Paint sticks, wood, manufacturing · Maine
Factory location
Vassalboro, ME · ~23 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Factory location runs at 337% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Paint sticks, wood, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Factory location: 11.1 TCR = 337% of Paint sticks, wood, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Factory location safety composite
Factory location scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11%), 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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
Factory location: 4.3 → 5.8 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 29.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.52× in 2024
Factory location's TCR rose 1.5 from 4.3 in 2016 to 5.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 29.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.52× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321999 · Vassalboro, ME ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.1 · 337% of ind
- DART 5.8 DART
- RANK #8/13
- PHOTO Carris Reels Bonham
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~23 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Carris Reels Bonham (0.0 TCR gap)
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Factory location in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Carris Reels C
Carris Reels CA
11.2 TCR
- This site
Factory location
11.1 TCR
- Carris Reels B
Carris Reels Bonham
11.1 TCR
- V&B Manufactur
V&B Manufacturing Co
11.1 TCR
- Atlanta Palnt
Atlanta Palnt
11.1 TCR
What this shows Factory location averages 11.1 TCR (337% of the Paint sticks, wood, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Factory location TCR series: 2016=4.3 · 2017=12.3 · 2018=18.8 · 2019=5.1 · 2020=5.3 · 2021=14 · 2022=4.7 · 2023=29.7 · 2024=5.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Factory location falls in its industry
405 Paint sticks, wood, manufactur establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Maine alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 13 Paint sticks, wood, manufactur employers in Maine.
Factory location has fewer employees than the Paint sticks, wood, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 29.7 | 29.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14.0 | 9.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 18.8 | 14.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321999 · ME · Vassalboro
405 Paint sticks, wood, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 2,397 rated employers in Maine with headcount on file · 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 | Carris Reels Bonham | 11.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | V&B Manufacturing Co | 11.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Atlanta Palnt | 11.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carris Reels CA | 11.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | E.J. Perry Construction Co., Inc. | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Goodwin Well & Water, Inc. | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ferraiolo | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pittsfield Fab and Coatings | 23 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Aegis Gardens of Fremont | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1131 Lkq | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Price Brothers, Inc. - Main | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Village at Utz Terrace | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Manchester DREMC | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wynn O. Jones & Associates, Inc. | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Arkansas Location | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Schlessman Seed Co | 23 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.