Patterns (except shoe), industrial, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Van Industries Inc
Birdsboro, PA · ~38 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Van Industries Inc runs at 352% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Patterns (except shoe), industrial, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Van Industries Inc: 11.6 TCR = 352% of Patterns (except shoe), industrial, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Van Industries Inc safety composite
Van Industries Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 0%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 25.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% 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
Van Industries Inc: 5.8 → 37.2 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 37.2 TCR · DART/TCR 2.21× in 2024
Van Industries Inc's TCR rose 31.4 from 5.8 in 2017 to 37.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332999 · Birdsboro, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.6 · 352% of ind
- DART 25.7 DART
- RANK #47/52
- PHOTO Main
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 31 inj
- SIZE ~38 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Main (0.0 TCR gap)
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Van Industries Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- ORBIS MES
ORBIS MES
11.8 TCR
- Main
Main
11.7 TCR
- This site
Van Industries Inc
11.6 TCR
- Shumaker Indus
Shumaker Industries
11.5 TCR
- Powder Process
Powder Processing and Technology, LLC
11.5 TCR
What this shows Van Industries Inc averages 11.6 TCR (352% of the Patterns (except shoe), industrial, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Van Industries Inc TCR series: 2017=5.8 · 2018=17.6 · 2019=8.8 · 2020=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=11.9 · 2024=37.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Van Industries Inc falls in its industry
827 Patterns (except shoe), indust establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #47 safest of 52 Patterns (except shoe), indust employers in Pennsylvania.
Van Industries Inc has fewer employees than the Patterns (except shoe), industrial, manu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 37.2 | 25.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.9 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 17.6 | 5.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332999 · PA · Birdsboro
827 Patterns (except shoe), industrial, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 23 employers in Birdsboro, 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 | Main | 11.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shumaker Industries | 11.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ORBIS MES | 11.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Powder Processing and Technology, LLC | 11.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kaolin Mushroom Farms - M&J Facility | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dairy | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc - Elizabethtown | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Risser's Poultry Handling Services, LLC | 38 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | reitnouer inc | 297 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Henkels & McCoy, Pennsylvania - Birdsboro | 245 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 103258 - Birdsboro Power Project | 135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TotalRecycle, Inc. | 88 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Avamere at Mountain Ridge | 11.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Santa Sweets, Inc. PLANT CITY, FL | 11.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Theisen's of Iowa Falls | 11.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Harney Rock and Paving Company | 11.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ironwood Plastics | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mt. Juliet | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chicago Central IL - Plant - 339 | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Norton Sons Roofing | 38 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.