Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, manufacturing · Massachusetts
Lifoam North Andover
North Andover, MA · ~66 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lifoam North Andover runs at 56% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Lifoam North Andover: 1.8 TCR = 56% of Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lifoam North Andover safety composite
Lifoam North Andover scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 45%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% 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
−2.0
2021→2023
Lifoam North Andover injury rate improved
Lifoam North Andover's TCR fell 2.0 from 3.8 in 2021 to 1.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 3.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.96× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=3.8 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326140 · North Andover, MA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 56% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #2/4
- PHOTO Dart Container Quitman
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~66 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dart Container Quitman (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lifoam North Andover in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Food Merchandi
Food Merchandising : FRESNO
1.9 TCR
- This site
Lifoam North Andover
1.8 TCR
- Dart Container
Dart Container Quitman
1.8 TCR
- Dart Container
Dart Container Lithonia
1.8 TCR
- Dart Container
Dart Container Lancaster
1.8 TCR
What this shows Lifoam North Andover averages 1.8 TCR (56% of the Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Lifoam North Andover TCR series: 2021=3.8 · 2022=0 · 2023=1.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Lifoam North Andover falls in its industry
260 Coolers or ice chests, polysty establishmentsSafer than 75% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 4 Coolers or ice chests, polysty employers in Massachusetts.
Lifoam North Andover has more employees than the Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326140 · MA · North Andover
260 Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 53 employers in North Andover, 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 | Dart Container Quitman | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dart Container Lithonia | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dart Container Lancaster | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Food Merchandising : FRESNO | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | A&M Roofing Services, LLC | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | New England electrical contracting corp | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BT Auburndale | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Main Office-Main | 66 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BOS3 | 1,743 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Market Basket #12 | 420 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Edgewood Retirement Community, Inc. | 287 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gourmet Specialty Foods, LLC | 283 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bunzl Distribution Southeast, LLC (DBA Bunzl Atlanta) | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Anderson School Dist * | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | D10 Upper Michigan | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Endeavor Air, inc. - JFK Tech Ops | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fitzgerald's | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Birmingham Brick Plant | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bunzl Distribution Southeast, LLC (DBA Bunzl Tampa) | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sepulveda Basin Maint | 66 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.