Balloons, plastics, manufacturing · Massachusetts
Micron Products
Fitchburg, MA · ~106 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Micron Products runs at 65% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Balloons, plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Micron Products: 2.2 TCR = 65% of Balloons, plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Micron Products safety composite
Micron Products scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 71% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 39%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% 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
Micron Products: 2.8 → 3.7 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 3.7 TCR · DART/TCR 1.15× in 2023
Micron Products's TCR rose 1.0 from 2.8 in 2021 to 3.7 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 1.15× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Fitchburg, MA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.2 · 65% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #16/51
- PHOTO Global Plant 4
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~106 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Global Plant 4 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Micron Products in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Micron Products
2.2 TCR
- Global Plant 4
Global Plant 4
2.2 TCR
- C&P Plastics I
C&P Plastics Inc
2.2 TCR
- Aptargroup, In
Aptargroup, Inc. - Cary North
2.2 TCR
- Siding Product
Siding Products Group, McPherson
2.2 TCR
What this shows Micron Products averages 2.2 TCR (65% of the Balloons, plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Micron Products TCR series: 2021=2.8 · 2022=0 · 2023=3.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Micron Products falls in its industry
2,838 Balloons, plastics, manufactur establishmentsSafer than 71% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 51 Balloons, plastics, manufactur employers in Massachusetts.
Micron Products has more employees than the Balloons, plastics, manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · MA · Fitchburg
2,838 Balloons, plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 46 employers in Fitchburg, 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 | Global Plant 4 | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | C&P Plastics Inc | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aptargroup, Inc. - Cary North | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Siding Products Group, McPherson | 2.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Lawrence | 106 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | E.T.& L. Corp. | 106 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MAS Building & Bridge, Inc. | 106 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Methuen | 106 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Market Basket #14 | 293 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WORKERS CREDIT UNION | 290 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Arc of Opportunity in North Central Massachusetts | 250 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | the highlands | 236 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tooling - Lakeville, MN | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | InBios International Inc. 307 Facility | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | B & L Engineering, Inc. | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | McC Corporate Office | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Corporate | 106 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ortho Mattress HQ | 106 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Inteplast Gray Court | 106 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0f77 - Dallas Fire | 106 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.