Engineering research and development laboratories or services · Massachusetts
Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics
Northborough, MA · ~364 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 1.1
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics runs at 224% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Engineering research and development laboratories or services workplace, earning a grade F.
Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics: 1.1 TCR = 224% of Engineering research and development laboratories or services BLS 0.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics safety composite
Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 28%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 1.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 0.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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
−1.9
2016→2019
Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics injury rate improved
Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics's TCR fell 1.9 from 2.5 in 2016 to 0.6 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2016 at 2.5 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.5 · 2017=0.3 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=0.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541712 · Northborough, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 1.1 · 224% of ind
- DART 0.3 DART
- RANK #10/18
- PHOTO Rolls-Royce High Tem…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~364 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rolls-Royce High Temperature Composites, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics
1.1 TCR
- Rolls-Royce Hi
Rolls-Royce High Temperature Composites, Inc.
1.1 TCR
- IfA-Manoa
IfA-Manoa
1.1 TCR
- ExxonMobil Ups
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company - Houston
1.1 TCR
- Cargill Resear
Cargill Research and Development - Cargill Food Innovation Center
1.1 TCR
What this shows Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics averages 1.1 TCR (224% of the Engineering research and development laboratories or services BLS benchmark).
Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics TCR series: 2016=2.5 · 2017=0.3 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=0.6 · BLS 0.5
Where Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics falls in its industry
319 Engineering research and devel establishmentsSafer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 18 Engineering research and devel employers in Massachusetts.
Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics has more employees than the Engineering research and development lab median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541712 · MA · Northborough
319 Engineering research and development laboratories or services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 42 employers in Northborough, 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 | Rolls-Royce High Temperature Composites, Inc. | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | IfA-Manoa | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company - Houston | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cargill Research and Development - Cargill Food Innovation Center | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2336 | 364 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 2953 | 364 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MA0148N2 | 364 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Southboro Electric | 363 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NORTHBORO-MA33 | 983 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 5015 | 551 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wegmans Northborough 058 | 524 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - OWD5 | 391 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | PW- Medical Depot, Inc. | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AMAMCO Tool | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Duro Bag - Alsip | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookfield Hampton Inn | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CSE | 364 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northeast Ohio | 364 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | QTG Development Inc. | 364 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stoughton Hospital | 364 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.