Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing · Massachusetts
Polar 26 Southbridge St
Worcester, MA · ~223 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Polar 26 Southbridge St runs at 477% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Polar 26 Southbridge St: 15.7 TCR = 477% of Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Polar 26 Southbridge St safety composite
Polar 26 Southbridge St scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
15/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 12.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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
−5.4
2020→2024
Polar 26 Southbridge St injury rate improved
Polar 26 Southbridge St's TCR fell 5.4 from 19.0 in 2020 to 13.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 19.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.81× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=19.0 · 2021=15.5 · 2022=11.3 · 2023=19.3 · 2024=13.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 312111 · Worcester, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 15.7 · 477% of ind
- DART 12.8 DART
- RANK #12/12
- PHOTO BURNSVILLE MN
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 214 inj
- SIZE ~223 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: BURNSVILLE MN (0.0 TCR gap)
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Polar 26 Southbridge St in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Swire Coca-Col
Swire Coca-Cola of Bremerton
16.8 TCR
- This site
Polar 26 Southbridge St
15.7 TCR
- BURNSVILLE MN
BURNSVILLE MN
15.7 TCR
- SWY-0045-0045-
SWY-0045-0045-08274 FAC-08274-RICHMOND-CA
15.4 TCR
- HAYWARD CA
HAYWARD CA
14.9 TCR
What this shows Polar 26 Southbridge St averages 15.7 TCR (477% of the Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Polar 26 Southbridge St TCR series: 2020=19 · 2021=15.5 · 2022=11.3 · 2023=19.3 · 2024=13.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Polar 26 Southbridge St falls in its industry
516 Beverages, soft drink (includi establishmentsSafer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.8.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 12 Beverages, soft drink (includi employers in Massachusetts.
Polar 26 Southbridge St has more employees than the Beverages, soft drink (including artific median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.8. 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 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 19.3 | 17.8 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.3 | 8.7 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15.5 | 13.7 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 19.0 | 15.4 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
312111 · MA · Worcester
516 Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 248 employers in Worcester, 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 | BURNSVILLE MN | 15.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SWY-0045-0045-08274 FAC-08274-RICHMOND-CA | 15.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HAYWARD CA | 14.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Swire Coca-Cola of Bremerton | 16.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | JDC Demolition Company, Inc. | 223 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UNWRAPPEDINC | 223 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 10619 Shrewsbury | 223 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 100062 | 223 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UMass Memorial Health | 12,452 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4701-813 | 2,492 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St Vincent hospital | 1,965 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NBC Distributors Inc | 1,276 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Reitnouer Inc | 15.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mid-States Mfg. & Engr., Inc. | 15.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Marian Manor | 15.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0083 Concord | 15.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | AB Property Services, Inc. DBA Happy Floors | 223 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 10066 La Jolla | 223 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 10241 Green Hills | 223 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Esbenshades Greenhouses, Inc. | 223 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.