Hydroelectric power generation · Massachusetts
FirstLight Power Resources - Northfield Mountain/NERC
Northfield, MA · ~58 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 2.2
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
FirstLight Power Resources - Northfield Mountain/NERC runs at 185% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Hydroelectric power generation workplace, earning a grade D.
FirstLight Power Resources - Northfield Mountain/NERC: 2.2 TCR = 185% of Hydroelectric power generation BLS 1.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
FirstLight Power Resources - Northfield Mountain/NERC safety composite
FirstLight Power Resources - Northfield Mountain/NERC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 65% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
FirstLight Power Resources - Northfield Mountain/NERC: 0.0 → 4.0 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 4.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.9× in 2018
FirstLight Power Resources - Northfield Mountain/NERC's TCR rose 4.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 4.0 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 0.9× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221111 · Northfield, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 2.2 · 185% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #2/4
- PHOTO AMEREN MISSOURI - Ke…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~58 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: AMEREN MISSOURI - Keokuk Energy Ctr Gen and Bud (0.1 TCR gap)
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FirstLight Power Resources - Northfield Mountain/NERC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- RG&E Canandaig
RG&E Canandaigua
2.4 TCR
- Office
Office
2.4 TCR
- AMEREN MISSOUR
AMEREN MISSOURI - Keokuk Energy Ctr Gen and Bud
2.3 TCR
- PSE, SNQ - Sno
PSE, SNQ - Snoqualmie Conference Center
2.3 TCR
- This site
FirstLight Power Resources - Northfield Mountain/NERC
2.2 TCR
What this shows FirstLight Power Resources - Northfield Mountain/NERC averages 2.2 TCR (185% of the Hydroelectric power generation BLS benchmark).
FirstLight Power Resources - Northfield Mountain/NERC TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=2.7 · 2018=4 · BLS 1.2
Where FirstLight Power Resources - Northfield Mountain/NERC falls in its industry
129 Hydroelectric power generation establishmentsSafer than 65% 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 #2 safest of 4 Hydroelectric power generation employers in Massachusetts.
FirstLight Power Resources - Northfield Mountain/NERC has more employees than the Hydroelectric power generation median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221111 · MA · Northfield
129 Hydroelectric power generation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 3 employers in Northfield, 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 | AMEREN MISSOURI - Keokuk Energy Ctr Gen and Bud | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PSE, SNQ - Snoqualmie Conference Center | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RG&E Canandaigua | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Office | 2.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Liberty Utilities Charles Street | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Somerville Gas | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Elkins | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CEF MA | 58 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northfield Mountain | 53 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sisson Engineering Corp | 33 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Shopko Hometown #633 (Park Falls, WI) | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Myersville04 | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Miller-Clapperton | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Newton HKY | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mid-West Mfg. LLC, Chicago Heights Plant | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tax - Greensboro | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lakeland Logistics | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Village at Heritage Point | 58 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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