Natural Gas Distribution · Massachusetts

856-NiSource-Brockton MA

Name: 856-NiSource-Brockton MA Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Brockton, MA · ~284 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 4.2
Avg TCR: 1.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

856-NiSource-Brockton MA runs at 348% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Natural Gas Distribution workplace, earning a grade F.

856-NiSource-Brockton MA: 4.2 TCR = 348% of Natural Gas Distribution BLS 1.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

856-NiSource-Brockton MA safety composite

856-NiSource-Brockton MA scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 18%), 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): F 4.17 per 100 workers

Safer than 28% of industry peers
DART rate: F 4.22 per 100 workers

Safer than 18% 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%).

856-NiSource-Brockton MA held a steady TCR band

856-NiSource-Brockton MA's TCR held near 0.2 from 5.2 in 2016 to 5.0 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2016 at 5.2 TCR. In 2019, DART was 1.01× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=5.2 · 2017=2.8 · 2018=3.8 · 2019=5.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221210 · Brockton, MA ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 4.2 · 348% of ind

DART 4.2 DART
RANK #30/42
PHOTO ONG WR SHAWNEE SC
BOOK 4y book
INJ 36 inj
SIZE ~284 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: ONG WR SHAWNEE SC (0.0 TCR gap)

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4.2
ONG WR SHAWNEE

4.2
FPU Debary

4.2
Pasadena Base

4.2
Nashville Reso

4.2

What this shows 856-NiSource-Brockton MA averages 4.2 TCR (348% of the Natural Gas Distribution BLS benchmark).

856-NiSource-Brockton MA TCR series: 2016=5.2 · 2017=2.8 · 2018=3.8 · 2019=5 · BLS 1.2

Where 856-NiSource-Brockton MA falls in its industry

1,153 Natural Gas Distribution establishments

Safer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #30 safest of 42 Natural Gas Distribution employers in Massachusetts.

856-NiSource-Brockton MA (284 employees, TCR 4.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.6

856-NiSource-Brockton MA has more employees than the Natural Gas Distribution median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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
2019	5.0	4.2	11	2
2018	3.8	2.4	7	4
2017	2.8	2.1	5	3
2016	5.2	3.7	13	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221210 · MA · Brockton

1,153 Natural Gas Distribution employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 111 employers in Brockton, MA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	ONG WR SHAWNEE SC	SHAWNEE, OK	4.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	FPU Debary	DEBARY, FL	4.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Pasadena Base - Bld: 0431 - 15	PASADENA, CA	4.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Nashville Resource Center PNG	NASHVILLE, TN	4.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Harold Brothers Mechanical Contractors	WEYMOUTH	284 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Hans Kissle	HAVERHILL	284 FTE
STATE-SIZE	240055-BOS-CHELSEA CARRIER ANNEX	CHELSEA	284 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Cabot Billerica Technology Center	BILLERICA	284 FTE
CITY-NEAR	BROCKTON HOSPITAL	Brockton	1,872 FTE
CITY-NEAR	GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER	Brockton	1,595 FTE
CITY-NEAR	BAMSI	Brockton	1,393 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Brockton Neighborhood Health Center	Brockton	639 FTE
NAT-TCR	Kroger (WC USX KOH)	Delaware, OH	4.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	12 - Theisen's - Marshalltown	Marshalltown, IA	4.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	PTI Santa Rosa	Santa Rosa, CA	4.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Bg-Mcd#2 Inc	Bowling Green, OH	4.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Kodak Alaris Home/Field	Rochester, NY	284 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Berry & Berry Acquisition, LLC.	Tahlequah, OK	284 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Tampa Bay (GH)	Tampa, FL	284 FTE
NAT-SIZE	New Sabre FWT Sioux City Iowa	Sioux City, IA	284 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: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.