Flavor extracts (except coffee) manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Shank's Extracts, LLC d.b.a. Universal Ingredients - Shank's
Lancaster, PA · ~275 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Shank's Extracts, LLC d.b.a. Universal Ingredients - Shank's runs at 79% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Flavor extracts (except coffee) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Shank's Extracts, LLC d.b.a. Universal Ingredients - Shank's: 3.2 TCR = 79% of Flavor extracts (except coffee) manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Shank's Extracts, LLC d.b.a. Universal Ingredients - Shank's safety composite
Shank's Extracts, LLC d.b.a. Universal Ingredients - Shank's scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 66% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% 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
Shank's Extracts, LLC d.b.a. Universal Ingredients - Shank's: 1.8 → 4.6 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 4.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.36× in 2024
Shank's Extracts, LLC d.b.a. Universal Ingredients - Shank's's TCR rose 2.8 from 1.8 in 2023 to 4.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311942 · Lancaster, PA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 3.2 · 79% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #3/7
- PHOTO Oaktown Spice Shop P…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~275 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Oaktown Spice Shop Production Facility (0.1 TCR gap)
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Shank's Extracts, LLC d.b.a. Universal Ingredients - Shank's in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Oaktown Spice
Oaktown Spice Shop Production Facility
3.3 TCR
- Salt - Newark,
Salt - Newark, CA
3.3 TCR
- This site
Shank's Extracts, LLC d.b.a. Universal Ingredients - Shank's
3.2 TCR
- Kalsec, Inc -
Kalsec, Inc - Kalamazoo
3.1 TCR
- Griffith Foods
Griffith Foods - Alsip
3.1 TCR
What this shows Shank's Extracts, LLC d.b.a. Universal Ingredients - Shank's averages 3.2 TCR (79% of the Flavor extracts (except coffee) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Shank's Extracts, LLC d.b.a. Universal Ingredients - Shank's TCR series: 2023=1.8 · 2024=4.6 · BLS 4.1
Where Shank's Extracts, LLC d.b.a. Universal Ingredients - Shank's falls in its industry
200 Flavor extracts (except coffee establishmentsSafer than 53% 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 #3 safest of 7 Flavor extracts (except coffee employers in Pennsylvania.
Shank's Extracts, LLC d.b.a. Universal Ingredients - Shank's has more employees than the Flavor extracts (except coffee) manufact median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311942 · PA · Lancaster
200 Flavor extracts (except coffee) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 450 employers in Lancaster, 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 | Oaktown Spice Shop Production Facility | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Salt - Newark, CA | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kalsec, Inc - Kalamazoo | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Griffith Foods - Alsip | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | AES Clean Technology (All Divisions) | 275 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Devault Foods | 275 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hayward Laboratories Inc. | 275 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Libertas Copper LLC dba Hussey Copper | 275 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lancaster General Health, LGH Hospital | 7,424 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LGHealth | 7,215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lancaster General Hospital | 6,528 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lancaster General Medical Group | 1,436 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Beacon Group - Phoenix | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fishersville | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | OCP Contractors Inc. | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Salt Lake City Fabrication | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Interstate Drywall Corp. | 275 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IKEA #145 Orlando | 275 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ITW Engineered Fasteners | 275 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Keller, Inc - Kaukauna | 275 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.