Architectural woodwork and fixtures (i.e., custom designed interiors) manufacturing · Massachusetts
General Woodworking, Inc.
Lowell, MA · ~51 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
General Woodworking, Inc. runs at 137% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Architectural woodwork and fixtures (i.e., custom designed interiors) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
General Woodworking, Inc.: 4.5 TCR = 137% of Architectural woodwork and fixtures (i.e., custom designed interiors) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
General Woodworking, Inc. safety composite
General Woodworking, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 22%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% 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%).
Rising injury rate
General Woodworking, Inc.: 1.5 → 4.2 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 10.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.94× in 2024
General Woodworking, Inc.'s TCR rose 2.7 from 1.5 in 2017 to 4.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 10.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.94× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 337212 · Lowell, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 137% of ind
- DART 4.2 DART
- RANK #3/8
- PHOTO Arlington TX Millwork
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~51 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Arlington TX Millwork (0.0 TCR gap)
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General Woodworking, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Point of Rocks
Point of Rocks MD Millwork
4.6 TCR
- Wright Archite
Wright Architectural Millwork Corporation
4.6 TCR
- This site
General Woodworking, Inc.
4.5 TCR
- Arlington TX M
Arlington TX Millwork
4.5 TCR
- Scanga Wood Wo
Scanga Wood Working
4.5 TCR
What this shows General Woodworking, Inc. averages 4.5 TCR (137% of the Architectural woodwork and fixtures (i.e., custom designed interiors) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
General Woodworking, Inc. TCR series: 2017=1.5 · 2019=0 · 2021=8.4 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=10.8 · 2024=4.2 · BLS 3.3
Where General Woodworking, Inc. falls in its industry
371 Architectural woodwork and fix establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 8 Architectural woodwork and fix employers in Massachusetts.
General Woodworking, Inc. has more employees than the Architectural woodwork and fixtures (i.e median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.8 | 4.3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
337212 · MA · Lowell
371 Architectural woodwork and fixtures (i.e., custom designed interiors) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 81 employers in Lowell, 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 | Arlington TX Millwork | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Scanga Wood Working | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Point of Rocks MD Millwork | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wright Architectural Millwork Corporation | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Benevento Sand & Stone Corp | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Great Day Boston | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EJ Paving Company, Inc | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lazaro Paving Corp. | 51 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lowell General Hospital | 2,314 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pathfinder | 1,082 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lowell General Hospital Saints | 741 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Macom Technology Solutions | 507 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Thorne's Excavating Co., LLC | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Landscapes USA - Houston | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Coast Counties Peterbilt - Windsor | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S04164 - Antelope Valley Hauling | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Knights Company | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pomp's Tire - Indy 079 | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hampton Roads Produce Distributors Inc. | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KD Janni Landscaping, Inc. | 51 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.