Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing · Massachusetts
Fitchburg Welding Co., Inc.
Westminster, MA · ~45 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fitchburg Welding Co., Inc. runs at 167% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Fitchburg Welding Co., Inc.: 5.5 TCR = 167% of Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fitchburg Welding Co., Inc. safety composite
Fitchburg Welding Co., Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 35%), 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 5.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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
Fitchburg Welding Co., Inc.: 3.9 → 8.6 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 12.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.39× in 2024
Fitchburg Welding Co., Inc.'s TCR rose 4.7 from 3.9 in 2017 to 8.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 12.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332313 · Westminster, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 167% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO Consolidated Rig Works
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~45 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Consolidated Rig Works (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fitchburg Welding Co., Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Fitchburg Welding Co., Inc.
5.5 TCR
- Consolidated R
Consolidated Rig Works
5.5 TCR
- OEM Tube Assem
OEM Tube Assemblies - Chipley FL
5.5 TCR
- Fabrication Ho
Fabrication Holdings, LLC
5.5 TCR
- Ideal Fabricat
Ideal Fabricators, Inc.
5.5 TCR
What this shows Fitchburg Welding Co., Inc. averages 5.5 TCR (167% of the Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Fitchburg Welding Co., Inc. TCR series: 2017=3.9 · 2018=0 · 2019=4 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=9.7 · 2022=12.2 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=8.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Fitchburg Welding Co., Inc. falls in its industry
449 Plate work (e.g., bending, cut establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Plate work (e.g., bending, cut employers in Massachusetts.
Fitchburg Welding Co., Inc. has fewer employees than the Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punc median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 8.6 | 2.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.2 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.7 | 3.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332313 · MA · Westminster
449 Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 13 employers in Westminster, 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 | Consolidated Rig Works | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OEM Tube Assemblies - Chipley FL | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fabrication Holdings, LLC | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ideal Fabricators, Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Resinate, Inc. - Douglas | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Canal Generating LLC | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NORTHAMPTON-MA32 | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WILMINGTON-MA57 | 45 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Recovery Centers of America | 171 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Seaboard Folding Box | 149 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ranor, Inc | 107 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mayhew Basque Plastics LLC. | 93 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | ASV Wines, Inc. San Martin | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rouses Market #51 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hilton Garden Inn San Diego Rancho Bernardo | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Infra-Metals Co - Ct | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Alder Creek Beverages, LLC | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | South Shore Controls, Inc. | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MWC Group, Inc. | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Electro-Glass Products, Inc. | 45 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.