Packaging services (except packing and crating for transportation) · Pennsylvania
Sharp Allentown
Allentown, PA · ~1,044 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sharp Allentown runs at 44% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Packaging services (except packing and crating for transportation) workplace, earning a grade A.
Sharp Allentown: 1.1 TCR = 44% of Packaging services (except packing and crating for transportation) BLS 2.6 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sharp Allentown safety composite
Sharp Allentown scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 66% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 48%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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
−0.5
2016→2024
Sharp Allentown injury rate improved
Sharp Allentown's TCR fell 0.5 from 1.3 in 2016 to 0.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 1.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.3 · 2017=0.9 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=1.3 · 2020=1.4 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=1.0 · 2024=0.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561910 · Allentown, PA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 1.1 · 44% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #13/24
- PHOTO Winston-Salem, NC - …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 101 inj
- SIZE ~1,044 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Winston-Salem, NC - A403 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sharp Allentown in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- QPI St. Louis
QPI St. Louis
1.2 TCR
- This site
Sharp Allentown
1.1 TCR
- Winston-Salem,
Winston-Salem, NC - A403
1.1 TCR
- Hood Container
Hood Container Allentown
1.1 TCR
- IFS - NC, Burl
IFS - NC, Burlington 1361
1.1 TCR
What this shows Sharp Allentown averages 1.1 TCR (44% of the Packaging services (except packing and crating for transportation) BLS benchmark).
Sharp Allentown TCR series: 2016=1.3 · 2017=0.9 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=1.3 · 2020=1.4 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=1 · 2024=0.8 · BLS 2.6
Where Sharp Allentown falls in its industry
228 Packaging services (except pac establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 24 Packaging services (except pac employers in Pennsylvania.
Sharp Allentown has more employees than the Packaging services (except packing and c median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561910 · PA · Allentown
228 Packaging services (except packing and crating for transportation) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 447 employers in Allentown, 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 | Winston-Salem, NC - A403 | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | QPI St. Louis | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hood Container Allentown | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | IFS - NC, Burlington 1361 | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | St Moritz Building Servcies, Inc. | 1,044 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 413485-HARRISBURG PA P&DC | 1,047 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ISS Facility Services, Northeast Division (DC Metro, NY Metro, Pittsburgh, Boscov, New Jersey) | 1,041 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0589 - Chambersburg DC | 1,049 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lehigh Valley Hospital | 9,463 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1200SCC | 6,531 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Main Campus | 2,118 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LOCATION 48042 | 1,728 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | North State Mechanical, Inc. | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dale Mabry Store - #217 | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arlington Store #2104 | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cardinal Health - El Paso Butterfield | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Clare Hospital - Fenton | 1,044 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jackson County Schneck Memorial | 1,044 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Texas Children's Hospital-The Woodlands | 1,044 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UMNormaLinda980 | 1,044 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.