Seafood (except canned, packaged frozen) merchant wholesalers · Massachusetts
Northern Wind, LLC Plant 1
New Bedford, MA · ~82 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 2.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Northern Wind, LLC Plant 1 runs at 131% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Seafood (except canned, packaged frozen) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Northern Wind, LLC Plant 1: 2.9 TCR = 131% of Seafood (except canned, packaged frozen) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Northern Wind, LLC Plant 1 safety composite
Northern Wind, LLC Plant 1 scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 46%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% 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%).
Northern Wind, LLC Plant 1 held a steady TCR band
Northern Wind, LLC Plant 1's TCR held near 0.0 from 4.3 in 2021 to 4.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 4.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=4.3 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=4.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424460 · New Bedford, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 2.9 · 131% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #4/9
- PHOTO True World Food ATL
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~82 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: True World Food ATL (0.2 TCR gap)
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Northern Wind, LLC Plant 1 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Northern Wind,
Northern Wind, LLC Plant 3
3.2 TCR
- True World Foo
True World Food ATL
3.1 TCR
- This site
Northern Wind, LLC Plant 1
2.9 TCR
- True World Foo
True World Foods New York
2.6 TCR
- PFG Specialty
PFG Specialty dba Bar Harbor Seafood - 3230
2.5 TCR
What this shows Northern Wind, LLC Plant 1 averages 2.9 TCR (131% of the Seafood (except canned, packaged frozen) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Northern Wind, LLC Plant 1 TCR series: 2021=4.3 · 2023=0 · 2024=4.3 · BLS 2.2
Where Northern Wind, LLC Plant 1 falls in its industry
88 Seafood (except canned, packag establishmentsSafer than 83% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.4.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 9 Seafood (except canned, packag employers in Massachusetts.
Northern Wind, LLC Plant 1 has more employees than the Seafood (except canned, packaged frozen) median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.4. 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 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424460 · MA · New Bedford
88 Seafood (except canned, packaged frozen) merchant wholesalers 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 | True World Food ATL | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | True World Foods New York | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Northern Wind, LLC Plant 3 | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PFG Specialty dba Bar Harbor Seafood - 3230 | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | LEOMINSTER-MA16 | 82 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 465 Sykes Road | 82 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Braintree Laboratories | 82 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gagliarducci Construction. Inc | 82 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 | Civic Arts Plaza - City Hall | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | West Coast Packing, Inc. | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Schaper SJ | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carl Buddig & Company-15600 Wentowrth | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Rainbow Rehabilitation & Healthcare | 82 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Civic Arts Plaza - Theatres | 82 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Anna Reynolds School | 82 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pacific Grove | 82 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.