Installation of photovoltaic panels · Pennsylvania
Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading, PA · ~154 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Reading, Pennsylvania runs at 286% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Installation of photovoltaic panels workplace, earning a grade F.
Reading, Pennsylvania: 8.0 TCR = 286% of Installation of photovoltaic panels BLS 2.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Reading, Pennsylvania safety composite
Reading, Pennsylvania scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 4%), 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).
17/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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
−1.4
2019→2024
Reading, Pennsylvania injury rate improved
Reading, Pennsylvania's TCR fell 1.4 from 10.8 in 2019 to 9.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 12.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=10.8 · 2020=12.1 · 2021=6.0 · 2022=5.3 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=9.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238210 · Reading, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.0 · 286% of ind
- DART 8.8 DART
- RANK #175/191
- PHOTO Electric
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 75 inj
- SIZE ~154 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Electric (0.0 TCR gap)
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Reading, Pennsylvania in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Ilum Solar -Ba
Ilum Solar -Bakersfield
8.1 TCR
- This site
Reading, Pennsylvania
8 TCR
- Electric
Electric
8 TCR
- High-Light Ele
High-Light Electric Inc.
8 TCR
- Automated Buil
Automated Building Control Systems Inc Casselberry
8 TCR
What this shows Reading, Pennsylvania averages 8.0 TCR (286% of the Installation of photovoltaic panels BLS benchmark).
Reading, Pennsylvania TCR series: 2019=10.8 · 2020=12.1 · 2021=6 · 2022=5.3 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=9.4 · BLS 2.8
Where Reading, Pennsylvania falls in its industry
4,550 Installation of photovoltaic p establishmentsSafer than 8% 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 #175 safest of 191 Installation of photovoltaic p employers in Pennsylvania.
Reading, Pennsylvania has more employees than the Installation of photovoltaic panels 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.1 | 3.8 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.8 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238210 · PA · Reading
4,550 Installation of photovoltaic panels employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 303 employers in Reading, 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 | Electric | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | High-Light Electric Inc. | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Automated Building Control Systems Inc Casselberry | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ilum Solar -Bakersfield | 8.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pennsy Construction | 154 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TransCore - T0762 - Harrisburg VPC | 154 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Delaney Telecom, Inc. - BBNS* | 154 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HP Hood LLC Philadelphia | 154 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | READING HOSPITAL | 5,693 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SAO : Reading | 2,203 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | A077 - Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center | 1,764 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - TEN1 | 1,261 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Maplewood of Sauk Prairie | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jacketta Sweeping Service | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 62042 - Capstone Us Foods Fort Mill Sc | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mumm Napa Estate | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Louisiana-Pacific Sagola | 154 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NX Automotive Logistics USA, Inc. (Main Campus) | 154 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shafer Contracting Co., Inc. | 154 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Concrete Proection and Restoration, LLC | 154 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.