Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing · Massachusetts
Bemis Associates, Inc.
Shirley, MA · ~166 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bemis Associates, Inc. runs at 114% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Bemis Associates, Inc.: 3.8 TCR = 114% of Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bemis Associates, Inc. safety composite
Bemis Associates, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 32%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% 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
Bemis Associates, Inc.: 0.7 → 1.9 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 9.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.5× in 2024
Bemis Associates, Inc.'s TCR rose 1.1 from 0.7 in 2021 to 1.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 9.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325520 · Shirley, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.8 · 114% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #10/13
- PHOTO Huntsman Advanced Ma…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 27 inj
- SIZE ~166 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Huntsman Advanced Materials (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bemis Associates, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Bemis Associates, Inc.
3.8 TCR
- Huntsman Advan
Huntsman Advanced Materials
3.8 TCR
- Beardow Adams
Beardow Adams
3.8 TCR
- Jowat Corporat
Jowat Corporation
3.8 TCR
- Eclectic Pinev
Eclectic Pineville
3.8 TCR
What this shows Bemis Associates, Inc. averages 3.8 TCR (114% of the Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Bemis Associates, Inc. TCR series: 2021=0.7 · 2022=9.2 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Bemis Associates, Inc. falls in its industry
287 Adhesives (except asphalt, den establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 13 Adhesives (except asphalt, den employers in Massachusetts.
Bemis Associates, Inc. has more employees than the Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325520 · MA · Shirley
287 Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 12 employers in Shirley, 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 | Huntsman Advanced Materials | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Beardow Adams | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jowat Corporation | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eclectic Pineville | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Shawnlee Construction | 166 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lowell, MA (Boston Office) | 166 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bay State Milling - Quincy/Corporate/Remote | 166 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fantini Bakery | 166 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BemisUS Shirley | 234 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Little Leaf Farms | 121 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Closets by Design Boston | 104 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stryker- Mobius | 87 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Pinnacle Plant /Allen Harim LLC | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1772 | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Imageworks Manufacturing, Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hendrickson Transportation, LLC | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Siena Lakes | 166 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pittmans Tree and Landscaping | 166 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CTIW | 166 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Severino Trucking Co., Inc. | 166 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.