Pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
US PL Allentown NPPC
Allentown, PA · ~547 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
US PL Allentown NPPC runs at 68% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
US PL Allentown NPPC: 2.7 TCR = 68% of Pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing BLS 3.9 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
US PL Allentown NPPC safety composite
US PL Allentown NPPC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 61% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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%).
Rising injury rate
US PL Allentown NPPC: 1.4 → 2.3 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 4.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.75× in 2024
US PL Allentown NPPC's TCR rose 1.0 from 1.4 in 2021 to 2.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 4.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.75× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311111 · Allentown, PA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.7 · 68% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #8/23
- PHOTO Freshpet Kitchens Pl…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~547 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Freshpet Kitchens Plant 3 - Ennis Texas (0.0 TCR gap)
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US PL Allentown NPPC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
US PL Allentown NPPC
2.7 TCR
- KITCHEN SOUTH
KITCHEN SOUTH
2.7 TCR
- Nestle Purina
Nestle Purina Petcare - Saint Joseph
2.7 TCR
- Ainsworth Pet
Ainsworth Pet Nutrition Meadville Plant
2.7 TCR
- Freshpet Kitch
Freshpet Kitchens Plant 3 - Ennis Texas
2.6 TCR
What this shows US PL Allentown NPPC averages 2.7 TCR (68% of the Pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
US PL Allentown NPPC TCR series: 2021=1.4 · 2022=4.3 · 2024=2.3 · BLS 3.9
Where US PL Allentown NPPC falls in its industry
302 Pet food, dog and cat, manufac establishmentsSafer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 23 Pet food, dog and cat, manufac employers in Pennsylvania.
US PL Allentown NPPC has more employees than the Pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 9 | 17 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311111 · PA · Allentown
302 Pet food, dog and cat, 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 | Freshpet Kitchens Plant 3 - Ennis Texas | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KITCHEN SOUTH | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nestle Purina Petcare - Saint Joseph | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ainsworth Pet Nutrition Meadville Plant | 2.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hershey's Chocolate World | 547 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Penelec | 546 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Farmers Pride Inc / Bell & Evans Plant 2 | 546 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NORTH SHORE - PITTSBURGH (PABEA) | 546 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 | Eastern Metal Works Inc | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lyons Magnus East | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Red Star Yeast Company | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Canfield Plumbing & Heating | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Avi Resort and Casino | 547 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FUJIFILM Sonosite | 547 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Generac Power Systems, Inc. | 547 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 210 East 64th Street | 547 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.