Earth station communications equipment manufacturing · Massachusetts
L-3 Communications ESSCO, Inc.
Ayer, MA · ~115 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
L-3 Communications ESSCO, Inc. runs at 237% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Earth station communications equipment manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
L-3 Communications ESSCO, Inc.: 7.8 TCR = 237% of Earth station communications equipment manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
L-3 Communications ESSCO, Inc. safety composite
L-3 Communications ESSCO, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).
15/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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
−0.4
2016→2018
L-3 Communications ESSCO, Inc. injury rate improved
L-3 Communications ESSCO, Inc.'s TCR fell 0.4 from 8.0 in 2016 to 7.6 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2016 at 8.0 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.61× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.0 · 2017=7.8 · 2018=7.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 334220 · Ayer, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.8 · 237% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK #11/12
- PHOTO Pacific Radomes, Inc.
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 27 inj
- SIZE ~115 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pacific Radomes, Inc. (0.1 TCR gap)
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L-3 Communications ESSCO, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- AFC Plant
AFC Plant
8.7 TCR
- Antennas for C
Antennas for Communications
8.7 TCR
- Pacific Radome
Pacific Radomes, Inc.
7.9 TCR
- This site
L-3 Communications ESSCO, Inc.
7.8 TCR
- Clear-Com Carl
Clear-Com Carlsbad
6.8 TCR
What this shows L-3 Communications ESSCO, Inc. averages 7.8 TCR (237% of the Earth station communications equipment manufacturing BLS benchmark).
L-3 Communications ESSCO, Inc. TCR series: 2016=8 · 2017=7.8 · 2018=7.6 · BLS 3.3
Where L-3 Communications ESSCO, Inc. falls in its industry
247 Earth station communications e establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.1.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 12 Earth station communications e employers in Massachusetts.
L-3 Communications ESSCO, Inc. has more employees than the Earth station communications equipment m median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 7.6 | 4.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
334220 · MA · Ayer
247 Earth station communications equipment manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 29 employers in Ayer, 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 | Pacific Radomes, Inc. | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AFC Plant | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Antennas for Communications | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Clear-Com Carlsbad | 6.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Salem Glass Company | 115 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lynnfield MA Branch | 115 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lakeside Book Company - North Chelmsford | 115 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pace Industries - Cambridge Division | 115 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nashoba Valley Medical Center | 523 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Catania Spagna Corporation | 227 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Epic Enterprises, Inc. | 178 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CPF-NEHF, Inc. | 176 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Pearl Valley Rehabilitation & Nursing at Sutherland | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4701-V720P | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cornerstone Nursing & Rehabilitation | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Erie | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Juno - Fishers | 115 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Atrium Boyce | 115 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Boose Aluminum Foundry Co Inc | 115 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Police Department | 115 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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