Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Shoemakersville plant
Shoemakersville, PA · ~115 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Shoemakersville plant runs at 140% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Shoemakersville plant: 4.6 TCR = 140% of Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Shoemakersville plant safety composite
Shoemakersville plant scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 68% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 37%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Shoemakersville plant: 6.2 → 7.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 7.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.11× in 2024
Shoemakersville plant's TCR rose 1.7 from 6.2 in 2016 to 7.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.11× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327120 · Shoemakersville, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 140% of ind
- DART 0.5 DART
- RANK #17/36
- PHOTO Caledonia plant
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 57 inj
- SIZE ~115 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Caledonia plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Shoemakersville plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Magnesita Refr
Magnesita Refractories
4.7 TCR
- This site
Shoemakersville plant
4.6 TCR
- Caledonia plan
Caledonia plant
4.6 TCR
- Mohawk Industr
Mohawk Industries :DTL-MFG- USA Dickson TN Quartz
4.6 TCR
- Universal Refr
Universal Refractories, Inc
4.6 TCR
What this shows Shoemakersville plant averages 4.6 TCR (140% of the Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Shoemakersville plant TCR series: 2016=6.2 · 2017=2.8 · 2018=2 · 2019=3.5 · 2020=5.2 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=7.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Shoemakersville plant falls in its industry
307 Bricks (i.e., common, face, gl establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 36 Bricks (i.e., common, face, gl employers in Pennsylvania.
Shoemakersville plant has more employees than the Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, holl median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327120 · PA · Shoemakersville
307 Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 14 employers in Shoemakersville, 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 | Caledonia plant | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mohawk Industries :DTL-MFG- USA Dickson TN Quartz | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Universal Refractories, Inc | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Magnesita Refractories | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Esbenshade's Greenhouses, Inc. - Lititz | 115 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WNDOB Windsor Office Building | 115 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Penn Hills Service Center | 115 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michael F. Ronca & Sons, Inc. | 115 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | National Distribution Centers LLC-200 Logistics Drive | 168 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Materion - Reading | 144 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Materion - Shoemakersville | 135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Eminent Inc. dba Revolve Clothing (PA) | 108 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Southeastern Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JMS Russel Metals Corp - Blytheville | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sanderson Farms Waco Hatchery | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chief Construction | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 6700 Haggerty | 115 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lowes Foods #223 | 115 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Valley Joist West | 115 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pasadena Catalyst | 115 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.