Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) · Massachusetts
Black Bay Ventures VI, LLC (dba Palmer Foundry)
Palmer, MA · ~67 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 17.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Black Bay Ventures VI, LLC (dba Palmer Foundry) runs at 526% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) workplace, earning a grade F.
Black Bay Ventures VI, LLC (dba Palmer Foundry): 17.4 TCR = 526% of Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Black Bay Ventures VI, LLC (dba Palmer Foundry) safety composite
Black Bay Ventures VI, LLC (dba Palmer Foundry) scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 7%), 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 17.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 13.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
Black Bay Ventures VI, LLC (dba Palmer Foundry): 9.9 → 13.2 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 25.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.76× in 2020
Black Bay Ventures VI, LLC (dba Palmer Foundry)'s TCR rose 3.2 from 9.9 in 2016 to 13.2 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2018 at 25.5 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331524 · Palmer, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 17.4 · 526% of ind
- DART 13.2 DART
- RANK P8
- PHOTO Ross Aluminum Castin…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 55 inj
- SIZE ~67 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ross Aluminum Castings LLC (0.1 TCR gap)
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Black Bay Ventures VI, LLC (dba Palmer Foundry) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- City Aluminum
City Aluminum Foundry Co.
17.8 TCR
- AFW Foundry
AFW Foundry
17.8 TCR
- Kearneys' Alum
Kearneys' Aluminum Foundry, Inc.
17.6 TCR
- This site
Black Bay Ventures VI, LLC (dba Palmer Foundry)
17.4 TCR
- Ross Aluminum
Ross Aluminum Castings LLC
17.3 TCR
What this shows Black Bay Ventures VI, LLC (dba Palmer Foundry) averages 17.4 TCR (526% of the Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) BLS benchmark).
Black Bay Ventures VI, LLC (dba Palmer Foundry) TCR series: 2016=9.9 · 2017=22.4 · 2018=25.5 · 2019=15.8 · 2020=13.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Black Bay Ventures VI, LLC (dba Palmer Foundry) falls in its industry
156 Aluminum foundries (except die establishmentsSafer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.0.
Black Bay Ventures VI, LLC (dba Palmer Foundry) has fewer employees than the Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15.8 | 12.3 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 25.5 | 18.2 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 22.4 | 18.2 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331524 · MA · Palmer
156 Aluminum foundries (except die-casting) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 27 employers in Palmer, 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 | Ross Aluminum Castings LLC | 17.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kearneys' Aluminum Foundry, Inc. | 17.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City Aluminum Foundry Co. | 17.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AFW Foundry | 17.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Hyde Park Electric | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Westborough | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JS Rae - Berkshire | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kinetic Systems Inc. Scarborough Office | 67 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WMH - Wing Memorial Hospital | 676 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BWH - Baystate Wing Hospital | 668 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northern Tree Service, LLC | 189 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northern General Contractors Inc | 168 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Charles | 17.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Woodbury Healthcare Center | 17.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1953 | 17.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Central Freight Lines, Inc. - Memphis | 17.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Guardian IG LLC | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hamilton Contracting LLC | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Price Dispsoal Inc | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 34 Concord | 67 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.