Emergency Medical Service Provider · Massachusetts
Armstrong Ambulance Service
Arlington, MA · ~294 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Armstrong Ambulance Service runs at 393% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Emergency Medical Service Provider workplace, earning a grade F.
Armstrong Ambulance Service: 14.9 TCR = 393% of Emergency Medical Service Provider BLS 3.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Armstrong Ambulance Service safety composite
Armstrong Ambulance Service scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 14.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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
Armstrong Ambulance Service: 12.2 → 16.1 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 19.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.76× in 2024
Armstrong Ambulance Service's TCR rose 3.9 from 12.2 in 2016 to 16.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 19.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621910 · Arlington, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 14.9 · 393% of ind
- DART 11.4 DART
- RANK #12/17
- PHOTO Paramedics Logistics…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 221 inj
- SIZE ~294 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Paramedics Logistics South Dakota, LLC dba Patient Care EMS (0.0 TCR gap)
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Armstrong Ambulance Service in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- St. Marys Area
St. Marys Area Ambulance Service, Inc.
15 TCR
- Health One Tra
Health One Transportation
15 TCR
- This site
Armstrong Ambulance Service
14.9 TCR
- Paramedics Log
Paramedics Logistics South Dakota, LLC dba Patient Care EMS
14.9 TCR
- PMH EMS
PMH EMS
14.9 TCR
What this shows Armstrong Ambulance Service averages 14.9 TCR (393% of the Emergency Medical Service Provider BLS benchmark).
Armstrong Ambulance Service TCR series: 2016=12.2 · 2017=14.2 · 2018=14.3 · 2019=11.7 · 2020=17.1 · 2021=17.3 · 2022=19.4 · 2023=12.1 · 2024=16.1 · BLS 3.8
Where Armstrong Ambulance Service falls in its industry
976 Emergency Medical Service Prov establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 8.3.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 17 Emergency Medical Service Prov employers in Massachusetts.
Armstrong Ambulance Service has more employees than the Emergency Medical Service Provider median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 8.3. 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 | 16.1 | 11.4 | 31 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.1 | 7.2 | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19.4 | 16.4 | 17 | 23 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17.3 | 15.5 | 29 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 17.1 | 11.9 | 21 | 15 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.7 | 7.3 | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14.3 | 11.2 | 31 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14.2 | 6.1 | 21 | 16 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12.2 | 9.2 | 24 | 8 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621910 · MA · Arlington
976 Emergency Medical Service Provider employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 21 employers in Arlington, 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 | Paramedics Logistics South Dakota, LLC dba Patient Care EMS | 14.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | St. Marys Area Ambulance Service, Inc. | 15.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PMH EMS | 14.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Health One Transportation | 15.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MKS Shattuck Rd | 294 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | One Technology Way, Norwood, MA. | 294 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 6458-ZQUC | 294 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lahey Shared Services IT | 294 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jimmy's Steer House - Arlington | 128 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 10507 Arlington Center | 127 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MA1528-BVSL-BV ARLINGTON | 127 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brightview Arlington | 126 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | American Tinning & Galvanizing Co. | 14.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Westhaven Community | 14.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sam S. Smucker & Sons, Inc. Lancaster | 14.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Edgerton Forge, Inc. | 14.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Shepherd Color Company | 294 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Qorvo - 7908 | 294 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wilbar, LLC | 294 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bridgewater Facility | 294 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.