General-line groceries merchant wholesalers · Massachusetts
J Polep Distribution Services
Chicopee, MA · ~686 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
J Polep Distribution Services runs at 351% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General-line groceries merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
J Polep Distribution Services: 7.7 TCR = 351% of General-line groceries merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
J Polep Distribution Services safety composite
J Polep Distribution Services scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 61% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 36%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 7.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 3.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.5
2016→2020
J Polep Distribution Services injury rate improved
J Polep Distribution Services's TCR fell 3.5 from 7.2 in 2016 to 3.7 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2017 at 10.3 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.2 · 2017=10.3 · 2018=9.3 · 2019=8.2 · 2020=3.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424410 · Chicopee, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.7 · 351% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK #17/35
- PHOTO AWG - PEARL RIVER
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 284 inj
- SIZE ~686 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: AWG - PEARL RIVER (0.0 TCR gap)
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J Polep Distribution Services in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Williams Insti
Williams Institutional Foods, Inc.
7.8 TCR
- This site
J Polep Distribution Services
7.7 TCR
- AWG - PEARL RI
AWG - PEARL RIVER
7.7 TCR
- Columbia SC
Columbia SC
7.7 TCR
- Quality Custom
Quality Custom Distribution Albuquerque
7.7 TCR
What this shows J Polep Distribution Services averages 7.7 TCR (351% of the General-line groceries merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
J Polep Distribution Services TCR series: 2016=7.2 · 2017=10.3 · 2018=9.3 · 2019=8.2 · 2020=3.7 · BLS 2.2
Where J Polep Distribution Services falls in its industry
1,651 General-line groceries merchan establishmentsSafer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.1.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 35 General-line groceries merchan employers in Massachusetts.
J Polep Distribution Services has more employees than the General-line groceries merchant wholesal median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.1. 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 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424410 · MA · Chicopee
1,651 General-line groceries merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 104 employers in Chicopee, 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 | AWG - PEARL RIVER | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Columbia SC | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Quality Custom Distribution Albuquerque | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Williams Institutional Foods, Inc. | 7.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | SMOC | 686 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Yankee Candle Manufacturing | 687 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Quiet Logistics | 688 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lacerta Group, LLC - 11 Norfolk Rd. | 689 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MA-04 | 4,429 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Consumer Product Distributors LLC dba J Polep Distribution Services | 774 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 5278 | 526 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 5278 | 468 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Krenz & Company, Inc | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sxb 53 | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DGS Aviation Services : SGF - Springfield | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Custom Ecology, Inc-Columbia | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | FL 15800 SW 25th Street Miramar | 686 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Zenith Logistics Louisville | 686 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MidMichigan Physician's Group | 686 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | S&D Coffee & Tea-Main Operations | 686 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.