Dies, steel rule, metal cutting, manufacturing · Massachusetts

DFC Manufacturing Group LLC dba Sharples

North Attleboro, MA · ~37 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
6.0
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

DFC Manufacturing Group LLC dba Sharples runs at 181% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Dies, steel rule, metal cutting, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

DFC Manufacturing Group LLC dba Sharples: 6.0 TCR = 181% of Dies, steel rule, metal cutting, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

DFC Manufacturing Group LLC dba Sharples safety composite

DFC Manufacturing Group LLC dba Sharples scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 14%), 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).

F

25/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 5.96 per 100 workers

Safer than 20% of industry peers

DART rate
F 5 per 100 workers

Safer than 14% 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%).

DFC Manufacturing Group LLC dba Sharples held a steady TCR band

DFC Manufacturing Group LLC dba Sharples's TCR held near 0.2 from 5.2 in 2022 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.84× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2022=5.2 · 2023=7.7 · 2024=5.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 322299 · North Attleboro, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 6.0 · 181% of ind

  • DART 5.0 DART
  • RANK #10/12
  • PHOTO Greenfiber Eastanoll…
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 7 inj
  • SIZE ~37 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Greenfiber Eastanollee GA (0.0 TCR gap)

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DFC Manufacturing Group LLC dba Sharples in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows DFC Manufacturing Group LLC dba Sharples averages 6.0 TCR (181% of the Dies, steel rule, metal cutting, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

DFC Manufacturing Group LLC dba Sharples TCR series: 2022=5.2 · 2023=7.7 · 2024=5 · BLS 3.3

Where DFC Manufacturing Group LLC dba Sharples falls in its industry

236 Dies, steel rule, metal cuttin establishments

Safer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 12 Dies, steel rule, metal cuttin employers in Massachusetts.

DFC Manufacturing Group LLC dba Sharples (37 employees, TCR 6.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 62 employees and a TCR of 3.2 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 0100200300400 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate DFC Manufacturing Group LLC dba Sharples
DFC Manufacturing Group LLC dba Sharples (37 employees, TCR 6.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 62 employees and a TCR of 3.2

DFC Manufacturing Group LLC dba Sharples has fewer employees than the Dies, steel rule, metal cutting, manufac median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 5.0 5.0 2 0 0
2023 7.7 2.6 3 0 0
2022 5.2 2.6 2 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

322299 · MA · North Attleboro

236 Dies, steel rule, metal cutting, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 44 employers in North Attleboro, 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 Greenfiber Eastanollee GA 6.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR CleanFiber Buffalo, LLC 6.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Greenfiber Lester Prairie MN 5.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Kadant GranTek Inc. 6.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE Town of Danvers, Electric Division 37 FTE
STATE-SIZE MIDDLESEX GASES & TECHNOLOGIES, INC 37 FTE
STATE-SIZE Western Builders 37 FTE
STATE-SIZE Core Concepts Inc. 37 FTE
CITY-NEAR Hockomock Area YMCA 597 FTE
CITY-NEAR WM 2366 376 FTE
CITY-NEAR 2366 369 FTE
CITY-NEAR 1190 - North Attleborough 219 FTE
NAT-TCR Day 2 Day Transport, Inc 6.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Hanlon Acoustical Ceilings Co. LLC 6.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Lima, OH - MK Plant 25 6.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Valley Rubber LLC 6.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE Madison 37 FTE
NAT-SIZE A. W. Farrell & Son, Inc. - Erie 37 FTE
NAT-SIZE Cesco Plant 37 FTE
NAT-SIZE Kamps Pallets Niles 37 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. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.