Block ice manufacturing · Massachusetts

Palmer

Palmer, MA · ~43 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
6.0
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Palmer runs at 182% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Block ice manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

Palmer: 6.0 TCR = 182% of Block ice manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Palmer safety composite

Palmer scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% 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).

C

67/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 6 per 100 workers

Safer than 68% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 79% 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%).

TCR Δ

−12.1

2016→2024

Palmer injury rate improved

Palmer's TCR fell 12.1 from 12.1 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 12.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=12.1 · 2017=12.1 · 2018=4.1 · 2020=8.8 · 2021=4.9 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 312113 · Palmer, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 6.0 · 182% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK P68
  • PHOTO California
  • BOOK 7y book
  • INJ 19 inj
  • SIZE ~43 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: California (0.1 TCR gap)

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Palmer in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Palmer averages 6.0 TCR (182% of the Block ice manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Palmer TCR series: 2016=12.1 · 2017=12.1 · 2018=4.1 · 2020=8.8 · 2021=4.9 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Palmer falls in its industry

93 Block ice manufacturing establishments

Safer than 68% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 8.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers
Palmer (43 employees, TCR 6.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 31 employees and a TCR of 8.0 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 050100150200 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate Palmer
Palmer (43 employees, TCR 6.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 31 employees and a TCR of 8.0

Palmer has more employees than the Block ice manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 8.0. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 4.9 2.5 2 0 0
2020 8.8 2.2 3 1 0
2018 4.1 0.0 2 0 0
2017 12.1 6.1 6 0 0
2016 12.1 8.1 6 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

312113 · MA · Palmer

93 Block ice manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 27 employers in Palmer, 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 California 5.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR The Home City Ice Company Cleveland 6.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Fremont 6.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Reddy Ice - Davie (439) 6.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE Joe Czajkowski Farm/Lakeside Organics of Hadley 43 FTE
STATE-SIZE Guaranteed Builders and Developers Inc 43 FTE
STATE-SIZE Sustainable Comfort, Inc 43 FTE
STATE-SIZE Acella 43 FTE
CITY-NEAR WMH - Wing Memorial Hospital 676 FTE
CITY-NEAR BWH - Baystate Wing Hospital 668 FTE
CITY-NEAR Northern Tree Service, LLC 189 FTE
CITY-NEAR Northern General Contractors Inc 168 FTE
NAT-TCR Spudnik Equipment 6.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Mansfield Engineered Components 6.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Shawano Place Senior Living 6.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Utvrn - Vernal Mdc Facility 6.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE Main Office - 01 43 FTE
NAT-SIZE Paddock Swimming Pool Company 43 FTE
NAT-SIZE Shelby Bickford 43 FTE
NAT-SIZE Deer Park Electric Inc. 43 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.