Building insulation contractors · Massachusetts
Custom Insulation Co., Inc.
Worcester, MA · ~31 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Custom Insulation Co., Inc. runs at 539% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Building insulation contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Custom Insulation Co., Inc.: 15.1 TCR = 539% of Building insulation contractors BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Custom Insulation Co., Inc. safety composite
Custom Insulation Co., Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 2%), 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).
15/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% 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
Custom Insulation Co., Inc.: 3.5 → 18.7 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 32.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.74× in 2024
Custom Insulation Co., Inc.'s TCR rose 15.2 from 3.5 in 2016 to 18.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 32.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.74× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238310 · Worcester, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 15.1 · 539% of ind
- DART 11.2 DART
- RANK #30/34
- PHOTO HWE Sutton Insulation
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 41 inj
- SIZE ~31 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: HWE Sutton Insulation (0.1 TCR gap)
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Custom Insulation Co., Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Performance In
Performance Insulation - Central Oregon
15.4 TCR
- 361
361
15.3 TCR
- HWE Sutton Ins
HWE Sutton Insulation
15.2 TCR
- This site
Custom Insulation Co., Inc.
15.1 TCR
- Big City Insul
Big City Insulation of Idaho #896
14.9 TCR
What this shows Custom Insulation Co., Inc. averages 15.1 TCR (539% of the Building insulation contractors BLS benchmark).
Custom Insulation Co., Inc. TCR series: 2016=3.5 · 2017=12.1 · 2018=14.4 · 2019=13.4 · 2020=13.9 · 2021=32.1 · 2022=14.5 · 2023=13.1 · 2024=18.7 · BLS 2.8
Where Custom Insulation Co., Inc. falls in its industry
1,613 Building insulation contractor establishmentsSafer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #30 safest of 34 Building insulation contractor employers in Massachusetts.
Custom Insulation Co., Inc. has fewer employees than the Building insulation contractors median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 18.7 | 11.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13.1 | 9.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.5 | 11.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 32.1 | 28.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.9 | 10.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13.4 | 10.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14.4 | 11.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.1 | 9.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238310 · MA · Worcester
1,613 Building insulation contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 248 employers in Worcester, 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 | HWE Sutton Insulation | 15.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 361 | 15.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Big City Insulation of Idaho #896 | 14.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Performance Insulation - Central Oregon | 15.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MILLBURY LEARNING CENTER-MA22 | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | One Tech Circle | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Raffles Unit 28C 40 Trinity Place | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Biotech Builders Group | 31 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UMass Memorial Health | 12,452 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4701-813 | 2,492 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St Vincent hospital | 1,965 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NBC Distributors Inc | 1,276 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Towpath | 15.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Whispering Pines | 15.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Central Programs | 15.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cleveland Pool | 15.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Carmen Barbato, Inc. | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FBF Inc. | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Akers Packaging Solutions, Inc | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SII Lake Charles | 31 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.