Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing · Massachusetts
RPC/ECL-Chicopee
Chicopee, MA · ~17 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
RPC/ECL-Chicopee runs at 134% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
RPC/ECL-Chicopee: 4.4 TCR = 134% of Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
RPC/ECL-Chicopee safety composite
RPC/ECL-Chicopee scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 23%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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
−8.8
2023→2024
RPC/ECL-Chicopee injury rate improved
RPC/ECL-Chicopee's TCR fell 8.8 from 8.8 in 2023 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 8.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=8.8 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325510 · Chicopee, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.4 · 134% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #13/14
- PHOTO USA OH Cincinnati Pl…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~17 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: USA OH Cincinnati Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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RPC/ECL-Chicopee in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Penn Color LDC
Penn Color LDC
4.5 TCR
- This site
RPC/ECL-Chicopee
4.4 TCR
- USA OH Cincinn
USA OH Cincinnati Plant
4.4 TCR
- Magni Industri
Magni Industries, Inc.
4.4 TCR
- Ingevity Ozark
Ingevity Ozark Childress
4.4 TCR
What this shows RPC/ECL-Chicopee averages 4.4 TCR (134% of the Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
RPC/ECL-Chicopee TCR series: 2023=8.8 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where RPC/ECL-Chicopee falls in its industry
530 Industrial product finishes an establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 14 Industrial product finishes an employers in Massachusetts.
RPC/ECL-Chicopee has fewer employees than the Industrial product finishes and coatings median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 8.8 | 4.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325510 · MA · Chicopee
530 Industrial product finishes and coatings (i.e., paint) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 104 employers in Chicopee, MA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | USA OH Cincinnati Plant | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Magni Industries, Inc. | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Penn Color LDC | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ingevity Ozark Childress | 4.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | C2MG Inc | 17 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 35 Carisbrooke Road | 17 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Elite Construction & Design, Inc. | 17 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bowline | 17 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MA-04 | 4,429 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Consumer Product Distributors LLC dba J Polep Distribution Services | 774 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | J Polep Distribution Services | 686 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 5278 | 526 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wedgwood Retail | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gross Plumbing Inc. | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Caldwell Memorial Hospital | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Excel Truck Group Chester | 4.4 TCR |
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.