Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing · Massachusetts
ISP Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc.
Assonet, MA · ~84 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
ISP Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc. runs at 53% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
ISP Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc.: 1.8 TCR = 53% of Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
ISP Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc. safety composite
ISP Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 30%), 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).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% 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
ISP Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc.: 0.8 → 3.0 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 4.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.85× in 2024
ISP Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc.'s TCR rose 2.2 from 0.8 in 2016 to 3.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 4.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.85× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325199 · Assonet, MA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 53% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #3/8
- PHOTO United Initiators, I…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~84 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: United Initiators, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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ISP Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
ISP Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc.
1.8 TCR
- United Initiat
United Initiators, Inc.
1.8 TCR
- Future Fuel Ch
Future Fuel Chemical Company
1.8 TCR
- Lonza Inc
Lonza Inc
1.8 TCR
- Petrolia Plant
Petrolia Plant
1.8 TCR
What this shows ISP Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc. averages 1.8 TCR (53% of the Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing BLS benchmark).
ISP Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc. TCR series: 2016=0.8 · 2017=3 · 2018=0.9 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=4.6 · 2022=2 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=3 · BLS 3.3
Where ISP Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc. falls in its industry
552 Organo-inorganic compound manu establishmentsSafer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 8 Organo-inorganic compound manu employers in Massachusetts.
ISP Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc. has more employees than the Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325199 · MA · Assonet
552 Organo-inorganic compound manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 13 employers in Assonet, 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 | United Initiators, Inc. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Future Fuel Chemical Company | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lonza Inc | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Petrolia Plant | 1.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mystic | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Windover Construction | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HWE Stoughton Insulation | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | James W. Flett Co., Inc | 84 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Crystal Springs Inc. | 476 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 300972 | 460 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | STOP & SHOP PDC DISTRIBUTION FREETOWN | 426 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | STOP & SHOP GDC DISTRIBUTION FREETOWN | 329 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Schirmer Construction LLC | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hamilton County Telephone Co-op | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Headly Mfg. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | San Joaquin County Assessor Recorder County Clerk | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Highway Safety Corporation | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Duke Pacific Inc | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Reily Foods Company - Luz | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Marlboro Manufacturing Inc. | 84 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.