Corrugated and solid fiber boxes made from purchased paper or paperboard · Massachusetts
New England Wooden Ware Corp
Gardner, MA · ~142 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
New England Wooden Ware Corp runs at 255% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Corrugated and solid fiber boxes made from purchased paper or paperboard workplace, earning a grade F.
New England Wooden Ware Corp: 8.4 TCR = 255% of Corrugated and solid fiber boxes made from purchased paper or paperboard BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
New England Wooden Ware Corp safety composite
New England Wooden Ware Corp scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).
17/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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
New England Wooden Ware Corp: 3.6 → 9.3 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 13.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.63× in 2024
New England Wooden Ware Corp's TCR rose 5.7 from 3.6 in 2016 to 9.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 13.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.63× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322211 · Gardner, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.4 · 255% of ind
- DART 5.3 DART
- RANK #20/21
- PHOTO Massachusetts Contai…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 35 inj
- SIZE ~142 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Massachusetts Container Coporation (0.0 TCR gap)
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New England Wooden Ware Corp in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- JaMar Packagin
JaMar Packaging
8.6 TCR
- Massachusetts
Massachusetts Container Coporation
8.5 TCR
- This site
New England Wooden Ware Corp
8.4 TCR
- Volk Packaging
Volk Packaging Corporation
8.4 TCR
- Harvest Contai
Harvest Container Company
8.3 TCR
What this shows New England Wooden Ware Corp averages 8.4 TCR (255% of the Corrugated and solid fiber boxes made from purchased paper or paperboard BLS benchmark).
New England Wooden Ware Corp TCR series: 2016=3.6 · 2017=4.9 · 2021=13.4 · 2022=10.9 · 2024=9.3 · BLS 3.3
Where New England Wooden Ware Corp falls in its industry
1,338 Corrugated and solid fiber box establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #20 safest of 21 Corrugated and solid fiber box employers in Massachusetts.
New England Wooden Ware Corp has more employees than the Corrugated and solid fiber boxes made fr median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.4. 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 | 9.3 | 5.3 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.9 | 4.6 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.4 | 4.5 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322211 · MA · Gardner
1,338 Corrugated and solid fiber boxes made from purchased paper or paperboard employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 37 employers in Gardner, 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 | Massachusetts Container Coporation | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Volk Packaging Corporation | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JaMar Packaging | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Harvest Container Company | 8.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | NEL Corp Middleton | 142 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fort Point | 142 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 99 Degrees Custom | 142 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NORTHAMPTON, MA | 142 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Heywood Hospital | 1,092 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2155 | 297 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2155 | 258 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GVNA HealthCare Inc | 167 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | United Dairymen of Arizona (Main Plant) | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hallstrom Construction Inc. | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Scott Turbon Mixer, Inc. | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 55884 Tacoma | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Confidence Plumbing CO, Inc. | 142 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Raleys 415- Freeport Blvd | 142 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rosanna inc | 142 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carroll EMC | 142 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.