Employer · Massachusetts
10513 Ink Block
Boston, MA · ~354 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
10513 Ink Block runs at 133% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical industry workplace, earning a grade D.
10513 Ink Block: 4.5 TCR = 133% of industry BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
10513 Ink Block safety composite
10513 Ink Block scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 32%), 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)
- D 4.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% 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
−0.8
2020→2024
10513 Ink Block injury rate improved
10513 Ink Block's TCR fell 0.8 from 5.1 in 2020 to 4.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 5.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.96× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=5.1 · 2021=5.0 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=4.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Boston, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 133% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #318/842
- PHOTO Lowes Foods #216
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 54 inj
- SIZE ~354 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lowes Foods #216 (0.0 TCR gap)
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10513 Ink Block in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
10513 Ink Block
4.5 TCR
- Lowes Foods #2
Lowes Foods #216
4.5 TCR
- Shop Rite of U
Shop Rite of Union
4.5 TCR
- KJ's Market #6
KJ's Market #649
4.5 TCR
- Store 0353
Store 0353
4.5 TCR
What this shows 10513 Ink Block averages 4.5 TCR (133% of the industry BLS benchmark).
10513 Ink Block TCR series: 2020=5.1 · 2021=5 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=4.3 · BLS 3.4
Where 10513 Ink Block falls in its industry
30,654 industry establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #318 safest of 842 industry employers in Massachusetts.
10513 Ink Block has more employees than the industry median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · MA · Boston
30,654 industry employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 577 employers in Boston, MA · 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 | Lowes Foods #216 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shop Rite of Union | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KJ's Market #649 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Store 0353 | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mestek, Inc | 354 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bruker Scientific LLC | 354 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Doctor Franklin Perkins School | 354 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Plainridge Park Casino | 354 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Massachusetts General Hospital | 26,855 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brigham and Women's Hospital | 19,183 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brigham and Womens Hospital | 19,004 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brigham & Women's Hospital | 18,260 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Supreme Lobster - Villa Park | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Polycraft Products Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alto Products Corp | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Designs For Health - Arlee MT | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Brunswick Boat Integrated Manufacturing Center | 354 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TSYS - Columbus North Center | 354 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Decisive Communications Inc. | 354 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1350 - Fishers | 354 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.