Cord (except wire) manufacturing · Rhode Island
ashaway line & twine
Ashaway, RI · ~43 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
ashaway line & twine runs at 138% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cord (except wire) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
ashaway line & twine: 4.5 TCR = 138% of Cord (except wire) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
ashaway line & twine safety composite
ashaway line & twine scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 8%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 10.64 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% 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%).
Rising injury rate
ashaway line & twine: 2.7 → 10.6 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 10.6 TCR · DART/TCR 2.34× in 2024
ashaway line & twine's TCR rose 7.9 from 2.7 in 2017 to 10.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 314994 · Ashaway, RI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 138% of ind
- DART 10.6 DART
- RANK P39
- PHOTO Bridgestone Metalpha…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~43 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bridgestone Metalpha USA, Inc. (0.4 TCR gap)
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ashaway line & twine in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- AIKEN MFG., IN
AIKEN MFG., INC.
5.5 TCR
- International
International Cordage East, LTD
5.5 TCR
- Innovative Tex
Innovative Textiles, Inc.
5.4 TCR
- Bridgestone Me
Bridgestone Metalpha USA, Inc.
5 TCR
- This site
ashaway line & twine
4.5 TCR
What this shows ashaway line & twine averages 4.5 TCR (138% of the Cord (except wire) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
ashaway line & twine TCR series: 2017=2.7 · 2018=7.6 · 2019=2.9 · 2020=7.6 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=0 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=10.6 · BLS 3.3
Where ashaway line & twine falls in its industry
31 Cord (except wire) manufacturi establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
ashaway line & twine has fewer employees than the Cord (except wire) manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
314994 · RI · Ashaway
31 Cord (except wire) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,610 rated employers in Rhode Island with headcount on file · 6 employers in Ashaway, RI · 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 | Bridgestone Metalpha USA, Inc. | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Innovative Textiles, Inc. | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AIKEN MFG., INC. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | International Cordage East, LTD | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Broadview/Cottage | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 6140-61400127 | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stolberger Inc. dba Wardwell Braiding Co. | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Coldmasters Temperature Control Inc. - Cranston RI | 43 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | High Performance Medical Solutions | 146 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hitachi Cable America Inc., High Performance Medical Solutions Division (RI Facility) | 139 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | W23 AER - Ashaway | 61 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | L3Harris Technologies Inc-Ashaway | 51 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Premier Industries | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Command Web Missouri | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | First Step House | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tom's Riverside #773 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Van Lom Structures Inc | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MiTek USA, Inc. (Tolleson East) | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | B87 | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Haydon Corporation TX | 43 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.