Food research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) · Pennsylvania
Technical Center
Hershey, PA · ~368 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 0.7
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Technical Center runs at 148% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Food research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) workplace, earning a grade D.
Technical Center: 0.7 TCR = 148% of Food research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS 0.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Technical Center safety composite
Technical Center scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 31%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 0.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 0.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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
−1.5
2016→2024
Technical Center injury rate improved
Technical Center's TCR fell 1.5 from 1.8 in 2016 to 0.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 1.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.8 · 2017=1.0 · 2018=1.1 · 2021=0.3 · 2022=0.0 · 2024=0.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541712 · Hershey, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 0.7 · 148% of ind
- DART 0.3 DART
- RANK #12/23
- PHOTO UH Cancer Center
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~368 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: UH Cancer Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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Technical Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Honeywell IL17
Honeywell IL17
0.8 TCR
- This site
Technical Center
0.7 TCR
- UH Cancer Cent
UH Cancer Center
0.7 TCR
- Epoxy : Staffo
Epoxy : Stafford Technology and Business Center
0.7 TCR
- HoneywellUOP17
HoneywellUOP17
0.7 TCR
What this shows Technical Center averages 0.7 TCR (148% of the Food research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS benchmark).
Technical Center TCR series: 2016=1.8 · 2017=1 · 2018=1.1 · 2021=0.3 · 2022=0 · 2024=0.3 · BLS 0.5
Where Technical Center falls in its industry
319 Food research and development establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 23 Food research and development employers in Pennsylvania.
Technical Center has more employees than the Food research and development laboratori median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.8. 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 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541712 · PA · Hershey
319 Food research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 47 employers in Hershey, 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 | UH Cancer Center | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Epoxy : Stafford Technology and Business Center | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HoneywellUOP17 | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Honeywell IL17 | 0.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | PAWLB - WILKES-BARRE | 368 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wesley Village | 368 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | YMCA of Greater Erie | 368 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amcor Flexibles North America, Hazleton | 367 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | A045 - Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center | 7,659 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hersheypark Entertainment Complex | 2,961 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hershey Entertainment Complex | 2,682 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | A021 - Penn State Health Administrative Offices | 1,813 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Northern California | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Donaldsonville, LA Complex | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ong Er Tulsa Sc | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Asf 416 | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cincinnati | 368 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Petco DC8810 | 368 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stamford Police Departmnet | 368 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Essity Operations Wausau LLC | 368 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.