Pretzels (except soft) manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Tom Sturgis Pretzels
Reading, PA · ~34 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.7
- Avg TCR
- 4.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tom Sturgis Pretzels runs at 164% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Pretzels (except soft) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Tom Sturgis Pretzels: 6.7 TCR = 164% of Pretzels (except soft) manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tom Sturgis Pretzels safety composite
Tom Sturgis Pretzels scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 4%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 10.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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
−2.5
2017→2024
Tom Sturgis Pretzels injury rate improved
Tom Sturgis Pretzels's TCR fell 2.5 from 16.2 in 2017 to 13.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 16.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=16.2 · 2018=6.1 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=10.3 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=13.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311919 · Reading, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.7 · 164% of ind
- DART 10.3 DART
- RANK #40/50
- PHOTO CTC Site
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CTC Site (0.1 TCR gap)
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Tom Sturgis Pretzels in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Plant 2
Plant 2
6.9 TCR
- Rudolph Foods
Rudolph Foods Atlanta Plant
6.9 TCR
- This site
Tom Sturgis Pretzels
6.7 TCR
- CTC Site
CTC Site
6.6 TCR
- Aaron Thomas C
Aaron Thomas Company Jurupa Valley
6.6 TCR
What this shows Tom Sturgis Pretzels averages 6.7 TCR (164% of the Pretzels (except soft) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Tom Sturgis Pretzels TCR series: 2017=16.2 · 2018=6.1 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=0 · 2021=10.3 · 2022=0 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=13.7 · BLS 4.1
Where Tom Sturgis Pretzels falls in its industry
253 Pretzels (except soft) manufac establishmentsSafer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #40 safest of 50 Pretzels (except soft) manufac employers in Pennsylvania.
Tom Sturgis Pretzels has fewer employees than the Pretzels (except soft) manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 13.7 | 10.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16.2 | 12.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311919 · PA · Reading
253 Pretzels (except soft) 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 · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | CTC Site | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aaron Thomas Company Jurupa Valley | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plant 2 | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rudolph Foods Atlanta Plant | 6.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kaolin Mushroom Farms - West Grove Facility | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | George Didden Greenhouse | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kreider Farms - Dairy | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | R.W. Sauder Inc | 34 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 | TMP Technologies, Inc. Advanced Rubber Products Division | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alexandria Store | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sanitation District Agency | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CAD Cut - Denton | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | A.H. Stock Mfg. | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Port Arthur Facility | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wrenshall City Hall | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tiff's Treats - CS1 | 34 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.