Electrical contractors · Pennsylvania
West Side Hammer Electric
Bethlehem, PA · ~169 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West Side Hammer Electric runs at 112% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Electrical contractors workplace, earning a grade C.
West Side Hammer Electric: 3.1 TCR = 112% of Electrical contractors BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West Side Hammer Electric safety composite
West Side Hammer Electric scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 40%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.14 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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
−0.5
2017→2023
West Side Hammer Electric injury rate improved
West Side Hammer Electric's TCR fell 0.5 from 5.5 in 2017 to 5.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2017 at 5.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=5.5 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=2.2 · 2020=3.1 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=5.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238210 · Bethlehem, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.1 · 112% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #105/191
- PHOTO Horizon Electric Com…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 34 inj
- SIZE ~169 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Horizon Electric Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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West Side Hammer Electric in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
West Side Hammer Electric
3.1 TCR
- Horizon Electr
Horizon Electric Company
3.1 TCR
- H&H Electrical
H&H Electrical Contractors,Inc.
3.1 TCR
- E.W. Audet & S
E.W. Audet & Sons, Inc.
3.1 TCR
- VT Office
VT Office
3.1 TCR
What this shows West Side Hammer Electric averages 3.1 TCR (112% of the Electrical contractors BLS benchmark).
West Side Hammer Electric TCR series: 2017=5.5 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=2.2 · 2020=3.1 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=5 · BLS 2.8
Where West Side Hammer Electric falls in its industry
4,550 Electrical contractors establishmentsSafer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #105 safest of 191 Electrical contractors employers in Pennsylvania.
West Side Hammer Electric has more employees than the Electrical contractors median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238210 · PA · Bethlehem
4,550 Electrical contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 358 employers in Bethlehem, 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 | Horizon Electric Company | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | H&H Electrical Contractors,Inc. | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | E.W. Audet & Sons, Inc. | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | VT Office | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Eighty-Four, PA | 169 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Safway Services, LLC - Philadelphia | 169 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lear Guilford - Pine Grove | 169 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sekisui Kydex | 169 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Hospital | 5,338 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Physician's Group | 3,041 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LVH-Muhlenberg | 2,139 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4087 | 2,105 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Warwick #223 | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Monmouth | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pure's Food Specialties LLC | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BLC | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Oxford, CT #248 | 169 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aero Fluid Product | 169 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kinder Hearts Home Health - Abilene, TX | 169 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Barnes Aerospace Lansing Division | 169 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.