Chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans · Pennsylvania
West Hershey Plant
Hershey, PA · ~1,226 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West Hershey Plant runs at 30% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans workplace, earning a grade A.
West Hershey Plant: 1.2 TCR = 30% of Chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans BLS 4.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West Hershey Plant safety composite
West Hershey Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
75/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.8
2016→2024
West Hershey Plant injury rate improved
West Hershey Plant's TCR fell 1.8 from 2.3 in 2016 to 0.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 2.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.19× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.3 · 2017=1.2 · 2018=2.3 · 2019=1.0 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=0.6 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=0.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311351 · Hershey, PA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 30% of ind
- DART 0.2 DART
- RANK #3/23
- PHOTO Cargill Cocoa & Choc…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 131 inj
- SIZE ~1,226 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate (0.0 TCR gap)
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West Hershey Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Cargill Cocoa
Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate
1.3 TCR
- This site
West Hershey Plant
1.2 TCR
- Giannios Candy
Giannios Candy Co., Inc.
1.2 TCR
- Lindt Sprungli
Lindt Sprungli USA
1.2 TCR
- Demets Candy C
Demets Candy Co
1.1 TCR
What this shows West Hershey Plant averages 1.2 TCR (30% of the Chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans BLS benchmark).
West Hershey Plant TCR series: 2016=2.3 · 2017=1.2 · 2018=2.3 · 2019=1 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=0.6 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=0.5 · BLS 4.2
Where West Hershey Plant falls in its industry
65 Chocolate, confectionery, made establishmentsSafer than 85% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 23 Chocolate, confectionery, made employers in Pennsylvania.
West Hershey Plant has more employees than the Chocolate, confectionery, made from caca median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311351 · PA · Hershey
65 Chocolate, confectionery, made from cacao beans employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 47 employers in Hershey, 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 | Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Giannios Candy Co., Inc. | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lindt Sprungli USA | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Demets Candy Co | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Unity Lab Services - Managed Services | 1,222 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mercy Life Center Corporation | 1,222 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1800 Arch Street - CTC | 1,233 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 4087 | 1,215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | A045 - Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center | 7,659 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hersheypark Entertainment Complex | 2,961 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hershey Entertainment Complex | 2,682 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | A021 - Penn State Health Administrative Offices | 1,813 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Landart Landscape Management | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Highway Materials Transport LLC | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gates Poplar Bluff Manufacturing | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Greenville Venture Partners, LLC | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Chicago Stmp | 1,226 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board | 1,226 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Gurabo | 1,226 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Blue Cube Freeport Operations | 1,226 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.