Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing · Massachusetts
Materion - Westford 1 Lyberty
Westford, MA · ~50 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Materion - Westford 1 Lyberty runs at 26% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Materion - Westford 1 Lyberty: 0.9 TCR = 26% of Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Materion - Westford 1 Lyberty safety composite
Materion - Westford 1 Lyberty scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 74% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 13%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 0.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Materion - Westford 1 Lyberty: 0.0 → 3.2 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 3.2 TCR · DART/TCR 3.66× in 2024
Materion - Westford 1 Lyberty's TCR rose 3.2 from 0.0 in 2016 to 3.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 3.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333314 · Westford, MA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.9 · 26% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #8/18
- PHOTO Research Electro Opt…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~50 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Research Electro Optics Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Materion - Westford 1 Lyberty in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Materion - Westford 1 Lyberty
0.9 TCR
- Research Elect
Research Electro Optics Inc.
0.9 TCR
- L3Harris
L3Harris
0.9 TCR
- II-VI Aerospac
II-VI Aerospace & Defense - Murrieta
0.9 TCR
- II-VI Aerospac
II-VI Aerospace & Defense - Tustin
0.8 TCR
What this shows Materion - Westford 1 Lyberty averages 0.9 TCR (26% of the Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Materion - Westford 1 Lyberty TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=2.3 · 2022=2.3 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Materion - Westford 1 Lyberty falls in its industry
145 Optical Instrument and Lens Ma establishmentsSafer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.8.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 18 Optical Instrument and Lens Ma employers in Massachusetts.
Materion - Westford 1 Lyberty has fewer employees than the Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturin median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.8. 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 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333314 · MA · Westford
145 Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 32 employers in Westford, 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 | Research Electro Optics Inc. | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | II-VI Aerospace & Defense - Tustin | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | L3Harris | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | II-VI Aerospace & Defense - Murrieta | 0.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bountiful Farms Cultivation | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | C3 Industries, Inc - Franklin | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Allegrone Construction Co., Inc. | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Acella | 50 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UTC Aerospace Systems (Westford MA) | 690 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UTC Aerospace Systems | 627 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Netscout | 583 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Goodrich Corporation (Westford MA) | 508 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Americold Logistics, LLC: Gainesville | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cordele Feed Plant | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Decatur West Oil Refinery | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Blue Ridge Power | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Piedmont Plaster & Drywall | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Centrum Valley Dows | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cs Snf LLC | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | F M A Landscape Services, Inc. | 50 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.