Glass fiber, optical, made in glass making plants · New Jersey
OFS Somerset Labs and Specialty Photonics Division
Somerset, NJ · ~84 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
OFS Somerset Labs and Specialty Photonics Division runs at 40% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Glass fiber, optical, made in glass making plants workplace, earning a grade A.
OFS Somerset Labs and Specialty Photonics Division: 1.3 TCR = 40% of Glass fiber, optical, made in glass making plants BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
OFS Somerset Labs and Specialty Photonics Division safety composite
OFS Somerset Labs and Specialty Photonics Division scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 87% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
74/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−2.0
2017→2024
OFS Somerset Labs and Specialty Photonics Division injury rate improved
OFS Somerset Labs and Specialty Photonics Division's TCR fell 2.0 from 2.0 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 2.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=2.0 · 2019=2.2 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327212 · Somerset, NJ AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 40% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/4
- PHOTO Manufacturing Plant …
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~84 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Manufacturing Plant - Charleroi (0.0 TCR gap)
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OFS Somerset Labs and Specialty Photonics Division in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
OFS Somerset Labs and Specialty Photonics Division
1.3 TCR
- Manufacturing
Manufacturing Plant - Charleroi
1.3 TCR
- Owens Corning
Owens Corning
1.3 TCR
- Owens Corning
Owens Corning
1.3 TCR
- OFS Fitel, LLC
OFS Fitel, LLC
1.3 TCR
What this shows OFS Somerset Labs and Specialty Photonics Division averages 1.3 TCR (40% of the Glass fiber, optical, made in glass making plants BLS benchmark).
OFS Somerset Labs and Specialty Photonics Division TCR series: 2017=2 · 2019=2.2 · 2022=0 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where OFS Somerset Labs and Specialty Photonics Division falls in its industry
75 Glass fiber, optical, made in establishmentsSafer than 76% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 4 Glass fiber, optical, made in employers in New Jersey.
OFS Somerset Labs and Specialty Photonics Division has fewer employees than the Glass fiber, optical, made in glass maki median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327212 · NJ · Somerset
75 Glass fiber, optical, made in glass making plants employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 134 employers in Somerset, NJ · 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 | Manufacturing Plant - Charleroi | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Owens Corning | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Owens Corning | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OFS Fitel, LLC | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | prysmian group | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michael J. Wright Construction Company, Inc. | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TK Elevator Edison | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Allspec Construction, Inc. | 84 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Catalent | 4,825 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - TEB9 | 2,642 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PIM Brands | 682 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Somerset | 642 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | K Building Specialties, Inc | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Castleton | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Liberty Utilities | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PLANT | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | S&W Manufacturing, A Smead Company | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Delaware OH Truss | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carrollton TX Truss | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Three Hands Corp | 84 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.