Semiconductor making machinery manufacturing · Massachusetts
Brooks Automation, Inc. - Chelmsford
Chelmsford, MA · ~661 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Brooks Automation, Inc. - Chelmsford runs at 15% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Semiconductor making machinery manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Brooks Automation, Inc. - Chelmsford: 0.5 TCR = 15% of Semiconductor making machinery manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Brooks Automation, Inc. - Chelmsford safety composite
Brooks Automation, Inc. - Chelmsford scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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%).
Brooks Automation, Inc. - Chelmsford held a steady TCR band
Brooks Automation, Inc. - Chelmsford's TCR held near 0.2 from 0.8 in 2017 to 0.6 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2017 at 0.8 TCR. In 2020, DART was 1.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=0.8 · 2018=0.3 · 2019=0.1 · 2020=0.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333242 · Chelmsford, MA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.5 · 15% of ind
- DART 0.6 DART
- RANK #2/18
- PHOTO Austin TEA
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~661 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Austin TEA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Brooks Automation, Inc. - Chelmsford in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Brooks Automation, Inc. - Chelmsford
0.5 TCR
- Austin TEA
Austin TEA
0.5 TCR
- ASML
ASML
0.5 TCR
- Lam Research C
Lam Research Corp Fishkill Field Office
0.5 TCR
- Air Liquide El
Air Liquide Electronics Advanced Equipment Systems
0.5 TCR
What this shows Brooks Automation, Inc. - Chelmsford averages 0.5 TCR (15% of the Semiconductor making machinery manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Brooks Automation, Inc. - Chelmsford TCR series: 2017=0.8 · 2018=0.3 · 2019=0.1 · 2020=0.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Brooks Automation, Inc. - Chelmsford falls in its industry
133 Semiconductor making machinery establishmentsSafer than 77% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.2.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 18 Semiconductor making machinery employers in Massachusetts.
Brooks Automation, Inc. - Chelmsford has more employees than the Semiconductor making machinery manufactu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.2. 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 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333242 · MA · Chelmsford
133 Semiconductor making machinery manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 66 employers in Chelmsford, 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 | Austin TEA | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ASML | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lam Research Corp Fishkill Field Office | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Air Liquide Electronics Advanced Equipment Systems | 0.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lenox Tools-Industrial Products | 661 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NORWOOD (MANOR) | 660 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MANOR - NORWOOD | 660 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | R&D Center | 658 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHELMSFORD (MACHE) | 1,879 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MACHE - CHELMSFORD | 1,867 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ZOLL Medical | 1,585 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brooks Automation US, LLC. | 839 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Graham Packaging Newell WV | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TESSCO Stanton | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Downtown | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tiffin OH Soltech | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | SG360 Wolf Facility | 661 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | International Paper Savannah Mill | 661 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CHS Services OCR | 661 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Safran | 661 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.