Electric power generation, solar · Massachusetts

Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics Cooperative, Inc

Greenfield, MA · ~47 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
15.9
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics Cooperative, Inc runs at 1326% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Electric power generation, solar workplace, earning a grade F.

Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics Cooperative, Inc: 15.9 TCR = 1326% of Electric power generation, solar BLS 1.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics Cooperative, Inc safety composite

Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics Cooperative, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).

F

16/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 15.91 per 100 workers

Safer than 3% of industry peers

DART rate
F 6.54 per 100 workers

Safer than 7% 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

−18.8

2023→2024

Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics Cooperative, Inc injury rate improved

Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics Cooperative, Inc's TCR fell 18.8 from 25.3 in 2023 to 6.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 25.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2023=25.3 · 2024=6.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221114 · Greenfield, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 15.9 · 1326% of ind

  • DART 6.5 DART
  • RANK #9/10
  • PHOTO Skyline Solar
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 13 inj
  • SIZE ~47 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Skyline Solar (0.1 TCR gap)

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Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics Cooperative, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics Cooperative, Inc averages 15.9 TCR (1326% of the Electric power generation, solar BLS benchmark).

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

Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics Cooperative, Inc TCR series: 2023=25.3 · 2024=6.5 · BLS 1.2

Where Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics Cooperative, Inc falls in its industry

157 Electric power generation, sol establishments

Safer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.2.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 10 Electric power generation, sol employers in Massachusetts.

Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics Cooperative, Inc (47 employees, TCR 15.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 208 employees and a TCR of 1.2 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 01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics Cooperative, Inc
Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics Cooperative, Inc (47 employees, TCR 15.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 208 employees and a TCR of 1.2

Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics Cooperative, Inc has fewer employees than the Electric power generation, solar median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.2. 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 6.5 6.5 3 0 0
2023 25.3 25.3 10 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221114 · MA · Greenfield

157 Electric power generation, solar employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 37 employers in Greenfield, 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 Skyline Solar 16.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Sol-tek Industries, Inc. 15.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR A&R Solar - Oregon 17.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Sun Solar, LLC 14.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE Rockwell Roofing, Inc 47 FTE
STATE-SIZE MONSON-MA23 47 FTE
STATE-SIZE 855-NiSource-Westborough MA 47 FTE
STATE-SIZE Thoughtforms Corporation 47 FTE
CITY-NEAR BFMC - Baystate Franklin Medical Center 726 FTE
CITY-NEAR FMC - Baystate Franklin Medical Center 722 FTE
CITY-NEAR SWM - Greenfield, MA 265 FTE
CITY-NEAR SWM Intl. 261 FTE
NAT-TCR Nhdov - Dover 15.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Mid-City Foundry Co. - United Division 15.9 TCR
NAT-TCR WCCI 15.9 TCR
NAT-TCR JR Johnson LLC 15.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE Calistoga Motor Lodge and Spa 47 FTE
NAT-SIZE Titan West Inc. 47 FTE
NAT-SIZE Red Wing Shoe Co. - SBF Upper 47 FTE
NAT-SIZE CHCC Therapy 47 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. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.