Bridge construction · Massachusetts
Northern General Contractors Inc
Palmer, MA · ~168 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Northern General Contractors Inc runs at 125% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Bridge construction workplace, earning a grade D.
Northern General Contractors Inc: 3.5 TCR = 125% of Bridge construction BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Northern General Contractors Inc safety composite
Northern General Contractors Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 35%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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
Northern General Contractors Inc: 1.9 → 4.5 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 12.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.64× in 2024
Northern General Contractors Inc's TCR rose 2.6 from 1.9 in 2016 to 4.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 12.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237310 · Palmer, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 3.5 · 125% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #30/56
- PHOTO Brown County Highway…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 39 inj
- SIZE ~168 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Brown County Highway Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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Northern General Contractors Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Northern General Contractors Inc
3.5 TCR
- Brown County H
Brown County Highway Department
3.5 TCR
- Falcon Contrac
Falcon Contracting, Inc.
3.5 TCR
- Calumet Civil
Calumet Civil Contractors, Inc
3.5 TCR
- RoadSafe Traff
RoadSafe Traffic LP
3.5 TCR
What this shows Northern General Contractors Inc averages 3.5 TCR (125% of the Bridge construction BLS benchmark).
Northern General Contractors Inc TCR series: 2016=1.9 · 2017=2.4 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=1.4 · 2020=2.9 · 2021=0 · 2022=3.5 · 2023=12.1 · 2024=4.5 · BLS 2.8
Where Northern General Contractors Inc falls in its industry
4,078 Bridge construction establishmentsSafer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #30 safest of 56 Bridge construction employers in Massachusetts.
Northern General Contractors Inc has more employees than the Bridge construction median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.1 | 2.6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237310 · MA · Palmer
4,078 Bridge construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 27 employers in Palmer, 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 | Brown County Highway Department | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Falcon Contracting, Inc. | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Calumet Civil Contractors, Inc | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RoadSafe Traffic LP | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Heritage Restoration | 168 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | American Refrigeration Company | 168 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ENE SYSTEMS, INC. | 168 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | G Lopes Construction Inc | 168 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WMH - Wing Memorial Hospital | 676 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BWH - Baystate Wing Hospital | 668 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northern Tree Service, LLC | 189 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Big Y Foods, Inc. Palmer | 134 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Prospect Airport Services MDW | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DePaul Administration | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dirt Cheap #533 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Lighthouse | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | JMAC Resources | 168 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Universal Printing Company LLC | 168 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Giant Eagle #1284 | 168 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Giant Eagle #6385 | 168 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.