Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries · Massachusetts
Middle East Bakery, Inc.
Lawrence, MA · ~244 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Middle East Bakery, Inc. runs at 99% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries workplace, earning a grade C.
Middle East Bakery, Inc.: 3.3 TCR = 99% of Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Middle East Bakery, Inc. safety composite
Middle East Bakery, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 71% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−0.4
2018→2024
Middle East Bakery, Inc. injury rate improved
Middle East Bakery, Inc.'s TCR fell 0.4 from 2.0 in 2018 to 1.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 5.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=2.0 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=5.2 · 2024=1.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311812 · Lawrence, MA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.3 · 99% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #13/32
- PHOTO Bakewise Brands, Inc.
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~244 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bakewise Brands, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Middle East Bakery, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Middle East Bakery, Inc.
3.3 TCR
- Bakewise Brand
Bakewise Brands, Inc.
3.3 TCR
- Flower Baking
Flower Baking Company of Tyler
3.3 TCR
- MIDDLEBORO MA
MIDDLEBORO MA DEPOT
3.3 TCR
- 338 Allen Park
338 Allen Park MI
3.3 TCR
What this shows Middle East Bakery, Inc. averages 3.3 TCR (99% of the Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries BLS benchmark).
Middle East Bakery, Inc. TCR series: 2018=2 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=5.2 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Middle East Bakery, Inc. falls in its industry
1,014 Bakery products, fresh (i.e., establishmentsSafer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 32 Bakery products, fresh (i.e., employers in Massachusetts.
Middle East Bakery, Inc. has more employees than the Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cak median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311812 · MA · Lawrence
1,014 Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 77 employers in Lawrence, 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 | Bakewise Brands, Inc. | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Flower Baking Company of Tyler | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MIDDLEBORO MA DEPOT | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 338 Allen Park MI | 3.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | BT Canton | 244 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Saint-Gobain PCR | 244 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Raytheon_Tewksbury Innovation_MA | 244 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Taunton Warehouse | 244 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL | 1,961 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lawrence | 730 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lawrence Manufacturing | 728 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | New Balance Athletics Lawrence Mill | 723 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Decatur Memorial Hospital | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alliance Visiting Nurses | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JW Aluminum - Mt. Holly | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Diamond Plastics Corporation Macon | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Newly Weds Foods | 244 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Seattle Aquarium | 244 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vulcan Threaded Products, Inc. | 244 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Second Harvest Heartland | 244 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.