Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Sterling Technologies
Lake City, PA · ~133 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sterling Technologies runs at 328% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Sterling Technologies: 10.8 TCR = 328% of Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sterling Technologies safety composite
Sterling Technologies scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 3%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 10.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.2
2016→2020
Sterling Technologies injury rate improved
Sterling Technologies's TCR fell 1.2 from 11.6 in 2016 to 10.4 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2019 at 13.6 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.96× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=11.6 · 2017=10.0 · 2018=8.5 · 2019=13.6 · 2020=10.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Lake City, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 10.8 · 328% of ind
- DART 10.4 DART
- RANK #174/183
- PHOTO Master Spas
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 64 inj
- SIZE ~133 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Master Spas (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sterling Technologies in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Sterling Technologies
10.8 TCR
- Master Spas
Master Spas
10.8 TCR
- Regency Plasti
Regency Plastics - Ubly, Inc.
10.8 TCR
- Elkamet, Inc.
Elkamet, Inc.
10.8 TCR
- Vinylmax NY
Vinylmax NY
10.8 TCR
What this shows Sterling Technologies averages 10.8 TCR (328% of the Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Sterling Technologies TCR series: 2016=11.6 · 2017=10 · 2018=8.5 · 2019=13.6 · 2020=10.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Sterling Technologies falls in its industry
2,838 Utility containers (e.g., bask establishmentsSafer than 6% 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 #174 safest of 183 Utility containers (e.g., bask employers in Pennsylvania.
Sterling Technologies has more employees than the Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13.6 | 6.3 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.0 | 8.4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11.6 | 9.6 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · PA · Lake City
2,838 Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 16 employers in Lake City, 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 | Master Spas | 10.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Regency Plastics - Ubly, Inc. | 10.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Elkamet, Inc. | 10.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vinylmax NY | 10.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Charter Homes & Neighborhoods | 133 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Scenic Ridge Company | 133 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Construction Masters Services, LLC. | 133 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FM Browns Sons Inc. Sinking Spring | 133 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AirBorn Lake City | 283 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Maple Donuts | 237 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Maple Donuts Erie, LLC | 144 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AirBorn | 97 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cappella Pueblo West | 10.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | McAllister Nursing & Rehab / Windsor Estates Nursing & Rehab | 10.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4769-665-Pottery Barn | 10.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MIG Building Systems #357 | 10.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | GAMCO | 133 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UT002 | 133 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Refreshment Services Pepsi UIN/MAC | 133 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Paladin JRB Attachments | 133 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.