Natural Gas Distribution · Massachusetts

961-NiSource-Lawrence MA

Lawrence, MA · ~96 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
3.2
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

961-NiSource-Lawrence MA runs at 270% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Natural Gas Distribution workplace, earning a grade F.

961-NiSource-Lawrence MA: 3.2 TCR = 270% of Natural Gas Distribution BLS 1.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

961-NiSource-Lawrence MA safety composite

961-NiSource-Lawrence MA scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 31%), 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).

D

39/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 3.24 per 100 workers

Safer than 39% of industry peers

DART rate
F 2.68 per 100 workers

Safer than 31% 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

2016→2019

961-NiSource-Lawrence MA injury rate improved

961-NiSource-Lawrence MA's TCR fell 0.8 from 3.5 in 2016 to 2.7 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.5 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.83× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.5 · 2017=3.4 · 2018=3.3 · 2019=2.7

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221210 · Lawrence, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 3.2 · 270% of ind

  • DART 2.7 DART
  • RANK #21/42
  • PHOTO AMEREN ILLINOIS - Ga…
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 11 inj
  • SIZE ~96 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: AMEREN ILLINOIS - Gas Tech - Operations (0.0 TCR gap)

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961-NiSource-Lawrence MA in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows 961-NiSource-Lawrence MA averages 3.2 TCR (270% of the Natural Gas Distribution BLS benchmark).

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

961-NiSource-Lawrence MA TCR series: 2016=3.5 · 2017=3.4 · 2018=3.3 · 2019=2.7 · BLS 1.2

Where 961-NiSource-Lawrence MA falls in its industry

1,153 Natural Gas Distribution establishments

Safer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 42 Natural Gas Distribution employers in Massachusetts.

961-NiSource-Lawrence MA (96 employees, TCR 3.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.6 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 0200400600800 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate 961-NiSource-Lawrence MA
961-NiSource-Lawrence MA (96 employees, TCR 3.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.6

961-NiSource-Lawrence 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 Fatalities
2019 2.7 2.7 3 0 0
2018 3.3 2.2 3 0 0
2017 3.4 1.1 2 1 0
2016 3.5 2.3 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221210 · MA · Lawrence

1,153 Natural Gas Distribution employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 77 employers in Lawrence, 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 AMEREN ILLINOIS - Gas Tech - Operations 3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR UGI Utilities Bethlehem 3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR AMEREN MISSOURI - MO Northeast Gas 3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR OR-Mist/Miller Station 3.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE Consolidated Public Works 96 FTE
STATE-SIZE Tocco Corporation 96 FTE
STATE-SIZE Channel Fish Co. Inc 96 FTE
STATE-SIZE Smyth Companies LLC 96 FTE
CITY-NEAR LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL 1,961 FTE
CITY-NEAR Lawrence 730 FTE
CITY-NEAR Lawrence Manufacturing 728 FTE
CITY-NEAR New Balance Athletics Lawrence Mill 723 FTE
NAT-TCR National Coatings Corporation 3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Various Project Locations 3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Beaver Creek (PH) 3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR 478 ABC Supply Co., Inc 3.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE Union City, CA 96 FTE
NAT-SIZE 3d Plastics 96 FTE
NAT-SIZE FDD SOCAL South - COI South - DTI 96 FTE
NAT-SIZE Hydrotech - Cincinnati 96 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.