Connectors, electronic (e.g., coaxial, cylindrical, printed circuit, rack and panel), manufacturing · Connecticut
Palco Connector
Naugatuck, CT · ~54 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Palco Connector runs at 74% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Connectors, electronic (e.g., coaxial, cylindrical, printed circuit, rack and panel), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Palco Connector: 2.4 TCR = 74% of Connectors, electronic (e.g., coaxial, cylindrical, printed circuit, rack and panel), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Palco Connector safety composite
Palco Connector scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 5%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 2.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Palco Connector: 0.0 → 5.0 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 5.6 TCR · DART/TCR 2.05× in 2024
Palco Connector's TCR rose 5.0 from 0.0 in 2019 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 5.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 2.05× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 334417 · Naugatuck, CT AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 74% of ind
- DART 5.0 DART
- RANK #2/8
- PHOTO Cinch Connectivity S…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~54 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cinch Connectivity Solutions (0.0 TCR gap)
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Palco Connector in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Cinch Connecti
Cinch Connectivity Solutions
2.5 TCR
- Molex Kingbird
Molex Kingbird
2.5 TCR
- Riverside Elec
Riverside Electronics - Riverside Electronics
2.5 TCR
- This site
Palco Connector
2.4 TCR
- PCB Piezotroni
PCB Piezotronics / PCB Load & Torque
2.4 TCR
What this shows Palco Connector averages 2.4 TCR (74% of the Connectors, electronic (e.g., coaxial, cylindrical, printed circuit, rack and panel), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Palco Connector TCR series: 2019=0 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=5.6 · 2023=0 · 2024=5 · BLS 3.3
Where Palco Connector falls in its industry
166 Connectors, electronic (e.g., establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 8 Connectors, electronic (e.g., employers in Connecticut.
Palco Connector has fewer employees than the Connectors, electronic (e.g., coaxial, c median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.6. 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 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
334417 · CT · Naugatuck
166 Connectors, electronic (e.g., coaxial, cylindrical, printed circuit, rack and panel), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 48 employers in Naugatuck, CT · 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 | Cinch Connectivity Solutions | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Molex Kingbird | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Riverside Electronics - Riverside Electronics | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PCB Piezotronics / PCB Load & Torque | 2.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Highway | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EPS Technology | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Connect Solutions LLC | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 713 | 54 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2284 | 411 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2284 | 352 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 226_321 | 211 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Beacon Brook Health Care Center | 209 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Millennium Technologies Plymouth | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Main Location | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Twilight Acres | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Temple Pouring Plant | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Casa Verde | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Molecular Imaging - Crystal Growth Facility | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Universal Climate Control Inc. | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GRB | 54 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.