Distribution of natural gas · Massachusetts
Berkshire Gas Company
Pittsfield, MA · ~119 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.1
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Berkshire Gas Company runs at 338% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Distribution of natural gas workplace, earning a grade F.
Berkshire Gas Company: 4.1 TCR = 338% of Distribution of natural gas BLS 1.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Berkshire Gas Company safety composite
Berkshire Gas Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 29%), 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).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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%).
Berkshire Gas Company held a steady TCR band
Berkshire Gas Company's TCR held near 0.3 from 3.8 in 2016 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 6.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.28× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.8 · 2018=4.2 · 2019=6.8 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=3.3 · 2024=3.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221210 · Pittsfield, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 4.1 · 338% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #28/42
- PHOTO NW Metro Regional Bu…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~119 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: NW Metro Regional Business Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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Berkshire Gas Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Berkshire Gas Company
4.1 TCR
- NW Metro Regio
NW Metro Regional Business Center
4.1 TCR
- CENTRAL MASS -
CENTRAL MASS - WEBSTER-MA09
4.1 TCR
- Cascade Natura
Cascade Natural Gas Bremerton District Office-Operations-Field
4.1 TCR
- National Fuel
National Fuel Distribution Dunkirk Servicenter
4.1 TCR
What this shows Berkshire Gas Company averages 4.1 TCR (338% of the Distribution of natural gas BLS benchmark).
Berkshire Gas Company TCR series: 2016=3.8 · 2018=4.2 · 2019=6.8 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=3.3 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 1.2
Where Berkshire Gas Company falls in its industry
1,153 Distribution of natural gas establishmentsSafer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 42 Distribution of natural gas employers in Massachusetts.
Berkshire Gas Company has more employees than the Distribution of natural gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221210 · MA · Pittsfield
1,153 Distribution of natural gas employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 94 employers in Pittsfield, 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 | NW Metro Regional Business Center | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CENTRAL MASS - WEBSTER-MA09 | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cascade Natural Gas Bremerton District Office-Operations-Field | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | National Fuel Distribution Dunkirk Servicenter | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Adtech Systems LLC | 119 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Holyoke Massachusetts | 119 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | N.B. Kenney Co., Inc | 119 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Walsh Mechanical Contractors | 119 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Springside Rehabilitation & Skilled Care Center | 3,103 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HMAPF01 | 1,263 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Berkshire County Arc, Inc. | 705 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HMAPFB1 | 572 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ingram Readymix, Inc. - Sugarland #30 | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | C066 Clayton | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DeQuincy Memorial Hospital | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Thomas Concrete of Georgia Tucker | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Palmer Manufacturing & Tank | 119 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HF Physicians Dba HF Private Duty | 119 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sutliff Chevrolet Co. dba Turner Chevrolet | 119 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Manhattan Beach Toyota | 119 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.