Insulating purchased nonferrous wire · Massachusetts
Quirk Wire Co. Inc.
West Brookfield, MA · ~40 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Quirk Wire Co. Inc. runs at 78% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Insulating purchased nonferrous wire workplace, earning a grade B.
Quirk Wire Co. Inc.: 2.6 TCR = 78% of Insulating purchased nonferrous wire BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Quirk Wire Co. Inc. safety composite
Quirk Wire Co. Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 41%), 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).
58/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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
−3.0
2016→2024
Quirk Wire Co. Inc. injury rate improved
Quirk Wire Co. Inc.'s TCR fell 3.0 from 3.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 9.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.0 · 2017=2.6 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=9.7 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 335929 · West Brookfield, MA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 78% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #11/20
- PHOTO Radix Wire Plant 2
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~40 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Radix Wire Plant 2 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Quirk Wire Co. Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Quirk Wire Co. Inc.
2.6 TCR
- Radix Wire Pla
Radix Wire Plant 2
2.6 TCR
- Nexans High Vo
Nexans High Voltage USA, Inc.
2.5 TCR
- Prysmian Group
Prysmian Group General Cable Lebanon RDC
2.5 TCR
- General Cable
General Cable Sedalia
2.5 TCR
What this shows Quirk Wire Co. Inc. averages 2.6 TCR (78% of the Insulating purchased nonferrous wire BLS benchmark).
Quirk Wire Co. Inc. TCR series: 2016=3 · 2017=2.6 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=9.7 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Quirk Wire Co. Inc. falls in its industry
144 Insulating purchased nonferrou establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 20 Insulating purchased nonferrou employers in Massachusetts.
Quirk Wire Co. Inc. has fewer employees than the Insulating purchased nonferrous wire median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.7 | 7.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
335929 · MA · West Brookfield
144 Insulating purchased nonferrous wire employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 4 employers in West Brookfield, 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 | Radix Wire Plant 2 | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nexans High Voltage USA, Inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Prysmian Group General Cable Lebanon RDC | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | General Cable Sedalia | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Hyde Park Gas | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Springfield, MA | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dacon Corporation | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Herzog Contracting Corp. - GLX Constructors | 40 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Quaboag Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center | 249 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Alleguard - West Brookfield | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brookfield Wire Company, Inc. | 23 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Big Island Office | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Windsor Ridge | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Flooring - Orlando | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | James Peterson Sons, Inc. | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Santa Fe Springs Distribution | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ONY Biotech | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Clemmons Pallet & Skid Works, Inc. | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Eastern Store | 40 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.