Steam traps, industrial-type, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Watson McDaniel Company
Pottstown, PA · ~69 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Watson McDaniel Company runs at 147% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Steam traps, industrial-type, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Watson McDaniel Company: 4.9 TCR = 147% of Steam traps, industrial-type, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Watson McDaniel Company safety composite
Watson McDaniel Company scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 78% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 13%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% 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
−2.2
2016→2024
Watson McDaniel Company injury rate improved
Watson McDaniel Company's TCR fell 2.2 from 9.8 in 2016 to 7.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 9.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.8 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=1.5 · 2019=2.9 · 2020=5.8 · 2021=3.0 · 2022=4.0 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=7.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332911 · Pottstown, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.9 · 147% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #11/15
- PHOTO AMRESIST
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~69 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: AMRESIST (0.0 TCR gap)
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Watson McDaniel Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Fetterolf Corp
Fetterolf Corporation
5 TCR
- This site
Watson McDaniel Company
4.9 TCR
- AMRESIST
AMRESIST
4.9 TCR
- Clow Valve Com
Clow Valve Company
4.8 TCR
- Kimray Inc.
Kimray Inc.
4.7 TCR
What this shows Watson McDaniel Company averages 4.9 TCR (147% of the Steam traps, industrial-type, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Watson McDaniel Company TCR series: 2016=9.8 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=1.5 · 2019=2.9 · 2020=5.8 · 2021=3 · 2022=4 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=7.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Watson McDaniel Company falls in its industry
298 Steam traps, industrial-type, establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 15 Steam traps, industrial-type, employers in Pennsylvania.
Watson McDaniel Company has fewer employees than the Steam traps, industrial-type, manufactur median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.8 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332911 · PA · Pottstown
298 Steam traps, industrial-type, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 110 employers in Pottstown, 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 | AMRESIST | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Clow Valve Company | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fetterolf Corporation | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kimray Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Materials Division | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eddystone | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JBC Associates, Inc. | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HHC Winfield | 69 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pottstown Hospital LLC | 888 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Limerick Generating Station | 775 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pottstown Plant | 328 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buckman's Inc. | 316 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | NMO | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PSC Industries - Indianapolis | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Casella Waste Services, Horseheads | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Meredith | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Paulo - Murfreesboro | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | US Ecology Nevada | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ULX | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 801 Merrick Avenue | 69 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.