Laser equipment, electromedical, manufacturing · Massachusetts
Novanta Inc.
Bedford, MA · ~362 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Novanta Inc. runs at 22% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Laser equipment, electromedical, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Novanta Inc.: 0.7 TCR = 22% of Laser equipment, electromedical, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Novanta Inc. safety composite
Novanta Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
67/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 0.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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%).
Novanta Inc. held a steady TCR band
Novanta Inc.'s TCR held near 0.3 from 0.6 in 2016 to 0.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 1.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.6 · 2017=1.1 · 2018=1.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.6 · 2021=1.2 · 2022=0.3 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=0.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 334510 · Bedford, MA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.7 · 22% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/11
- PHOTO Philips 312 New Kens…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~362 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Philips 312 New Kensington (0.0 TCR gap)
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Novanta Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Novanta Inc.
0.7 TCR
- Philips 312 Ne
Philips 312 New Kensington
0.7 TCR
- Minnesota - Wo
Minnesota - World Headquarters
0.7 TCR
- Zoetis LLC
Zoetis LLC
0.7 TCR
- EP Minnetonka
EP Minnetonka MN
0.7 TCR
What this shows Novanta Inc. averages 0.7 TCR (22% of the Laser equipment, electromedical, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Novanta Inc. TCR series: 2016=0.6 · 2017=1.1 · 2018=1 · 2019=0 · 2020=0.6 · 2021=1.2 · 2022=0.3 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=0.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Novanta Inc. falls in its industry
242 Laser equipment, electromedica establishmentsSafer than 65% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.1.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 11 Laser equipment, electromedica employers in Massachusetts.
Novanta Inc. has more employees than the Laser equipment, electromedical, manufac median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.1. 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 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
334510 · MA · Bedford
242 Laser equipment, electromedical, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 50 employers in 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 | Philips 312 New Kensington | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Minnesota - World Headquarters | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Zoetis LLC | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EP Minnetonka MN | 0.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Helfrich Brothers Boiler Works Inc | 362 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Edgewater/Norwood | 362 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lockheed Martin Corporation Chelmsford (1553) | 362 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jill Acquisition LLC - Headquarters | 362 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Instrumentation Laboratory | 1,248 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bedford - 174 Middlesex Pkwy | 453 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | EMD Millipore - 80 Ashby and 75 Wiggins | 422 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | State Electric Corporation | 419 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Horseheads NY | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mid-West Textile LLC | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Franklin, Wi | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Youngsville, NC | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hiva Inc | 362 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UFP New Waverly LLC | 362 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bulley & Andrews | 362 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Allied Ag Associates, Inc | 362 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.