Automotive parts, new, merchant wholesalers · Massachusetts

Gem Auto Parts Co, Inc.

Chelsea, MA · ~42 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
6.7
Avg TCR
2.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Gem Auto Parts Co, Inc. runs at 305% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Automotive parts, new, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.

Gem Auto Parts Co, Inc.: 6.7 TCR = 305% of Automotive parts, new, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Gem Auto Parts Co, Inc. safety composite

Gem Auto Parts Co, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 32%), 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).

D

42/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 6.72 per 100 workers

Safer than 32% of industry peers

DART rate
D 3.2 per 100 workers

Safer than 48% 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%).

TCR Δ

−3.4

2016→2021

Gem Auto Parts Co, Inc. injury rate improved

Gem Auto Parts Co, Inc.'s TCR fell 3.4 from 6.6 in 2016 to 3.2 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 10.1 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.48× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=6.6 · 2017=4.4 · 2018=6.0 · 2019=10.1 · 2020=10.1 · 2021=3.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423120 · Chelsea, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 6.7 · 305% of ind

  • DART 3.2 DART
  • RANK #6/16
  • PHOTO J&N
  • BOOK 6y book
  • INJ 14 inj
  • SIZE ~42 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: J&N (0.0 TCR gap)

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Gem Auto Parts Co, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Gem Auto Parts Co, Inc. averages 6.7 TCR (305% of the Automotive parts, new, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Gem Auto Parts Co, Inc. TCR series: 2016=6.6 · 2017=4.4 · 2018=6 · 2019=10.1 · 2020=10.1 · 2021=3.2 · BLS 2.2

Where Gem Auto Parts Co, Inc. falls in its industry

950 Automotive parts, new, merchan establishments

Safer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 16 Automotive parts, new, merchan employers in Massachusetts.

Gem Auto Parts Co, Inc. (42 employees, TCR 6.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 49 employees and a TCR of 4.7 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0200400600800 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate Gem Auto Parts Co, Inc.
Gem Auto Parts Co, Inc. (42 employees, TCR 6.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 49 employees and a TCR of 4.7

Gem Auto Parts Co, Inc. has fewer employees than the Automotive parts, new, merchant wholesal 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
2021 3.2 3.2 1 0 0
2020 10.1 10.1 3 0 0
2019 10.1 10.1 3 0 0
2018 6.0 6.0 2 0 0
2017 4.4 4.4 2 0 0
2016 6.6 6.6 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423120 · MA · Chelsea

950 Automotive parts, new, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 52 employers in Chelsea, 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 J&N 6.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR ASSOCIATE JOBBERS WAREHOUSE-15 6.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR PACCAR Parts Oklahoma City Distribution Center 6.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR 3116 Keystone 6.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE Kendall 42 FTE
STATE-SIZE Liberty Utilities Anawan Street 42 FTE
STATE-SIZE Lendlease Boston 42 FTE
STATE-SIZE Mass Cabinets Inc. 42 FTE
CITY-NEAR Market Basket #32 683 FTE
CITY-NEAR State Garden, Inc. 425 FTE
CITY-NEAR Kayem Foods, Inc 308 FTE
CITY-NEAR 240055-BOS-CHELSEA CARRIER ANNEX 284 FTE
NAT-TCR 100 W Morningside Fort Worth Tx 6.7 TCR
NAT-TCR John H. Myers & Son - Camp Hill 6.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Big Lots Stores #4556 Bend, OR 6.7 TCR
NAT-TCR 3495-11DA932 6.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE Lumber Specialties - Dyersville Wall Panel 42 FTE
NAT-SIZE Hobart Service, Miami 42 FTE
NAT-SIZE Pyramid Masonry Contractors, FL 42 FTE
NAT-SIZE Field - NYRP 42 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.