Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing · Massachusetts
Key Polymer, LLC
Lawrence, MA · ~42 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Key Polymer, LLC runs at 100% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Key Polymer, LLC: 3.3 TCR = 100% of Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Key Polymer, LLC safety composite
Key Polymer, LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 37%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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%).
Key Polymer, LLC held a steady TCR band
Key Polymer, LLC's TCR held near 0.0 from 2.7 in 2020 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 8.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=2.7 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=8.5 · 2024=2.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325520 · Lawrence, MA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.3 · 100% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #9/13
- PHOTO EFTEC North America …
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: EFTEC North America L.L.C. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Key Polymer, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Key Polymer, LLC
3.3 TCR
- EFTEC North Am
EFTEC North America L.L.C.
3.3 TCR
- Sika Corporati
Sika Corporation Marion
3.3 TCR
- Accumetric LLC
Accumetric LLC
3.3 TCR
- Savare Special
Savare Specialty Adhesives LLC
3.3 TCR
What this shows Key Polymer, LLC averages 3.3 TCR (100% of the Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Key Polymer, LLC TCR series: 2020=2.7 · 2021=0 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=8.5 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Key Polymer, LLC falls in its industry
287 Adhesives (except asphalt, den establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 13 Adhesives (except asphalt, den employers in Massachusetts.
Key Polymer, LLC has fewer employees than the Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325520 · MA · Lawrence
287 Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 77 employers in Lawrence, 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 | EFTEC North America L.L.C. | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sika Corporation Marion | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Accumetric LLC | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Savare Specialty Adhesives LLC | 3.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kendall | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Liberty Utilities Anawan Street | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lendlease Boston | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mass Cabinets Inc. | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL | 1,961 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lawrence | 730 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lawrence Manufacturing | 728 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | New Balance Athletics Lawrence Mill | 723 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fresh Express Incorporated | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DyStar Foam Control | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 153008-Montrose | CO | 153008 | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tony Domingos Farming, Inc | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Joseph Industries | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dee Ro Logistics LLC | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dr. Konstantin Frank Winery | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pacific Rim Log Scaling Bureau, Inc. | 42 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.