Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers · Massachusetts
Independent Pipe & Supply Corp.
Canton, MA · ~121 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Independent Pipe & Supply Corp. runs at 210% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Independent Pipe & Supply Corp.: 4.6 TCR = 210% of Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Independent Pipe & Supply Corp. safety composite
Independent Pipe & Supply Corp. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 39%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% 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
Independent Pipe & Supply Corp.: 4.1 → 5.1 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 5.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.48× in 2022
Independent Pipe & Supply Corp.'s TCR rose 1.0 from 4.1 in 2017 to 5.1 in 2022. In 2022, DART was 0.48× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Canton, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 4.6 · 210% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #10/15
- PHOTO Special Metals, Inc.…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~121 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Special Metals, Inc. DBA Houston Special Metals, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Independent Pipe & Supply Corp. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Independent Pipe & Supply Corp.
4.6 TCR
- Special Metals
Special Metals, Inc. DBA Houston Special Metals, Inc.
4.6 TCR
- Magic Steel Co
Magic Steel Corporation - Grand Rapids MI
4.6 TCR
- Rolled Metal P
Rolled Metal Products-Midwest
4.6 TCR
- Postle Midwest
Postle Midwest
4.6 TCR
What this shows Independent Pipe & Supply Corp. averages 4.6 TCR (210% of the Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Independent Pipe & Supply Corp. TCR series: 2017=4.1 · 2022=5.1 · BLS 2.2
Where Independent Pipe & Supply Corp. falls in its industry
1,299 Pipe, metal, merchant wholesal establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 15 Pipe, metal, merchant wholesal employers in Massachusetts.
Independent Pipe & Supply Corp. has more employees than the Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · MA · Canton
1,299 Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 98 employers in Canton, 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 | Special Metals, Inc. DBA Houston Special Metals, Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Magic Steel Corporation - Grand Rapids MI | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rolled Metal Products-Midwest | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Postle Midwest | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Little Leaf Farms | 121 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Yarmouth | 121 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Somerville Electric | 121 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Aulson Company, Inc. | 121 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Point32Health Canton | 4,420 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Organogenesis (Campus: 85, 65, and 150 Dan Rd Canton Locations) | 855 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Organogenesis (Campus: 85, 65, and 150 Dan Rd Canton Location's) | 631 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | E.M. Duggan, Inc. | 432 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Commerce Terminal | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 400 Eastgate | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LAS-SPUSA | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NGDS-H501 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 905 Hybrid | 121 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | International Paper Gilroy Container | 121 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Curry Supply - Curryville | 121 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hickory Falls Health & Rehabilitation, LLC | 121 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.