Anodizing metals and metal products for the trade · Massachusetts

Coating Systems, Inc.

Lowell, MA · ~61 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
5.7
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Coating Systems, Inc. runs at 172% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Anodizing metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade D.

Coating Systems, Inc.: 5.7 TCR = 172% of Anodizing metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Coating Systems, Inc. safety composite

Coating Systems, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% 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).

D

40/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 5.67 per 100 workers

Safer than 29% of industry peers

DART rate
D 2.1 per 100 workers

Safer than 46% 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%).

TCR Δ

−2.6

2018→2024

Coating Systems, Inc. injury rate improved

Coating Systems, Inc.'s TCR fell 2.6 from 4.7 in 2018 to 2.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 11.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=4.7 · 2019=6.2 · 2020=11.7 · 2021=8.3 · 2022=4.8 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=2.1

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332813 · Lowell, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 172% of ind

  • DART 2.1 DART
  • RANK #19/26
  • PHOTO Ace Anodizing & Impr…
  • BOOK 7y book
  • INJ 23 inj
  • SIZE ~61 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Ace Anodizing & Impregnating, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Coating Systems, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Coating Systems, Inc. averages 5.7 TCR (172% of the Anodizing metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Coating Systems, Inc. TCR series: 2018=4.7 · 2019=6.2 · 2020=11.7 · 2021=8.3 · 2022=4.8 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=2.1 · BLS 3.3

Where Coating Systems, Inc. falls in its industry

585 Anodizing metals and metal pro establishments

Safer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 26 Anodizing metals and metal pro employers in Massachusetts.

Coating Systems, Inc. (61 employees, TCR 5.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 4.0 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0200400600 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Coating Systems, Inc.
Coating Systems, Inc. (61 employees, TCR 5.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 4.0

Coating Systems, Inc. has more employees than the Anodizing metals and metal products for median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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
2024 2.1 2.1 1 0 0
2023 1.9 1.9 1 0 0
2022 4.8 4.8 2 1 0
2021 8.3 8.3 5 0 0
2020 11.7 6.7 7 0 0
2019 6.2 6.2 4 0 0
2018 4.7 4.7 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332813 · MA · Lowell

585 Anodizing metals and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 81 employers in Lowell, 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 Ace Anodizing & Impregnating, Inc. 5.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Greenwood Fabricating & Plating 5.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Samuel Steel Pickling Company CLE 5.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Mueller Corporation 5.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE M. Holland & Sons Construction, Inc. 61 FTE
STATE-SIZE P. J. Albert, Inc. 61 FTE
STATE-SIZE 5020 - Halifax, MA 61 FTE
STATE-SIZE Manafort Transit 61 FTE
CITY-NEAR Lowell General Hospital 2,314 FTE
CITY-NEAR Pathfinder 1,082 FTE
CITY-NEAR Lowell General Hospital Saints 741 FTE
CITY-NEAR Macom Technology Solutions 507 FTE
NAT-TCR Huntingdon Valley 5.7 TCR
NAT-TCR 2018 - Santa Maria 5.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Good Transport Services, Inc 5.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Prospect Heights Fire District 5.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE Precise Services Inc 61 FTE
NAT-SIZE Henry J. Knott Masonry, Inc. 61 FTE
NAT-SIZE Store 8007 61 FTE
NAT-SIZE Store 8026 61 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.