Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing · Massachusetts
Bostik Middleton
Middleton, MA · ~82 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bostik Middleton runs at 67% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Bostik Middleton: 2.2 TCR = 67% of Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bostik Middleton safety composite
Bostik Middleton scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 62% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 48%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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%).
Bostik Middleton held a steady TCR band
Bostik Middleton's TCR held near 0.3 from 1.8 in 2016 to 1.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 5.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.8 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=2.3 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=5.1 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=3.8 · 2023=4.1 · 2024=1.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325520 · Middleton, MA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.2 · 67% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #6/13
- PHOTO Appli-tec, Inc
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~82 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Appli-tec, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bostik Middleton in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Bostik Middleton
2.2 TCR
- Appli-tec, Inc
Appli-tec, Inc
2.2 TCR
- Royal Adhesive
Royal Adhesives
2.2 TCR
- Ashland LLC. H
Ashland LLC. Harmon Ave.
2.2 TCR
- Polyguard Prod
Polyguard Products
2.2 TCR
What this shows Bostik Middleton averages 2.2 TCR (67% of the Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Bostik Middleton TCR series: 2016=1.8 · 2017=0 · 2018=2.3 · 2019=0 · 2020=5.1 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=3.8 · 2023=4.1 · 2024=1.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Bostik Middleton falls in its industry
287 Adhesives (except asphalt, den establishmentsSafer than 62% 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 #6 safest of 13 Adhesives (except asphalt, den employers in Massachusetts.
Bostik Middleton has more employees than the Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsu median and a lower 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 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325520 · MA · Middleton
287 Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 11 employers in Middleton, 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 | Appli-tec, Inc | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Royal Adhesives | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ashland LLC. Harmon Ave. | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Polyguard Products | 2.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | LEOMINSTER-MA16 | 82 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 465 Sykes Road | 82 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Braintree Laboratories | 82 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gagliarducci Construction. Inc | 82 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Market Basket #45 | 358 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | United Civil, Inc. | 147 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NEL Corp Middleton | 142 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NEL Corporation | 120 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 070-Seattle | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dulany Industries - Wilbara | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | KMC Austin Office | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dalton Enterprises, Inc - Cheshire, CT | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bostik Conyers | 82 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Westwood Health and Rehab, Inc. | 82 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Woodridge IL | 82 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UFP Janesville, LLC | 82 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.