Aquariums · Connecticut

Mystic Aquarium/Ocean Blue Catering

Name: Mystic Aquarium/Ocean Blue Catering Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Mystic, CT · ~269 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 11.7
Avg TCR: 3.1
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Mystic Aquarium/Ocean Blue Catering runs at 377% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Aquariums workplace, earning a grade F.

Mystic Aquarium/Ocean Blue Catering: 11.7 TCR = 377% of Aquariums BLS 3.1 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Mystic Aquarium/Ocean Blue Catering safety composite

Mystic Aquarium/Ocean Blue Catering scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% 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).

28/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 11.68 per 100 workers

Safer than 17% of industry peers
DART rate: F 6.08 per 100 workers

Safer than 25% 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

−1.9

2016→2018

Mystic Aquarium/Ocean Blue Catering injury rate improved

Mystic Aquarium/Ocean Blue Catering's TCR fell 1.9 from 12.6 in 2016 to 10.8 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2016 at 12.6 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.52× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=12.6 · 2018=10.8

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 712130 · Mystic, CT ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 11.7 · 377% of ind

DART 6.1 DART
RANK #3/4
PHOTO Chicago Horticultura…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 49 inj
SIZE ~269 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Chicago Horticultural Society (0.0 TCR gap)

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11.7
Brevard Zoo

11.7
Chicago Hortic

11.6
Zoo

11.5
Santa Barbara

11.3

What this shows Mystic Aquarium/Ocean Blue Catering averages 11.7 TCR (377% of the Aquariums BLS benchmark).

Mystic Aquarium/Ocean Blue Catering TCR series: 2016=12.6 · 2018=10.8 · BLS 3.1

Where Mystic Aquarium/Ocean Blue Catering falls in its industry

174 Aquariums establishments

Safer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.8.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Aquariums employers in Connecticut.

Mystic Aquarium/Ocean Blue Catering (269 employees, TCR 11.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 153 employees and a TCR of 6.8

Mystic Aquarium/Ocean Blue Catering has more employees than the Aquariums median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.8. 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
2018	10.8	6.1	22	1	0
2016	12.6	2.8	27	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

712130 · CT · Mystic

174 Aquariums employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 28 employers in Mystic, CT · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Chicago Horticultural Society	GLENCOE, IL	11.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Brevard Zoo	MELBOURNE, FL	11.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Zoo	NORFOLK, VA	11.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Santa Barbara Zoo	SANTA BARBARA, CA	11.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Memry Corporation #3	BETHEL	269 FTE
STATE-SIZE	NATCHAUG HOSP MANSFIELD CTR	MANSFIELD CTR	269 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Watson LLC	WEST HAVEN	268 FTE
STATE-SIZE	JARVIS PRODUCTS CORPORATION	MIDDLETOWN	268 FTE
CITY-NEAR	StoneRidge Senior Care, LLC	Mystic	214 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Mystic Seaport Museum	Mystic	188 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Mystic Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center	Mystic	150 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Pendleton Health and Rehabilitation Center	Mystic	141 FTE
NAT-TCR	4769-6229-West Elm	Des Moines, IA	11.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Thor Motor Coach/Plant 450	Wakarusa, IN	11.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	IN 2428 Chester Blvd.	Richmond, IN	11.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : STL4	Edwardsville, IL	11.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. - One Time Warner Center	New York, NY	269 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Knoll, Inc. - Grand Rapids	Grand Rapids, MI	269 FTE
NAT-SIZE	San Antonio (HR)	San Antonio, TX	269 FTE
NAT-SIZE	#553 Sayreville Shoprite	Parlin, NJ	269 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: 2018, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.