Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins · Massachusetts
Mexichem Specialty Compounds Leominster
Leominster, MA · ~178 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mexichem Specialty Compounds Leominster runs at 162% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins workplace, earning a grade D.
Mexichem Specialty Compounds Leominster: 5.3 TCR = 162% of Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mexichem Specialty Compounds Leominster safety composite
Mexichem Specialty Compounds Leominster scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 17%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.14 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% 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
−0.8
2016→2017
Mexichem Specialty Compounds Leominster injury rate improved
Mexichem Specialty Compounds Leominster's TCR fell 0.8 from 5.7 in 2016 to 4.9 in 2017. Peak filing year was 2016 at 5.7 TCR. In 2017, DART was 0.59× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.7 · 2017=4.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325991 · Leominster, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 162% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #8/10
- PHOTO Strongwell_Highlands
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~178 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Strongwell_Highlands (0.0 TCR gap)
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Mexichem Specialty Compounds Leominster in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Strongwell_Hig
Strongwell_Highlands
5.4 TCR
- This site
Mexichem Specialty Compounds Leominster
5.3 TCR
- Nupla Corporat
Nupla Corporation
5.3 TCR
- Warren MCPP
Warren MCPP
5.2 TCR
- KW Plastics Tr
KW Plastics Troy
5.2 TCR
What this shows Mexichem Specialty Compounds Leominster averages 5.3 TCR (162% of the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins BLS benchmark).
Mexichem Specialty Compounds Leominster TCR series: 2016=5.7 · 2017=4.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Mexichem Specialty Compounds Leominster falls in its industry
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blen establishmentsSafer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 10 Custom compounding (i.e., blen employers in Massachusetts.
Mexichem Specialty Compounds Leominster has more employees than the Custom compounding (i.e., blending and m median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325991 · MA · Leominster
342 Custom compounding (i.e., blending and mixing) of purchased plastics resins employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 107 employers in Leominster, 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 | Strongwell_Highlands | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nupla Corporation | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Warren MCPP | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KW Plastics Troy | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Callahan, Inc. | 178 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TransCore - T0638 - Auburn | 178 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 638 Auburn | 178 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ocean Spray Middleboro Processing Facility | 178 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital | 976 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Affordable Interior Systems INC. | 730 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Market Basket #16 | 433 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2964 | 333 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 0125 - Dayton, Oh | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oldcastle OPI - Littleton | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bloomington (Ilblo) | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4113-41131003-R12 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Trinseo LLC Michigan Operations | 178 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ft. Walton (Flftw) | 178 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 001-DAY | 178 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Park Street | 178 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.