Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing · Massachusetts
Ceric Fabrication Co Inc.
Ayer, MA · ~38 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ceric Fabrication Co Inc. runs at 208% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Ceric Fabrication Co Inc.: 6.9 TCR = 208% of Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ceric Fabrication Co Inc. safety composite
Ceric Fabrication Co Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 13%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
Ceric Fabrication Co Inc.: 0.0 → 6.4 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 14.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.94× in 2024
Ceric Fabrication Co Inc.'s TCR rose 6.4 from 0.0 in 2017 to 6.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 14.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.94× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · Ayer, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.9 · 208% of ind
- DART 6.4 DART
- RANK #16/21
- PHOTO Glenn Hepfner, Inc.
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~38 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Glenn Hepfner, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ceric Fabrication Co Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ceric Fabrication Co Inc.
6.9 TCR
- Glenn Hepfner,
Glenn Hepfner, Inc.
6.9 TCR
- Florida Metal
Florida Metal Products
6.9 TCR
- Rangaire Mfg
Rangaire Mfg
6.9 TCR
- Dimensional Me
Dimensional Metals Inc
6.8 TCR
What this shows Ceric Fabrication Co Inc. averages 6.9 TCR (208% of the Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Ceric Fabrication Co Inc. TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=9.9 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=14 · 2024=6.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Ceric Fabrication Co Inc. falls in its industry
1,158 Air cowls, sheet metal (except establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 21 Air cowls, sheet metal (except employers in Massachusetts.
Ceric Fabrication Co Inc. has fewer employees than the Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · MA · Ayer
1,158 Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 29 employers in Ayer, 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 | Glenn Hepfner, Inc. | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Florida Metal Products | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rangaire Mfg | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dimensional Metals Inc | 6.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Springfield | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Vareika Construction, Inc. | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IPS - Integrated Project Services, LLC - Burlington | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | P&S Construction, Inc. | 38 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nashoba Valley Medical Center | 523 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Catania Spagna Corporation | 227 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Epic Enterprises, Inc. | 178 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CPF-NEHF, Inc. | 176 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Richard Young Air Conditioning | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | T&R Contracting Inc | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Spirit Industries LLC | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 01-NCA | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CRX, Inc. | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Baril Coatings USA, LLC | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NP Rancho LLC, dba Wildfire Casino (Wildfire Rancho) | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MAX Environmental Technologies, Inc. | 38 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.