PL · Pennsylvania
Schwan'S Bakery Pottstown Plant
Pottstown, PA · ~36 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Schwan'S Bakery Pottstown Plant runs at 165% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical PL workplace, earning a grade D.
Schwan'S Bakery Pottstown Plant: 5.5 TCR = 165% of PL BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Schwan'S Bakery Pottstown Plant safety composite
Schwan'S Bakery Pottstown Plant scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 95% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 29%), 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).
58/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 95% 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
−13.9
2016→2024
Schwan'S Bakery Pottstown Plant injury rate improved
Schwan'S Bakery Pottstown Plant's TCR fell 13.9 from 13.9 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 13.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=13.9 · 2017=5.5 · 2018=10.5 · 2019=9.3 · 2020=4.4 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311412 · Pottstown, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 165% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #10/12
- PHOTO WCD LLC Vandalia
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~36 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: WCD LLC Vandalia (0.0 TCR gap)
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Schwan'S Bakery Pottstown Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Schwan'S Bakery Pottstown Plant
5.5 TCR
- Better Baked F
Better Baked Foods NY
5.5 TCR
- WCD LLC Vandal
WCD LLC Vandalia
5.4 TCR
- General Mills
General Mills (Joplin)
5.4 TCR
- White Castle D
White Castle Distributing LLC Louisville
5.4 TCR
What this shows Schwan'S Bakery Pottstown Plant averages 5.5 TCR (165% of the PL BLS benchmark).
Schwan'S Bakery Pottstown Plant TCR series: 2016=13.9 · 2017=5.5 · 2018=10.5 · 2019=9.3 · 2020=4.4 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Schwan'S Bakery Pottstown Plant falls in its industry
274 PL establishmentsSafer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 12 PL employers in Pennsylvania.
Schwan'S Bakery Pottstown Plant has fewer employees than the PL median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.5 | 5.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13.9 | 8.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311412 · PA · Pottstown
274 PL employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 110 employers in Pottstown, 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 | WCD LLC Vandalia | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Better Baked Foods NY | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | General Mills (Joplin) | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | White Castle Distributing LLC Louisville | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | George Didden Greenhouses, Inc. | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Altoona | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UGI Penn Natural Gas Williamsport | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TIS - PA - Fairless Hills | 36 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pottstown Hospital LLC | 888 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Limerick Generating Station | 775 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pottstown Plant | 328 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buckman's Inc. | 316 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Prairie View Landscaping & Nursery Inc | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Phelps Memorial Health Center | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NorthCare Hospice House | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dreisilker Electric Motors, Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Todd Creason Construction, Inc. | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 5114 - AZ ASPC Winslow - NaphCare AZ | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Integrated Power Services Longview Service Center | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hugo's Retail Support Center | 36 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.