Frozen seafood (except packaged) merchant wholesalers · Massachusetts
Northern Wind, LLC Plant 3
New Bedford, MA · ~37 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Northern Wind, LLC Plant 3 runs at 145% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Frozen seafood (except packaged) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Northern Wind, LLC Plant 3: 3.2 TCR = 145% of Frozen seafood (except packaged) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Northern Wind, LLC Plant 3 safety composite
Northern Wind, LLC Plant 3 scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 40%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 3.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% 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
Northern Wind, LLC Plant 3: 0.0 → 4.9 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 8.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.54× in 2024
Northern Wind, LLC Plant 3's TCR rose 4.9 from 0.0 in 2020 to 4.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 8.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424460 · New Bedford, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.2 · 145% of ind
- DART 4.9 DART
- RANK #5/9
- PHOTO True World Food ATL
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~37 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: True World Food ATL (0.1 TCR gap)
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Northern Wind, LLC Plant 3 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Supreme Lobste
Supreme Lobster - Racine
3.6 TCR
- Dixon Fisherie
Dixon Fisheries - Wholesale
3.4 TCR
- This site
Northern Wind, LLC Plant 3
3.2 TCR
- True World Foo
True World Food ATL
3.1 TCR
- Northern Wind,
Northern Wind, LLC Plant 1
2.9 TCR
What this shows Northern Wind, LLC Plant 3 averages 3.2 TCR (145% of the Frozen seafood (except packaged) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Northern Wind, LLC Plant 3 TCR series: 2020=0 · 2021=8.8 · 2022=0 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=4.9 · BLS 2.2
Where Northern Wind, LLC Plant 3 falls in its industry
88 Frozen seafood (except package establishmentsSafer than 81% 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 #5 safest of 9 Frozen seafood (except package employers in Massachusetts.
Northern Wind, LLC Plant 3 has fewer employees than the Frozen seafood (except packaged) merchan 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 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424460 · MA · New Bedford
88 Frozen seafood (except packaged) 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 | Dixon Fisheries - Wholesale | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Northern Wind, LLC Plant 1 | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Supreme Lobster - Racine | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Town of Danvers, Electric Division | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MIDDLESEX GASES & TECHNOLOGIES, INC | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Western Builders | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Core Concepts Inc. | 37 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 | Store 1703 | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1148 | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 0712 | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 0453 | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Transcon Company LLC | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Virginia Varsity Transfer, Inc | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Surly Brewing Company - 504 | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Calvert Mechanical Systems | 37 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.