Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, And Alloying · Pennsylvania
Wire and Cable
Kutztown, PA · ~253 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Wire and Cable runs at 133% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, And Alloying workplace, earning a grade D.
Wire and Cable: 4.4 TCR = 133% of Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, And Alloying BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wire and Cable safety composite
Wire and Cable scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 63% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 41%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% 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
−1.0
2017→2024
Wire and Cable injury rate improved
Wire and Cable's TCR fell 1.0 from 4.9 in 2017 to 4.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 5.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.27× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=4.9 · 2018=5.1 · 2019=5.0 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=3.5 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=4.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331420 · Kutztown, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.4 · 133% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #10/22
- PHOTO International Wire -…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 87 inj
- SIZE ~253 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: International Wire - OWI (0.0 TCR gap)
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Wire and Cable in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Trystar Fariba
Trystar Faribault
4.5 TCR
- This site
Wire and Cable
4.4 TCR
- International
International Wire - OWI
4.4 TCR
- Wieland Small
Wieland Small Tube Products
4.3 TCR
- Cn Wire Corpor
Cn Wire Corporation
4.3 TCR
What this shows Wire and Cable averages 4.4 TCR (133% of the Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, And Alloying BLS benchmark).
Wire and Cable TCR series: 2017=4.9 · 2018=5.1 · 2019=5 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=3.5 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=4 · BLS 3.3
Where Wire and Cable falls in its industry
198 Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extru establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 22 Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extru employers in Pennsylvania.
Wire and Cable has more employees than the Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, And median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331420 · PA · Kutztown
198 Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, And Alloying employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 43 employers in Kutztown, 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 | International Wire - OWI | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wieland Small Tube Products | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cn Wire Corporation | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trystar Faribault | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Tri-State Ashland | 253 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bedford | 253 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lancaster | 253 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rockland Manufacturing Weber Plant | 253 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DC 30 - Kutztown, PA | 521 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Advance Auto Parts DC 30 | 478 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jetson Specialty Marketing Services Inc | 413 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 000005268 - KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY | 243 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sutters Place Inc. | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Urgent Care Occupational Health Clinics | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Timpson Transport | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cambridgeport | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bainbridge Construction | 253 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Maple Grove HQ | 253 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Arizona Dept. of Corrections-Safford | 253 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chesterfield (Mt Clemens) MFG (EF, AUTO) | 253 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.