Printed circuit assemblies manufacturing · New Jersey
Merrimac Industries Inc.
West Caldwell, NJ · ~154 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Merrimac Industries Inc. runs at 36% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Printed circuit assemblies manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Merrimac Industries Inc.: 1.2 TCR = 36% of Printed circuit assemblies manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Merrimac Industries Inc. safety composite
Merrimac Industries Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 8%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% 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
Merrimac Industries Inc.: 1.8 → 2.5 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 2.8 TCR · DART/TCR 2.14× in 2024
Merrimac Industries Inc.'s TCR rose 0.8 from 1.8 in 2016 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 2.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 2.14× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 334418 · West Caldwell, NJ AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 36% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #1/6
- PHOTO Creation Technologies
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~154 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Creation Technologies (0.0 TCR gap)
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Merrimac Industries Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Merrimac Industries Inc.
1.2 TCR
- Creation Techn
Creation Technologies
1.2 TCR
- 2967-IL154
2967-IL154
1.2 TCR
- Caltronics Des
Caltronics Design & Assembly Inc.
1.2 TCR
- Sumitomo Elect
Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems
1.2 TCR
What this shows Merrimac Industries Inc. averages 1.2 TCR (36% of the Printed circuit assemblies manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Merrimac Industries Inc. TCR series: 2016=1.8 · 2017=0.7 · 2018=0.5 · 2019=2.8 · 2020=0 · 2021=0.8 · 2022=0.8 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Merrimac Industries Inc. falls in its industry
236 Printed circuit assemblies man establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.3.
Narrower to New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 6 Printed circuit assemblies man employers in New Jersey.
Merrimac Industries Inc. has more employees than the Printed circuit assemblies manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.3. 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 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
334418 · NJ · West Caldwell
236 Printed circuit assemblies manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 25 employers in West Caldwell, NJ · 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 | Creation Technologies | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2967-IL154 | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Caltronics Design & Assembly Inc. | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems | 1.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Brian Trematore Plumbing & Heating, Inc. | 154 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bind Rite Robbinsville LLC | 154 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hovione Technology Transfer Center | 154 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sika Corporation 875 Valley Brook Ave | 154 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Vitaquest International, Inc. | 594 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NJ.WESTC.3 - Ricoh Usa, Inc. | 414 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Al John Inc | 374 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | West Caldwell | 310 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Nortek Global | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TMX2004 | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TK Elevator San Antonio | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TK Elevator St. Louis | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Stainless Tank | 154 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Apex Parcel Delivery Service LLC | 154 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon Retail LLC - MAG6 | 154 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Florida West Coast Symphony, Inc. | 154 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.