Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointment · Massachusetts
PolyCarbon Industries
Newburyport, MA · ~104 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
PolyCarbon Industries runs at 272% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointment workplace, earning a grade F.
PolyCarbon Industries: 9.0 TCR = 272% of Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointment BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
PolyCarbon Industries safety composite
PolyCarbon Industries scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 0%), 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).
14/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 26.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% 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%).
Rising injury rate
PolyCarbon Industries: 8.2 → 26.2 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 26.2 TCR · DART/TCR 2.92× in 2021
PolyCarbon Industries's TCR rose 18.0 from 8.2 in 2016 to 26.2 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 2.92× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325412 · Newburyport, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 9.0 · 272% of ind
- DART 26.2 DART
- RANK #25/27
- PHOTO Captek Vista (J&D La…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~104 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Captek Vista (J&D Laboratories) (0.1 TCR gap)
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PolyCarbon Industries in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Mobren Transpo
Mobren Transport
9.2 TCR
- Amneal-65 RR B
Amneal-65 RR Branchburg
9.2 TCR
- Captek Vista (
Captek Vista (J&D Laboratories)
9.1 TCR
- This site
PolyCarbon Industries
9 TCR
- Ideal Building
Ideal Building
8.9 TCR
What this shows PolyCarbon Industries averages 9.0 TCR (272% of the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointment BLS benchmark).
PolyCarbon Industries TCR series: 2016=8.2 · 2017=2.6 · 2018=4.4 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=26.2 · BLS 3.3
Where PolyCarbon Industries falls in its industry
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #25 safest of 27 Pharmaceutical preparations (e employers in Massachusetts.
PolyCarbon Industries has fewer employees than the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325412 · MA · Newburyport
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointment employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 59 employers in Newburyport, 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 | Captek Vista (J&D Laboratories) | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ideal Building | 8.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mobren Transport | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Amneal-65 RR Branchburg | 9.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | RWE Offshore Wind Services LLC | 104 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PJ Keating Lunenburg | 104 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 221-MA-Massachusetts Central | 104 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kaleido Biosciences, Inc | 104 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Anna Jaques Hospital | 946 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BETH ISREAL DEACONESS HOSPITAL ANNA JAQUES | 491 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rochester Electronics LLC | 470 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Turning Point, Inc. | 334 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | ERMC - Chattanooga | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Norfolk Terminal | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Central Bi Products North Redwood Falls | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Klaussner Plant 91 | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sonesta Gwinnett Place - Atlanta | 104 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Milner Technologies, Inc. | 104 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D&D Ingredient Distributors, Inc. | 104 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kennedy Fab - 2090 | 104 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.