Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing · Massachusetts
Polar Southbridge St
Worcester, MA · ~312 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Polar Southbridge St runs at 89% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Polar Southbridge St: 3.0 TCR = 89% of Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Polar Southbridge St safety composite
Polar Southbridge St scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 73% 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).
67/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.95 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% 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
−6.2
2020→2024
Polar Southbridge St injury rate improved
Polar Southbridge St's TCR fell 6.2 from 8.1 in 2020 to 1.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 8.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=8.1 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=2.3 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=1.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 312111 · Worcester, MA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.0 · 89% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #2/12
- PHOTO Carolina Beverage Gr…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 50 inj
- SIZE ~312 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Carolina Beverage Group Fort Worth Location (0.0 TCR gap)
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Polar Southbridge St in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Polar Southbridge St
3 TCR
- Carolina Bever
Carolina Beverage Group Fort Worth Location
3 TCR
- Sherman- Sunny
Sherman- Sunny Delight Beverages
3 TCR
- Refresco Bever
Refresco Beverages US - San Antonio
3 TCR
- Cold Spring Br
Cold Spring Brewing Company Suite F
2.9 TCR
What this shows Polar Southbridge St averages 3.0 TCR (89% of the Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Polar Southbridge St TCR series: 2020=8.1 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=2.3 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Polar Southbridge St falls in its industry
516 Beverages, soft drink (includi establishmentsSafer than 72% 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 #2 safest of 12 Beverages, soft drink (includi employers in Massachusetts.
Polar Southbridge St has more employees than the Beverages, soft drink (including artific median and a lower 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 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 33 | 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 | Carolina Beverage Group Fort Worth Location | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sherman- Sunny Delight Beverages | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Refresco Beverages US - San Antonio | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cold Spring Brewing Company Suite F | 2.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 6458-NOMA | 312 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sanofi @ 200 West | 312 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Park Place | 312 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Congregation Of the Sisters of St. Joseph Of Boston and The Sponsored Ministries | 312 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 | WACO Products, Inc | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Instech Laboratories, Inc. | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TouchTronics, Inc. | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Menninger Clinic | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Santa Monica Amusements, LLC | 312 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bass Pro DC Macon | 312 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mille Lacs Health System - Hospital | 312 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Patriot Fire Protection, Inc. | 312 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.