General warehousing and storage · Massachusetts
Shaw's Methuen Distribution Center
Methuen, MA · ~406 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 9.5
- Avg TCR
- 5.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Shaw's Methuen Distribution Center runs at 163% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General warehousing and storage workplace, earning a grade D.
Shaw's Methuen Distribution Center: 9.5 TCR = 163% of General warehousing and storage BLS 5.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Shaw's Methuen Distribution Center safety composite
Shaw's Methuen Distribution Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 10%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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
−2.7
2016→2022
Shaw's Methuen Distribution Center injury rate improved
Shaw's Methuen Distribution Center's TCR fell 2.7 from 8.9 in 2016 to 6.2 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2019 at 12.2 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.9 · 2017=10.7 · 2019=12.2 · 2022=6.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 493110 · Methuen, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 9.5 · 163% of ind
- DART 6.2 DART
- RANK #98/121
- PHOTO OctoChem, Inc.
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 157 inj
- SIZE ~406 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: OctoChem, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Shaw's Methuen Distribution Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Shaw's Methuen Distribution Center
9.5 TCR
- OctoChem, Inc.
OctoChem, Inc.
9.5 TCR
- 4418/3639 - Sh
4418/3639 - Shell Rock Crossdocks
9.5 TCR
- PRICE TRANSFER
PRICE TRANSFER INC. 3 - 4
9.5 TCR
- NationsBenefit
NationsBenefits LLC Pittsburgh Distribution Center
9.5 TCR
What this shows Shaw's Methuen Distribution Center averages 9.5 TCR (163% of the General warehousing and storage BLS benchmark).
Shaw's Methuen Distribution Center TCR series: 2016=8.9 · 2017=10.7 · 2019=12.2 · 2022=6.2 · BLS 5.8
Where Shaw's Methuen Distribution Center falls in its industry
9,477 General warehousing and storag establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #98 safest of 121 General warehousing and storag employers in Massachusetts.
Shaw's Methuen Distribution Center has more employees than the General warehousing and storage median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
493110 · MA · Methuen
9,477 General warehousing and storage employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 53 employers in Methuen, 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 | OctoChem, Inc. | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4418/3639 - Shell Rock Crossdocks | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PRICE TRANSFER INC. 3 - 4 | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NationsBenefits LLC Pittsburgh Distribution Center | 9.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Market Basket #60 | 406 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LYNNFIELD (MALYN) | 406 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Savage Arms, Inc. | 405 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Callaway Golf Ball Operations, Inc | 405 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Holy Family Hospital - Methuen | 1,454 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Ann's Home, Inc | 343 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NAI-0033-0033-06652 FAC-06652-METHUEN-MA | 306 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Market Basket #10 | 253 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Reycon Construction Inc | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Catherine Kasper Life Center | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | USM Store #680 (ALBERTSONS MARKET) | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RK-034-West Evansville ( RK-034 ) | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Companions Forever LLC | 406 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida | 406 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | On-Shore Wind : Pensacola, FL, USA | 406 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ferrara Candy Company | 406 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.