Precision tools, machinist's (except optical), manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Specialty Design and Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Reading, PA · ~18 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Specialty Design and Manufacturing Company, Inc. runs at 142% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Precision tools, machinist's (except optical), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Specialty Design and Manufacturing Company, Inc.: 4.7 TCR = 142% of Precision tools, machinist's (except optical), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Specialty Design and Manufacturing Company, Inc. safety composite
Specialty Design and Manufacturing Company, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 32%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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%).
Specialty Design and Manufacturing Company, Inc. held a steady TCR band
Specialty Design and Manufacturing Company, Inc.'s TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2019 at 18.7 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=0.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=18.7 · 2020=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332216 · Reading, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 142% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/14
- PHOTO Edge Manufacturing, …
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~18 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Edge Manufacturing, Incl (0.0 TCR gap)
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Specialty Design and Manufacturing Company, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Specialty Design and Manufacturing Company, Inc.
4.7 TCR
- Edge Manufactu
Edge Manufacturing, Incl
4.7 TCR
- Main Office -
Main Office - 01
4.7 TCR
- Manufacturing
Manufacturing
4.7 TCR
- International
International Knife and Saw, Inc,
4.6 TCR
What this shows Specialty Design and Manufacturing Company, Inc. averages 4.7 TCR (142% of the Precision tools, machinist's (except optical), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Specialty Design and Manufacturing Company, Inc. TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=18.7 · 2020=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Specialty Design and Manufacturing Company, Inc. falls in its industry
174 Precision tools, machinist's ( establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 14 Precision tools, machinist's ( employers in Pennsylvania.
Specialty Design and Manufacturing Company, Inc. has fewer employees than the Precision tools, machinist's (except opt median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 18.7 | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332216 · PA · Reading
174 Precision tools, machinist's (except optical), manufacturing 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. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Edge Manufacturing, Incl | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Main Office - 01 | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Manufacturing | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | International Knife and Saw, Inc, | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Company Inc. | 18 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Welders Supply Company | 18 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | K/S Renewal Systems, LLC 430 | 18 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shoemaker Construction Company | 18 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 | Saint Paul Police Impound Lot | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Outpost Natural Foods-State | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Office of Aging and Disabled Services | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LeachGarner 49 Pearl | 4.7 TCR |
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.