Cups, polystyrene foam, manufacturing · Massachusetts
Polyfoam LLC
Northbridge, MA · ~136 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Polyfoam LLC runs at 152% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cups, polystyrene foam, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Polyfoam LLC: 5.0 TCR = 152% of Cups, polystyrene foam, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Polyfoam LLC safety composite
Polyfoam LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 22%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% 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
−1.5
2016→2023
Polyfoam LLC injury rate improved
Polyfoam LLC's TCR fell 1.5 from 5.0 in 2016 to 3.5 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 10.4 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.7× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.0 · 2017=2.5 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=10.4 · 2023=3.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326140 · Northbridge, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.0 · 152% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO Cellofoam-Sallisaw, …
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 35 inj
- SIZE ~136 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cellofoam-Sallisaw, OK-BM/Shape/FAB (EPS) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Polyfoam LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- EFP Evansville
EFP Evansville
5.1 TCR
- This site
Polyfoam LLC
5 TCR
- Cellofoam-Sall
Cellofoam-Sallisaw, OK-BM/Shape/FAB (EPS)
5 TCR
- Utah West
Utah West
5 TCR
- Cellofoam-Winc
Cellofoam-Winchester
5 TCR
What this shows Polyfoam LLC averages 5.0 TCR (152% of the Cups, polystyrene foam, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Polyfoam LLC TCR series: 2016=5 · 2017=2.5 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=10.4 · 2023=3.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Polyfoam LLC falls in its industry
260 Cups, polystyrene foam, manufa establishmentsSafer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Cups, polystyrene foam, manufa employers in Massachusetts.
Polyfoam LLC has more employees than the Cups, polystyrene foam, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.4 | 3.5 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326140 · MA · Northbridge
260 Cups, polystyrene foam, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 5 employers in Northbridge, 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 | Cellofoam-Sallisaw, OK-BM/Shape/FAB (EPS) | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Utah West | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cellofoam-Winchester | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EFP Evansville | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Brox Industries Inc. - Contracting | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | A & A Window Products, Inc. | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hoff's Bakery LLC | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FIBA Technologies - Littleton MA | 136 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Riverdale Mills Corporation | 130 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Retail East - Northbridge | 36 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UN1F1ED2WH | 23 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northbridge Site | 23 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | H & H Foradory Construction, Inc. | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Component Manufacturing Company - Plant 1 | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stockton Fence & Material Co. | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Buccaneer | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Manufacturing | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mankato Motor Company | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Parkdale America LLC Plant 7 | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | International Paper Morristown Container | 136 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.