Glues (except dental) manufacturing · Massachusetts
Functional Coatings LLC Newburyport Facility
Newburyport, MA · ~55 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Functional Coatings LLC Newburyport Facility runs at 178% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Glues (except dental) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Functional Coatings LLC Newburyport Facility: 5.9 TCR = 178% of Glues (except dental) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Functional Coatings LLC Newburyport Facility safety composite
Functional Coatings LLC Newburyport Facility scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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%).
TCR Δ
−8.9
2021→2023
Functional Coatings LLC Newburyport Facility injury rate improved
Functional Coatings LLC Newburyport Facility's TCR fell 8.9 from 10.7 in 2021 to 1.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 10.7 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=10.7 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325520 · Newburyport, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.9 · 178% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #13/13
- PHOTO HB Fuller
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~55 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: HB Fuller (0.0 TCR gap)
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Functional Coatings LLC Newburyport Facility in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- HENKEL US OPER
HENKEL US OPERATIONS CORP
6 TCR
- This site
Functional Coatings LLC Newburyport Facility
5.9 TCR
- HB Fuller
HB Fuller
5.9 TCR
- Olympic Adhesi
Olympic Adhesives, Inc.
5.8 TCR
- Volunteer Past
Volunteer Pastilles, LLC Lake Charles Plant
5.8 TCR
What this shows Functional Coatings LLC Newburyport Facility averages 5.9 TCR (178% of the Glues (except dental) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Functional Coatings LLC Newburyport Facility TCR series: 2021=10.7 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=1.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Functional Coatings LLC Newburyport Facility falls in its industry
287 Glues (except dental) manufact establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 13 Glues (except dental) manufact employers in Massachusetts.
Functional Coatings LLC Newburyport Facility has fewer employees than the Glues (except dental) manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325520 · MA · Newburyport
287 Glues (except dental) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 59 employers in Newburyport, 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 | HB Fuller | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Olympic Adhesives, Inc. | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Volunteer Pastilles, LLC Lake Charles Plant | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HENKEL US OPERATIONS CORP | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hollistion, MA | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | COLANTONIO INC | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Liberty West Construction Services, LLC | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Boston - #42 | 55 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Anna Jaques Hospital | 946 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BETH ISREAL DEACONESS HOSPITAL ANNA JAQUES | 491 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rochester Electronics LLC | 470 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Turning Point, Inc. | 334 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | FandS transportation MD, Inc. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Yankee Corporation | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | St Louis Mo (One Union 70) | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Unit #1614 | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | ORLANDO, FL (Supply Services) | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rxr Ny Pm November LLC | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nye Pointe | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nye Square | 55 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.