Spectrometers (e.g., electron diffraction, mass, NMR, Raman) manufacturing · Massachusetts

Microsense - Lowell

Lowell, MA · ~44 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
0.8
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Microsense - Lowell runs at 25% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Spectrometers (e.g., electron diffraction, mass, NMR, Raman) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Microsense - Lowell: 0.8 TCR = 25% of Spectrometers (e.g., electron diffraction, mass, NMR, Raman) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Microsense - Lowell safety composite

Microsense - Lowell scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

C

64/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 0.81 per 100 workers

Safer than 64% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 75% 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

−2.4

2020→2022

Microsense - Lowell injury rate improved

Microsense - Lowell's TCR fell 2.4 from 2.4 in 2020 to 0.0 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2020 at 2.4 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2020=2.4 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 334516 · Lowell, MA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 25% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #13/33
  • PHOTO Sierra Monitor Corpo…
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 1 inj
  • SIZE ~44 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Sierra Monitor Corporation (0.0 TCR gap)

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Microsense - Lowell in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Microsense - Lowell averages 0.8 TCR (25% of the Spectrometers (e.g., electron diffraction, mass, NMR, Raman) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Microsense - Lowell TCR series: 2020=2.4 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Microsense - Lowell falls in its industry

213 Spectrometers (e.g., electron establishments

Safer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.2.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 33 Spectrometers (e.g., electron employers in Massachusetts.

Microsense - Lowell (44 employees, TCR 0.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 133 employees and a TCR of 1.2 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 02004006008001,000 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Microsense - Lowell
Microsense - Lowell (44 employees, TCR 0.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 133 employees and a TCR of 1.2

Microsense - Lowell has fewer employees than the Spectrometers (e.g., electron diffractio median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.2. 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
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 2.4 0.0 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

334516 · MA · Lowell

213 Spectrometers (e.g., electron diffraction, mass, NMR, Raman) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 81 employers in Lowell, 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 Sierra Monitor Corporation 0.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR TA Instruments Eden Prairie, MN 0.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Brea, CA 0.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR USA Field Force 0.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE 103098 - NGL - Commercial Point - Vpzer & Pump 44 FTE
STATE-SIZE Infrastructure GLX 44 FTE
STATE-SIZE TEAM SUNSHINE CONSTRUCTION, LLC 44 FTE
STATE-SIZE Ambient Temperature Corporation 44 FTE
CITY-NEAR Lowell General Hospital 2,314 FTE
CITY-NEAR Pathfinder 1,082 FTE
CITY-NEAR Lowell General Hospital Saints 741 FTE
CITY-NEAR Macom Technology Solutions 507 FTE
NAT-TCR Pan-Pacific Mechanical 0.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Shadydale 0.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Univeristy of Kentucky Federal Credit Union 0.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Davannis Inc. Arden Hills 0.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE HG610 44 FTE
NAT-SIZE HG1025 44 FTE
NAT-SIZE Geisel Heating and Air Conditioning 44 FTE
NAT-SIZE Peninsula Sanitary Service, Inc. 44 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2022, 2021, 2020. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.