Stevedoring services · Massachusetts
New Bedford
New Bedford, MA · ~108 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
New Bedford runs at 139% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Stevedoring services workplace, earning a grade D.
New Bedford: 6.2 TCR = 139% of Stevedoring services BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
New Bedford safety composite
New Bedford scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 19%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
New Bedford: 1.7 → 10.4 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 14.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.93× in 2024
New Bedford's TCR rose 8.8 from 1.7 in 2016 to 10.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 14.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.93× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 488320 · New Bedford, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 139% of ind
- DART 5.8 DART
- RANK P35
- PHOTO SSA Terminals Termin…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 45 inj
- SIZE ~108 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SSA Terminals Terminal 5 (0.0 TCR gap)
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New Bedford in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Richmond CA
Richmond CA
6.3 TCR
- This site
New Bedford
6.2 TCR
- SSA Terminals
SSA Terminals Terminal 5
6.2 TCR
- Multimodal Eng
Multimodal Engineers Company - Husky Terminal
6.2 TCR
- Tote- North
Tote- North
6.2 TCR
What this shows New Bedford averages 6.2 TCR (139% of the Stevedoring services BLS benchmark).
New Bedford TCR series: 2016=1.7 · 2017=3.9 · 2018=14.1 · 2019=9.3 · 2020=0 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=10.5 · 2023=3 · 2024=10.4 · BLS 4.5
Where New Bedford falls in its industry
391 Stevedoring services establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.8.
New Bedford has more employees than the Stevedoring services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.4 | 5.8 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.5 | 3.8 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14.1 | 13.2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
488320 · MA · New Bedford
391 Stevedoring services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 109 employers in New Bedford, 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 | SSA Terminals Terminal 5 | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Multimodal Engineers Company - Husky Terminal | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tote- North | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Richmond CA | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Structure Tone, Inc. | 108 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Webster | 108 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D&D Electrical Contractors, Inc. | 108 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | P. J. Spillane Company, Inc. | 108 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Hospital | 2,204 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | High Point & Affiliated Organizations | 1,264 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JAMCO | 690 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LifeStream | 644 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Springs at Anna Maria | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CW Mill Equipment Co., Inc. Headquarters | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | High Steel Structures LLC - Williamsport | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | XDE | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cauliflower | 108 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Auto Crane Company | 108 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sunoco Transportation Texas | 108 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Deupree House and Cottages | 108 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.