Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) · Massachusetts
Northern Tree Service, LLC
Palmer, MA · ~189 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Northern Tree Service, LLC runs at 41% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) workplace, earning a grade A.
Northern Tree Service, LLC: 1.8 TCR = 41% of Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) BLS 4.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Northern Tree Service, LLC safety composite
Northern Tree Service, LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
68/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
2020→2024
Northern Tree Service, LLC injury rate improved
Northern Tree Service, LLC's TCR fell 0.4 from 1.6 in 2020 to 1.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 2.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=1.6 · 2021=1.5 · 2022=2.0 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=1.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561730 · Palmer, MA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.8 · 41% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #7/58
- PHOTO Birchcrest Tree & La…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~189 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Birchcrest Tree & Landscape, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Northern Tree Service, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- San Antonio
San Antonio
1.9 TCR
- GreenTech Land
GreenTech Landscape Management
1.9 TCR
- This site
Northern Tree Service, LLC
1.8 TCR
- Birchcrest Tre
Birchcrest Tree & Landscape, LLC
1.8 TCR
- Reliable Prope
Reliable Property Services 730
1.8 TCR
What this shows Northern Tree Service, LLC averages 1.8 TCR (41% of the Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) BLS benchmark).
Northern Tree Service, LLC TCR series: 2020=1.6 · 2021=1.5 · 2022=2 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=1.2 · BLS 4.5
Where Northern Tree Service, LLC falls in its industry
2,875 Tree services (e.g., bracing, establishmentsSafer than 82% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 58 Tree services (e.g., bracing, employers in Massachusetts.
Northern Tree Service, LLC has more employees than the Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561730 · MA · Palmer
2,875 Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) 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 | Birchcrest Tree & Landscape, LLC | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Reliable Property Services 730 | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | San Antonio | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GreenTech Landscape Management | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Waltham | 189 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 857-NiSource-Springfield MA | 189 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Monogram Gourmet Foods, LLC - 301 | 189 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hazen Paper Company | 189 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WMH - Wing Memorial Hospital | 676 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BWH - Baystate Wing Hospital | 668 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northern General Contractors Inc | 168 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Big Y Foods, Inc. Palmer | 134 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hospice of Fayette County, Inc. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jeff King Contractor Inc. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mega Fume, Inc. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Walser Nissan Wayzata | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dow Chemical - Michigan Operations - Auburn Plant | 189 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RBC - Aircraft Products, Inc | 189 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BVPV Styrenics LLC - Beaver Valley Site | 189 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LifeMade | 189 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.