Bleaches, formulated for household use, manufacturing · Massachusetts
James Austin Company Ludlow Plant
Ludlow, MA · ~59 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
James Austin Company Ludlow Plant runs at 114% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Bleaches, formulated for household use, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
James Austin Company Ludlow Plant: 3.8 TCR = 114% of Bleaches, formulated for household use, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
James Austin Company Ludlow Plant safety composite
James Austin Company Ludlow Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 41%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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
−2.8
2018→2023
James Austin Company Ludlow Plant injury rate improved
James Austin Company Ludlow Plant's TCR fell 2.8 from 7.0 in 2018 to 4.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.0 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.38× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=7.0 · 2019=3.6 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=1.5 · 2023=4.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325612 · Ludlow, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.8 · 114% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Belle Mead
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~59 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Belle Mead (0.0 TCR gap)
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James Austin Company Ludlow Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Zep Inc.
Zep Inc.
3.9 TCR
- This site
James Austin Company Ludlow Plant
3.8 TCR
- Belle Mead
Belle Mead
3.8 TCR
- Malco Products
Malco Products, Inc. Alliance
3.8 TCR
- Lighthouse FSQ
Lighthouse FSQ, LLC
3.6 TCR
What this shows James Austin Company Ludlow Plant averages 3.8 TCR (114% of the Bleaches, formulated for household use, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
James Austin Company Ludlow Plant TCR series: 2018=7 · 2019=3.6 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=1.5 · 2023=4.3 · BLS 3.3
Where James Austin Company Ludlow Plant falls in its industry
143 Bleaches, formulated for house establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Bleaches, formulated for house employers in Massachusetts.
James Austin Company Ludlow Plant has fewer employees than the Bleaches, formulated for household use, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325612 · MA · Ludlow
143 Bleaches, formulated for household use, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 23 employers in Ludlow, 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 | Belle Mead | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Malco Products, Inc. Alliance | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lighthouse FSQ, LLC | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Zep Inc. | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Brookdale Ave | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Structures Derek International sa | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grattan Line Construction | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ballard - Mid-Atlantic | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Western MA | 238 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kleeberg SheetMetal | 161 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kleeberg Sheet Metal | 159 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Big Y Foods, Inc. Ludlow | 153 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | W. M. Kelley Company, Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cohoes #036 | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Washington Traffic Control | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HEADQUARTERS : Fire Academy | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Estates at Greeley | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hotel Lincoln | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Peru | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ski Magic LLC | 59 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.