Textile broadwoven fabrics mills · Massachusetts
Industrial Polymers & Chemicals, Inc
Shrewsbury, MA · ~33 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Industrial Polymers & Chemicals, Inc runs at 221% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Textile broadwoven fabrics mills workplace, earning a grade F.
Industrial Polymers & Chemicals, Inc: 7.3 TCR = 221% of Textile broadwoven fabrics mills BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Industrial Polymers & Chemicals, Inc safety composite
Industrial Polymers & Chemicals, Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 13%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% 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
−10.1
2016→2020
Industrial Polymers & Chemicals, Inc injury rate improved
Industrial Polymers & Chemicals, Inc's TCR fell 10.1 from 10.1 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.6 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.1 · 2018=12.6 · 2019=6.4 · 2020=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 313210 · Shrewsbury, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.3 · 221% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/5
- PHOTO Reedsville Plant
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Reedsville Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Industrial Polymers & Chemicals, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- AAF Flanders F
AAF Flanders Fayetteville
7.8 TCR
- This site
Industrial Polymers & Chemicals, Inc
7.3 TCR
- Reedsville Pla
Reedsville Plant
7.3 TCR
- InCord
InCord
6.9 TCR
- Lincoln Fabric
Lincoln Fabrics
6.8 TCR
What this shows Industrial Polymers & Chemicals, Inc averages 7.3 TCR (221% of the Textile broadwoven fabrics mills BLS benchmark).
Industrial Polymers & Chemicals, Inc TCR series: 2016=10.1 · 2018=12.6 · 2019=6.4 · 2020=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Industrial Polymers & Chemicals, Inc falls in its industry
141 Textile broadwoven fabrics mil establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 5 Textile broadwoven fabrics mil employers in Massachusetts.
Industrial Polymers & Chemicals, Inc has fewer employees than the Textile broadwoven fabrics mills median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.1 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
313210 · MA · Shrewsbury
141 Textile broadwoven fabrics mills employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 57 employers in Shrewsbury, 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 | Reedsville Plant | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | InCord | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AAF Flanders Fayetteville | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lincoln Fabrics | 6.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Green City Growers | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Good Chemistry - Holliston | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Boston | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NORTH ADAMS-MA27 | 33 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MA-02 | 4,429 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MAWOR - WORCESTER | 1,202 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WORCESTER (MAWOR) | 1,170 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 249623-CENTRAL MA P&DC | 508 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Polyglass USA, Inc. - Hazleton | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bedrock Concrete LLC | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Monaco Parkway Health and Rehabilitation Center | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 084726-New Haven Po | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Blair Roofing, Inc. | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DIC Imaging Products USA | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Etheredge Electric Company LLC of Tyler | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Arbor - Morton Unit School District 709 | 33 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.