Food Warehouse Distribution · Pennsylvania
US Foods Allentown
Allentown, PA · ~332 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
US Foods Allentown runs at 565% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Food Warehouse Distribution workplace, earning a grade F.
US Foods Allentown: 12.4 TCR = 565% of Food Warehouse Distribution BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
US Foods Allentown safety composite
US Foods Allentown scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 5%), 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 14.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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%).
US Foods Allentown held a steady TCR band
US Foods Allentown's TCR held near 0.2 from 14.5 in 2016 to 14.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 18.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.13× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=14.5 · 2017=10.6 · 2018=12.5 · 2019=9.7 · 2020=6.4 · 2021=12.9 · 2022=18.2 · 2024=14.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424410 · Allentown, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 12.4 · 565% of ind
- DART 14.0 DART
- RANK #75/84
- PHOTO Sysco Boston
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 340 inj
- SIZE ~332 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sysco Boston (0.0 TCR gap)
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US Foods Allentown in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Lipari Foods -
Lipari Foods - Rochester
12.5 TCR
- US Foods Lovel
US Foods Loveland
12.5 TCR
- This site
US Foods Allentown
12.4 TCR
- Sysco Boston
Sysco Boston
12.4 TCR
- Core-Mark Ariz
Core-Mark Arizona Distribution Center
12.4 TCR
What this shows US Foods Allentown averages 12.4 TCR (565% of the Food Warehouse Distribution BLS benchmark).
US Foods Allentown TCR series: 2016=14.5 · 2017=10.6 · 2018=12.5 · 2019=9.7 · 2020=6.4 · 2021=12.9 · 2022=18.2 · 2024=14.7 · BLS 2.2
Where US Foods Allentown falls in its industry
1,651 Food Warehouse Distribution establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.1.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #75 safest of 84 Food Warehouse Distribution employers in Pennsylvania.
US Foods Allentown has more employees than the Food Warehouse Distribution median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.1. 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 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18.2 | 17.6 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 41 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14.5 | 13.1 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424410 · PA · Allentown
1,651 Food Warehouse Distribution 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 | Sysco Boston | 12.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Core-Mark Arizona Distribution Center | 12.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lipari Foods - Rochester | 12.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | US Foods Loveland | 12.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ULS Conshohocken | 332 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KVK TECH INC | 332 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Flatiron Crane Operating Company, LLC | 332 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Haemonetics-Clinton | 332 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 | G&V Machine Company Inc | 12.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Otterbein Middletown | 12.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lincoln Landscaping Company | 12.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | American Heat Treating, Inc. | 12.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kendrick Plastics | 332 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Scaled Composites | 332 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kilgore Flares Co. LLC | 332 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shenandoah Medical Center | 332 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.