Animal exhibits, live · Pennsylvania
Zoological Society of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · ~232 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Zoological Society of Philadelphia runs at 252% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Animal exhibits, live workplace, earning a grade F.
Zoological Society of Philadelphia: 7.8 TCR = 252% of Animal exhibits, live BLS 3.1 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Zoological Society of Philadelphia safety composite
Zoological Society of Philadelphia scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 8%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 7.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 10.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% 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
Zoological Society of Philadelphia: 8.9 → 12.4 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 120.0 TCR · DART/TCR 1.31× in 2024
Zoological Society of Philadelphia's TCR rose 3.5 from 8.9 in 2019 to 12.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 120.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 712130 · Philadelphia, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.8 · 252% of ind
- DART 10.2 DART
- RANK #4/9
- PHOTO Chicago Zoological S…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 102 inj
- SIZE ~232 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Chicago Zoological Society (0.0 TCR gap)
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Zoological Society of Philadelphia in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Zoological Society of Philadelphia
7.8 TCR
- Chicago Zoolog
Chicago Zoological Society
7.8 TCR
- Indianapolis Z
Indianapolis Zoo
7.8 TCR
- Jardin Botanic
Jardin Botanico y Cultural William Miranda Marin
7.8 TCR
- Omaha Zoologic
Omaha Zoological Society
7.7 TCR
What this shows Zoological Society of Philadelphia averages 7.8 TCR (252% of the Animal exhibits, live BLS benchmark).
Zoological Society of Philadelphia TCR series: 2019=8.9 · 2020=5 · 2021=5.6 · 2022=7.1 · 2023=120 · 2024=12.4 · BLS 3.1
Where Zoological Society of Philadelphia falls in its industry
174 Animal exhibits, live establishmentsSafer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.8.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 9 Animal exhibits, live employers in Pennsylvania.
Zoological Society of Philadelphia has more employees than the Animal exhibits, live median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.8. 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 | 12.4 | 10.2 | 31 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 120.0 | 115.0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
712130 · PA · Philadelphia
174 Animal exhibits, live employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 1,431 employers in Philadelphia, PA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
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.