Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers · Massachusetts
Astro Chemicals, Inc.
Springfield, MA · ~73 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Astro Chemicals, Inc. runs at 192% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Astro Chemicals, Inc.: 4.2 TCR = 192% of Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Astro Chemicals, Inc. safety composite
Astro Chemicals, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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 4.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% 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
−0.5
2016→2024
Astro Chemicals, Inc. injury rate improved
Astro Chemicals, Inc.'s TCR fell 0.5 from 2.8 in 2016 to 2.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 7.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.56× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.8 · 2018=5.8 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=7.0 · 2021=3.6 · 2024=2.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424690 · Springfield, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 192% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #9/12
- PHOTO PVS Nolwood - McWood
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~73 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PVS Nolwood - McWood (0.0 TCR gap)
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Astro Chemicals, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Elmira
Elmira
4.3 TCR
- Amrex Chemical
Amrex Chemical Co. Inc. - Main
4.3 TCR
- This site
Astro Chemicals, Inc.
4.2 TCR
- PVS Nolwood -
PVS Nolwood - McWood
4.2 TCR
- Great Lakes Cr
Great Lakes Crafton
4.2 TCR
What this shows Astro Chemicals, Inc. averages 4.2 TCR (192% of the Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Astro Chemicals, Inc. TCR series: 2016=2.8 · 2018=5.8 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=7 · 2021=3.6 · 2024=2.4 · BLS 2.2
Where Astro Chemicals, Inc. falls in its industry
766 Chemicals (except agriculture) establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 12 Chemicals (except agriculture) employers in Massachusetts.
Astro Chemicals, Inc. has more employees than the Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., au median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424690 · MA · Springfield
766 Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 215 employers in Springfield, 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 | PVS Nolwood - McWood | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Great Lakes Crafton | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Elmira | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Amrex Chemical Co. Inc. - Main | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Merrit Construction | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GVW Inc | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Henkels & McCoy, Massachusetts - Oxford | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Warner Brothers | 73 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BMC - Baystate Medical Center | 8,310 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BMP - Baystate Medical Practices | 1,977 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blue Tarp Redevelopment, LLC d/b/a MGM Springfield | 1,867 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BMF - Baystate Medical Practices | 1,746 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Reddy Ice - Atlanta (449) | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Conover | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Elder Construction, Inc - Windsor | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Northlake | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Artis Senior Living of Evesham | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pike Community Care Center | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Highland Village #303 | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brookdale South Windsor | 73 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.