Knife blades manufacturing · Massachusetts

Dexter Russell Southbridge

Name: Dexter Russell Southbridge Workplace Safety Data
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Southbridge, MA · ~185 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 8.7
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Dexter Russell Southbridge runs at 262% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Knife blades manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.

Dexter Russell Southbridge: 8.7 TCR = 262% of Knife blades manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Dexter Russell Southbridge safety composite

Dexter Russell Southbridge scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 15%), 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).

26/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 8.66 per 100 workers

Safer than 15% of industry peers
DART rate: F 4.6 per 100 workers

Safer than 20% 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%).

TCR Δ

−4.0

2022→2023

Dexter Russell Southbridge injury rate improved

Dexter Russell Southbridge's TCR fell 4.0 from 10.7 in 2022 to 6.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 10.7 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2022=10.7 · 2023=6.7

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332215 · Southbridge, MA ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 8.7 · 262% of ind

DART 4.6 DART
RANK #5/6
PHOTO Microtech Knives - 3…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 31 inj
SIZE ~185 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Microtech Knives - 321 Fanning Fields (0.2 TCR gap)

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Rada Mfg. Co.

9.5
Microtech Kniv

8.8
This site

8.7
Carlson Produc

8.2
All-Clad Metal

7.9

What this shows Dexter Russell Southbridge averages 8.7 TCR (262% of the Knife blades manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Dexter Russell Southbridge TCR series: 2022=10.7 · 2023=6.7 · BLS 3.3

Where Dexter Russell Southbridge falls in its industry

52 Knife blades manufacturing establishments

Safer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.4.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 6 Knife blades manufacturing employers in Massachusetts.

Dexter Russell Southbridge (185 employees, TCR 8.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 86 employees and a TCR of 5.4

Dexter Russell Southbridge has more employees than the Knife blades manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.4. 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
2023	6.7	4.6	13	0	0
2022	10.7	5.9	18	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332215 · MA · Southbridge

52 Knife blades manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 33 employers in Southbridge, MA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Microtech Knives - 321 Fanning Fields	MILLS RIVER, NC	8.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Carlson Products LLC	MAIZE, KS	8.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	All-Clad Metalcrafters	CANONSBURG, PA	7.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Rada Mfg. Co.	WAVERLY, IA	9.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE	SCHOTT North America, Inc.	SOUTHBRIDGE	185 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Belmont Instrument headquarters	BILLERICA	185 FTE
STATE-SIZE	5472-NAI-0033-0033-00624	WORCESTER	185 FTE
STATE-SIZE	5472-NAI-0033-0033-02583	BELMONT	185 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Harrington Memorial Hospital	Southbridge	1,349 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Harrington Physician Services	Southbridge	285 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Center of Hope Foundation, Inc.	Southbridge	238 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Southbridge Main Location	Southbridge	212 FTE
NAT-TCR	Big Lots Store #211 WESTOVER, WV	Westover, WV	8.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Bus Garage	Menahga, MN	8.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Benton RHCC	Benton, IL	8.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Classic Accident Repair Center	Mentor, OH	8.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	General Office	Salt Lake City, UT	185 FTE
NAT-SIZE	IA - Google Council Bluffs SLNDC	Council Bluffs, IA	185 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Grnvl/Sprtbg SC FXFE-GSP	Duncan, SC	185 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Austin, Texas	Austin, TX	185 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: 2023, 2022. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.