Building insulation contractors · Massachusetts
HWE Woburn Insulation
Woburn, MA · ~88 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
HWE Woburn Insulation runs at 400% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Building insulation contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
HWE Woburn Insulation: 11.2 TCR = 400% of Building insulation contractors BLS 2.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
HWE Woburn Insulation safety composite
HWE Woburn Insulation scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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
HWE Woburn Insulation: 4.2 → 11.6 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 17.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.78× in 2024
HWE Woburn Insulation's TCR rose 7.5 from 4.2 in 2021 to 11.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 17.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.78× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238310 · Woburn, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.2 · 400% of ind
- DART 8.7 DART
- RANK #28/34
- PHOTO Wehmeier Drywall & P…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 39 inj
- SIZE ~88 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Wehmeier Drywall & Painting, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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HWE Woburn Insulation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
HWE Woburn Insulation
11.2 TCR
- Wehmeier Drywa
Wehmeier Drywall & Painting, Inc.
11.2 TCR
- Arlington TX I
Arlington TX Inst Insul
11.2 TCR
- Sierra Insulat
Sierra Insulation Contractors
11.2 TCR
- Apex Construct
Apex Construction Group, Inc. - Union City
11.2 TCR
What this shows HWE Woburn Insulation averages 11.2 TCR (400% of the Building insulation contractors BLS benchmark).
HWE Woburn Insulation TCR series: 2021=4.2 · 2022=12 · 2023=17 · 2024=11.6 · BLS 2.8
Where HWE Woburn Insulation falls in its industry
1,613 Building insulation contractor establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 34 Building insulation contractor employers in Massachusetts.
HWE Woburn Insulation has more employees than the Building insulation contractors median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 11.6 | 8.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238310 · MA · Woburn
1,613 Building insulation contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 187 employers in Woburn, 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 | Wehmeier Drywall & Painting, Inc. | 11.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Arlington TX Inst Insul | 11.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sierra Insulation Contractors | 11.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Apex Construction Group, Inc. - Union City | 11.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | The Heirloom Collective, Inc. Hadley | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Heirloom Collective, Inc. Bernardston | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D'Allessandro Corp | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | C.A. Senecal Electrical Services, Inc. | 88 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Raytheon_Woburn_MA | 1,364 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Marshalls Woburn Merchants, Inc | 1,044 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Woburn Marshalls Distribution Center | 1,029 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GEI Consultants, Inc. | 837 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BFI4 | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | American Steel Treating | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hungry Howie's Distributing, Inc. Florida | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Franz Bakery | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Camp FIMFO Texas Hill Country | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chancellors Village | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Phoenix | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - DDE6 | 88 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.