Electrical signs manufacturing · Massachusetts
Design Communications, Ltd.
Avon, MA · ~147 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Design Communications, Ltd. runs at 82% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Electrical signs manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Design Communications, Ltd.: 2.7 TCR = 82% of Electrical signs manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Design Communications, Ltd. safety composite
Design Communications, Ltd. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 61% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 36%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Design Communications, Ltd.: 3.0 → 4.1 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 6.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.87× in 2024
Design Communications, Ltd.'s TCR rose 1.1 from 3.0 in 2016 to 4.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 6.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.87× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339950 · Avon, MA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 2.7 · 82% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #2/5
- PHOTO Oakley OSG LLC
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 34 inj
- SIZE ~147 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Oakley OSG LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Design Communications, Ltd. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Design Communications, Ltd.
2.7 TCR
- Oakley OSG LLC
Oakley OSG LLC
2.7 TCR
- Art Display Co
Art Display Co. Inc.
2.7 TCR
- Safe Fleet
Safe Fleet
2.7 TCR
- Show Ready Inc
Show Ready Inc
2.7 TCR
What this shows Design Communications, Ltd. averages 2.7 TCR (82% of the Electrical signs manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Design Communications, Ltd. TCR series: 2016=3 · 2018=0.6 · 2019=2.3 · 2020=0.6 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=6.4 · 2024=4.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Design Communications, Ltd. falls in its industry
405 Electrical signs manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 5 Electrical signs manufacturing employers in Massachusetts.
Design Communications, Ltd. has more employees than the Electrical signs manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339950 · MA · Avon
405 Electrical signs manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 42 employers in Avon, 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 | Oakley OSG LLC | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Art Display Co. Inc. | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Safe Fleet | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Show Ready Inc | 2.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Aldon Electric, Inc. | 147 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United Civil, Inc. | 147 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Courier New Media, a division of LSC | 147 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Paradigm Precision - Malden Operations | 147 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4813-48130009-FREEMAN EXPO BOSTON | 417 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2122 | 331 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2122 | 283 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Avon Location #02 | 253 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bruker OST LLC | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Re:Build Tekna, LLC | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oahu Office | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dunnet Bay Main | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Shelbyville | 147 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gallagher Asphalt Corporation | 147 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Orizon Aerostructures Processing | 147 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Giant Eagle #0061 | 147 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.