Machine shops · Massachusetts
Paragon Manufacturing Inc.
Westfield, MA · ~25 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Paragon Manufacturing Inc. runs at 76% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Machine shops workplace, earning a grade B.
Paragon Manufacturing Inc.: 2.5 TCR = 76% of Machine shops BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Paragon Manufacturing Inc. safety composite
Paragon Manufacturing Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% 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).
64/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% 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
−4.1
2018→2024
Paragon Manufacturing Inc. injury rate improved
Paragon Manufacturing Inc.'s TCR fell 4.1 from 4.1 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 10.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=4.1 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=10.4 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332710 · Westfield, MA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.5 · 76% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #25/54
- PHOTO Lancaster Machine & …
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lancaster Machine & Tool, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Paragon Manufacturing Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Paragon Manufacturing Inc.
2.5 TCR
- Lancaster Mach
Lancaster Machine & Tool, Inc.
2.5 TCR
- LOGAN MACHINE
LOGAN MACHINE COMPANY
2.5 TCR
- Bracalente Mfg
Bracalente Mfg Group
2.5 TCR
- Courser Incorp
Courser Incorporated
2.5 TCR
What this shows Paragon Manufacturing Inc. averages 2.5 TCR (76% of the Machine shops BLS benchmark).
Paragon Manufacturing Inc. TCR series: 2018=4.1 · 2019=0 · 2020=10.4 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Paragon Manufacturing Inc. falls in its industry
1,821 Machine shops establishmentsSafer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #25 safest of 54 Machine shops employers in Massachusetts.
Paragon Manufacturing Inc. has fewer employees than the Machine shops median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.4 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332710 · MA · Westfield
1,821 Machine shops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 84 employers in Westfield, 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 | Lancaster Machine & Tool, Inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LOGAN MACHINE COMPANY | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bracalente Mfg Group | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Courser Incorporated | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GREAT BARRINGTON-MA11 | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HANOVER-MA12 | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Marshfield | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Knollmeyer Building Corp. - 01 | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BNH - Baystate Noble Hospital | 541 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CS Wholesale Grocers : Westfield, MA (FDC) | 499 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Savage Arms, Inc. | 405 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2174 | 401 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | CS Wholesale Grocers : Jacksonville, FL (GMD) | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rapid Production Tooling | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | San Antonio, TX - 4340 IH-35N | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lockheed Martin Corporation US MD Pax River Standley Rd (1431) | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dallas Grocery Outlet | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Enzo Caserta Landscaping, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Smg Warrington LLC | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mid-States Recycling & Refining | 25 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.