Natural Gas Distribution · Massachusetts
Operations Center-Ma38
Lowell, MA · ~122 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Operations Center-Ma38 runs at 423% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Natural Gas Distribution workplace, earning a grade F.
Operations Center-Ma38: 5.1 TCR = 423% of Natural Gas Distribution BLS 1.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Operations Center-Ma38 safety composite
Operations Center-Ma38 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 2%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 10.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% 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
Operations Center-Ma38: 4.5 → 10.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 10.9 TCR · DART/TCR 2.15× in 2024
Operations Center-Ma38's TCR rose 6.5 from 4.5 in 2020 to 10.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2.15× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221210 · Lowell, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 5.1 · 423% of ind
- DART 10.9 DART
- RANK #36/42
- PHOTO UGI Archbald
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~122 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: UGI Archbald (0.0 TCR gap)
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Operations Center-Ma38 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Operations Center-Ma38
5.1 TCR
- UGI Archbald
UGI Archbald
5.1 TCR
- CHINO BASE - 1
CHINO BASE - 15
5.1 TCR
- VERNAL
VERNAL
5.1 TCR
- Spire Mississi
Spire Mississippi Inc.
5.1 TCR
What this shows Operations Center-Ma38 averages 5.1 TCR (423% of the Natural Gas Distribution BLS benchmark).
Operations Center-Ma38 TCR series: 2020=4.5 · 2021=3 · 2022=2.3 · 2023=4.7 · 2024=10.9 · BLS 1.2
Where Operations Center-Ma38 falls in its industry
1,153 Natural Gas Distribution establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #36 safest of 42 Natural Gas Distribution employers in Massachusetts.
Operations Center-Ma38 has more employees than the Natural Gas Distribution median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221210 · MA · Lowell
1,153 Natural Gas Distribution employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 81 employers in Lowell, 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 | UGI Archbald | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CHINO BASE - 15 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | VERNAL | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Spire Mississippi Inc. | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Component Assembly Systems Boston MA. | 122 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Medford Wellington Service | 122 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Araujo Bros Plumbing & Heating, Inc. | 122 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shire: 125 Spring Street | 122 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lowell General Hospital | 2,314 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pathfinder | 1,082 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lowell General Hospital Saints | 741 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Macom Technology Solutions | 507 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | PJ Wallbank Springs, Inc. | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | El Paso 10279 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | New Iberia Manor North | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kurrent Electric, Inc | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Controlled Products LLC | 122 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Christian Health Center Louisville | 122 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Concrete Service Company | 122 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Forming Technologies | 122 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.