Machine shops · Pennsylvania
Sterling Machine Technologies, Inc.
Palmyra, PA · ~52 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sterling Machine Technologies, Inc. runs at 251% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Machine shops workplace, earning a grade F.
Sterling Machine Technologies, Inc.: 8.3 TCR = 251% of Machine shops BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sterling Machine Technologies, Inc. safety composite
Sterling Machine Technologies, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 12%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% 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
Sterling Machine Technologies, Inc.: 5.7 → 7.9 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 16.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.32× in 2024
Sterling Machine Technologies, Inc.'s TCR rose 2.2 from 5.7 in 2018 to 7.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 16.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332710 · Palmyra, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.3 · 251% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #144/177
- PHOTO Production Engineeri…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~52 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Production Engineering Corporation (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sterling Machine Technologies, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Sterling Machine Technologies, Inc.
8.3 TCR
- Production Eng
Production Engineering Corporation
8.3 TCR
- MAIN
MAIN
8.3 TCR
- ARCH Medical S
ARCH Medical Solutions - Sonora, LLC
8.3 TCR
- Northern Gear
Northern Gear and Machining
8.3 TCR
What this shows Sterling Machine Technologies, Inc. averages 8.3 TCR (251% of the Machine shops BLS benchmark).
Sterling Machine Technologies, Inc. TCR series: 2018=5.7 · 2020=5.7 · 2021=16.9 · 2022=2.7 · 2023=10.7 · 2024=7.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Sterling Machine Technologies, Inc. falls in its industry
1,821 Machine shops establishmentsSafer than 12% 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 #144 safest of 177 Machine shops employers in Pennsylvania.
Sterling Machine Technologies, Inc. has more employees than the Machine shops median and a higher 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 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.7 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16.9 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332710 · PA · Palmyra
1,821 Machine shops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 34 employers in Palmyra, 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 | Production Engineering Corporation | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MAIN | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ARCH Medical Solutions - Sonora, LLC | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Northern Gear and Machining | 8.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Farm | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Maitri Genetics | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Insa Shamokin Dam | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ethos Fairless Hills | 52 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hershey EDC III WHS | 468 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PA - Hershey | 439 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palmyra - 500 North Lingle Avenue | 438 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hershey EDC 3 DC - Joseph Breslin. (SMRU0220) | 408 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Frederick MD | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AgriNorthwest - Boardman | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Grand Island Ne - 3104 | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Superior Wi - 3139 | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | S.A. Comunale - Philadelphia | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aberdeen Crossings by New Perspective | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rusnak Porsche Westlake | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Main Electric Supply Company LLC - San Diego, CA | 52 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.