Polishes (e.g., automobile, furniture, metal, shoe) manufacturing · Massachusetts
Shield Packaging Co Inc
Dudley, MA · ~85 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Shield Packaging Co Inc runs at 101% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Polishes (e.g., automobile, furniture, metal, shoe) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Shield Packaging Co Inc: 3.3 TCR = 101% of Polishes (e.g., automobile, furniture, metal, shoe) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Shield Packaging Co Inc safety composite
Shield Packaging Co Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 44%), 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% 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
−8.0
2016→2024
Shield Packaging Co Inc injury rate improved
Shield Packaging Co Inc's TCR fell 8.0 from 8.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 8.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.0 · 2018=7.5 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=4.5 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325612 · Dudley, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.3 · 101% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO Bio-Cide International
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~85 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bio-Cide International (0.0 TCR gap)
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Shield Packaging Co Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Crystal Packag
Crystal Packaging Inc
3.4 TCR
- This site
Shield Packaging Co Inc
3.3 TCR
- Bio-Cide Inter
Bio-Cide International
3.3 TCR
- Wesmar Company
Wesmar Company Inc.
3.3 TCR
- State Cleaning
State Cleaning
3.3 TCR
What this shows Shield Packaging Co Inc averages 3.3 TCR (101% of the Polishes (e.g., automobile, furniture, metal, shoe) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Shield Packaging Co Inc TCR series: 2016=8 · 2018=7.5 · 2019=0 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=4.5 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Shield Packaging Co Inc falls in its industry
143 Polishes (e.g., automobile, fu establishmentsSafer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Polishes (e.g., automobile, fu employers in Massachusetts.
Shield Packaging Co Inc has more employees than the Polishes (e.g., automobile, furniture, m median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325612 · MA · Dudley
143 Polishes (e.g., automobile, furniture, metal, shoe) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 9 employers in Dudley, 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 | Bio-Cide International | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wesmar Company Inc. | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | State Cleaning | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Crystal Packaging Inc | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | IPS - Integrated Project Services, LLC - Cardinal | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BlueHive/Continental Woodcraft | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 90003930 Canal 3 Simple Cycle Project | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NA-US-MA-Wilmington- Research Drive | 85 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gentex Optics, Inc. | 423 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nichols College | 423 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Henke Sass Wolf of America, Inc | 175 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Webco Chemical Corporation | 62 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hoover,AL | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Villa Santa Barbara | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mulberry Purina Feed Mill | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rivera Equipment dba Valley Industrial Mechanical | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Freedom Springs | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Flavor & Fragrance Specialties | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Burns Scalo Real Estate | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Rio at Mission Trails | 85 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.