Homecenter · Massachusetts

2386 Lowe S of Ware Ma

Ware, MA · ~151 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.1
Avg TCR
3.4
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

2386 Lowe S of Ware Ma runs at 33% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Homecenter workplace, earning a grade A.

2386 Lowe S of Ware Ma: 1.1 TCR = 33% of Homecenter BLS 3.4 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

2386 Lowe S of Ware Ma safety composite

2386 Lowe S of Ware Ma scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 97% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

B

85/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
A 1.13 per 100 workers

Safer than 97% of industry peers

DART rate
A 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 95% 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

−2.3

2023→2024

2386 Lowe S of Ware Ma injury rate improved

2386 Lowe S of Ware Ma's TCR fell 2.3 from 2.3 in 2023 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 2.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2023=2.3 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 444110 · Ware, MA AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 1.1 · 33% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #3/123
  • PHOTO 1866 LOWE S OF ATHEN…
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 1 inj
  • SIZE ~151 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 1866 LOWE S OF ATHENS OH (0.0 TCR gap)

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2386 Lowe S of Ware Ma in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows 2386 Lowe S of Ware Ma averages 1.1 TCR (33% of the Homecenter BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

2386 Lowe S of Ware Ma TCR series: 2023=2.3 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.4

Where 2386 Lowe S of Ware Ma falls in its industry

6,309 Homecenter establishments

Safer than 97% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 123 Homecenter employers in Massachusetts.

2386 Lowe S of Ware Ma (151 employees, TCR 1.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 93 employees and a TCR of 4.7 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 050100150200250300 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate 2386 Lowe S of Ware Ma
2386 Lowe S of Ware Ma (151 employees, TCR 1.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 93 employees and a TCR of 4.7

2386 Lowe S of Ware Ma has more employees than the Homecenter 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 2.3 2.3 1 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

444110 · MA · Ware

6,309 Homecenter employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 13 employers in Ware, 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 1866 LOWE S OF ATHENS OH 1.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR 0181 LOWE S OF S.W. COLUMBUS OH. 1.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR 0397 LOWE S OF NORTH MANASSAS VA. 1.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Crosslake 1.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE HOPEDALE-MA14 151 FTE
STATE-SIZE NER 151 FTE
STATE-SIZE Hazen Paper - Main Plant 151 FTE
STATE-SIZE Anika Therapeutics - Bedford 151 FTE
CITY-NEAR WM 2386 361 FTE
CITY-NEAR 2386 318 FTE
CITY-NEAR Kanzaki Specialty Papers 167 FTE
CITY-NEAR 2807-2386 131 FTE
NAT-TCR Avtask 1.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Franklin 1.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Elmwood 1.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Bright Future Electric - Birmingham 1.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE Missoula Composites 151 FTE
NAT-SIZE PolyScience 151 FTE
NAT-SIZE Atlas Machine and Supply, Inc. - Louisville 151 FTE
NAT-SIZE McGinnis, Inc. 151 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.