- SIZE ~395 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Barry Callebaut Chicago Manufacturing (0.1 TCR gap)
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R. M. Palmer Company - Building #3 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- R. M. Palmer C
R. M. Palmer Company - Building #1
6.4 TCR
- Dandelion Choc
Dandelion Chocolate
6.4 TCR
- Barry Callebau
Barry Callebaut Chicago Manufacturing
6.2 TCR
- This site
R. M. Palmer Company - Building #3
6.1 TCR
- Raaka Chocolat
Raaka Chocolate, Inc.
5.9 TCR
What this shows R. M. Palmer Company - Building #3 averages 6.1 TCR (145% of the Confectionery chocolate made from cacao beans BLS benchmark).
R. M. Palmer Company - Building #3 TCR series: 2016=5.4 · 2017=5.7 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=4.1 · 2021=4.9 · 2022=13.6 · BLS 4.2
Where R. M. Palmer Company - Building #3 falls in its industry
65 Confectionery chocolate made f establishmentsSafer than 22% 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 #18 safest of 23 Confectionery chocolate made f employers in Pennsylvania.
R. M. Palmer Company - Building #3 has more employees than the Confectionery chocolate made from cacao 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 | 13.6 | 8.1 | 36 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311351 · PA · Wyomissing
65 Confectionery chocolate made from cacao beans employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 46 employers in Wyomissing, 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 | Barry Callebaut Chicago Manufacturing | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Raaka Chocolate, Inc. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | R. M. Palmer Company - Building #1 | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dandelion Chocolate | 6.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Carlisle Plant | 395 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2059 | 395 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Waverly Heights, Ltd. | 395 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brayman Construction Corporation | 396 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | REN750-752 Corp Support | 723 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Building 3 | 623 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PENN Entertainment, Inc. | 596 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | THE HIGHLANDS AT WYOMISSING | 358 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | CA_Perris_3300 | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 957 - Rapid City | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BOI-ODFL | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aurora St. Lukes South Shore | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | GCT Bayonne LP | 395 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems, LLC | 395 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Anchor Coupling Menominee | 395 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GYSNKYBR - AT&T Mobility Services LLC | 395 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.