Dietary drinks, dairy and nondairy based, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
SunOpta Allentown
Allentown, PA · ~161 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
SunOpta Allentown runs at 112% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Dietary drinks, dairy and nondairy based, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
SunOpta Allentown: 3.7 TCR = 112% of Dietary drinks, dairy and nondairy based, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
SunOpta Allentown safety composite
SunOpta Allentown scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 17%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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
SunOpta Allentown: 1.9 → 5.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.44× in 2024
SunOpta Allentown's TCR rose 3.4 from 1.9 in 2022 to 5.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311514 · Allentown, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.7 · 112% of ind
- DART 5.3 DART
- RANK #3/6
- PHOTO Michigan Milk Produc…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~161 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Michigan Milk Producers Association Ovid (0.0 TCR gap)
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SunOpta Allentown in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
SunOpta Allentown
3.7 TCR
- Michigan Milk
Michigan Milk Producers Association Ovid
3.7 TCR
- Milk Specialti
Milk Specialties Global
3.7 TCR
- American Custo
American Custom Drying
3.6 TCR
- Rich Products
Rich Products Niles
3.6 TCR
What this shows SunOpta Allentown averages 3.7 TCR (112% of the Dietary drinks, dairy and nondairy based, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
SunOpta Allentown TCR series: 2022=1.9 · 2023=3.9 · 2024=5.3 · BLS 3.3
Where SunOpta Allentown falls in its industry
185 Dietary drinks, dairy and nond establishmentsSafer than 46% 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 #3 safest of 6 Dietary drinks, dairy and nond employers in Pennsylvania.
SunOpta Allentown has more employees than the Dietary drinks, dairy and nondairy based 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 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311514 · PA · Allentown
185 Dietary drinks, dairy and nondairy based, manufacturing 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 | Michigan Milk Producers Association Ovid | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Milk Specialties Global | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Custom Drying | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rich Products Niles | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Beaver Valley Nuclear Plant | 161 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HP HOOD LLC | 161 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | A.S.K. Foods, Inc. West Plant | 161 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Croda Mill Hall | 161 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 | 6552 Amarillo | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Maintenance Building | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | American Warrior, Inc | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Zefon International | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | SBE Electrical Contracting, Inc. | 161 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 4017 Oregon City | 161 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 6610 Alhambra | 161 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - WMO3 | 161 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.