Lens blanks, plastics ophthalmic or optical, manufacturing · Massachusetts
Gentex Optics, Inc.
Dudley, MA · ~423 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gentex Optics, Inc. runs at 90% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Lens blanks, plastics ophthalmic or optical, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Gentex Optics, Inc.: 3.0 TCR = 90% of Lens blanks, plastics ophthalmic or optical, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gentex Optics, Inc. safety composite
Gentex Optics, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% 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
−1.1
2016→2024
Gentex Optics, Inc. injury rate improved
Gentex Optics, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.1 from 3.5 in 2016 to 2.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 5.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.5 · 2017=2.4 · 2018=1.8 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=1.9 · 2021=5.7 · 2022=4.0 · 2023=1.6 · 2024=2.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Dudley, MA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.0 · 90% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #22/51
- PHOTO Roth Global Plastics…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 56 inj
- SIZE ~423 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Roth Global Plastics - Syracuse, NY (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gentex Optics, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Gentex Optics, Inc.
3 TCR
- Roth Global Pl
Roth Global Plastics - Syracuse, NY
3 TCR
- Maclean Fogg W
Maclean Fogg WW
3 TCR
- Venice
Venice
3 TCR
- Lagrand-Da-Lit
Lagrand-Da-Lite Blue Ash
3 TCR
What this shows Gentex Optics, Inc. averages 3.0 TCR (90% of the Lens blanks, plastics ophthalmic or optical, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Gentex Optics, Inc. TCR series: 2016=3.5 · 2017=2.4 · 2018=1.8 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=1.9 · 2021=5.7 · 2022=4 · 2023=1.6 · 2024=2.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Gentex Optics, Inc. falls in its industry
2,838 Lens blanks, plastics ophthalm establishmentsSafer than 58% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 51 Lens blanks, plastics ophthalm employers in Massachusetts.
Gentex Optics, Inc. has more employees than the Lens blanks, plastics ophthalmic or opti median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · MA · Dudley
2,838 Lens blanks, plastics ophthalmic or optical, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 9 employers in Dudley, 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 | Roth Global Plastics - Syracuse, NY | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Maclean Fogg WW | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Venice | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lagrand-Da-Lite Blue Ash | 3.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Shire: 300 Shire Way | 423 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | C40 | 423 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nichols College | 423 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EM Duggan Inc, | 422 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Henke Sass Wolf of America, Inc | 175 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Shield Packaging Co Inc | 85 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Webco Chemical Corporation | 62 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Industrial Transfer & Storage Inc. | 60 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ampco Distribution Services | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dynamic Utility Solutions | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brown Electric, Inc. | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Darley's Plumbing | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Division 13 | 423 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bethesda | 423 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Gasparilla Inn | 423 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Charlotte 010 | 423 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.