Fire Supprerssion · Massachusetts
Fire Equipment Incorporated
Medford, MA · ~202 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire Equipment Incorporated runs at 164% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fire Supprerssion workplace, earning a grade D.
Fire Equipment Incorporated: 4.6 TCR = 164% of Fire Supprerssion BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fire Equipment Incorporated safety composite
Fire Equipment Incorporated scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 37%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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
Fire Equipment Incorporated: 2.7 → 6.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 6.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.38× in 2024
Fire Equipment Incorporated's TCR rose 3.8 from 2.7 in 2023 to 6.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.38× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Medford, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 164% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #90/140
- PHOTO CIMCO INC
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~202 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CIMCO INC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fire Equipment Incorporated in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Fire Equipment Incorporated
4.6 TCR
- CIMCO INC
CIMCO INC
4.6 TCR
- Focus Plumbing
Focus Plumbing, LLC
4.6 TCR
- Total Fire Pro
Total Fire Protection West, Inc.
4.6 TCR
- M. Nelson Barn
M. Nelson Barnes & Sons, Inc.
4.6 TCR
What this shows Fire Equipment Incorporated averages 4.6 TCR (164% of the Fire Supprerssion BLS benchmark).
Fire Equipment Incorporated TCR series: 2023=2.7 · 2024=6.5 · BLS 2.8
Where Fire Equipment Incorporated falls in its industry
5,793 Fire Supprerssion establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #90 safest of 140 Fire Supprerssion employers in Massachusetts.
Fire Equipment Incorporated has more employees than the Fire Supprerssion median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · MA · Medford
5,793 Fire Supprerssion employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 54 employers in Medford, 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 | CIMCO INC | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Focus Plumbing, LLC | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Total Fire Protection West, Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | M. Nelson Barnes & Sons, Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | J L Marshall & Sons, Inc | 202 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | American Electrical Testing Co., LLC | 202 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Unwrapped Inc | 202 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ahead HQ | 202 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Melrose Wakefield Hospital | 1,232 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lawrence Memorial Hospital | 584 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wegmans Medford 134 | 434 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bond Brothers, Inc. | 414 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sioux City Iowa | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Solar Installation Group, Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 000 County Courthouse | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | McLaren Thumb Region | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | SYB Construction Co., Inc. | 202 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Scott Lake Health and Rehabilitation | 202 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 023 | 202 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | InServ | 202 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.