Cobalt compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing · Massachusetts
Strem Chemicals, Inc.
Newburyport, MA · ~70 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Strem Chemicals, Inc. runs at 37% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Cobalt compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Strem Chemicals, Inc.: 1.2 TCR = 37% of Cobalt compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Strem Chemicals, Inc. safety composite
Strem Chemicals, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
65/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−1.8
2016→2021
Strem Chemicals, Inc. injury rate improved
Strem Chemicals, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.8 from 1.8 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 3.1 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.8 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=3.1 · 2021=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325180 · Newburyport, MA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 37% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/6
- PHOTO Monolith Nebraska LL…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~70 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Monolith Nebraska LLC - OC1 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Strem Chemicals, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Strem Chemicals, Inc.
1.2 TCR
- Monolith Nebra
Monolith Nebraska LLC - OC1
1.2 TCR
- Thatcher Compa
Thatcher Company of Nevada
1.2 TCR
- SII West Point
SII West Point
1.2 TCR
- USALCO Baltimo
USALCO Baltimore Plant, LLC
1.2 TCR
What this shows Strem Chemicals, Inc. averages 1.2 TCR (37% of the Cobalt compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Strem Chemicals, Inc. TCR series: 2016=1.8 · 2018=0 · 2019=3.1 · 2021=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Strem Chemicals, Inc. falls in its industry
418 Cobalt compounds, not specifie establishmentsSafer than 65% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 6 Cobalt compounds, not specifie employers in Massachusetts.
Strem Chemicals, Inc. has more employees than the Cobalt compounds, not specified elsewher median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325180 · MA · Newburyport
418 Cobalt compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 59 employers in Newburyport, 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 | Monolith Nebraska LLC - OC1 | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Thatcher Company of Nevada | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SII West Point | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | USALCO Baltimore Plant, LLC | 1.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Holland Construction | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Structures Derek International sa | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Beacon Piping Co. Inc. | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EAC 6280 North East Paving | 70 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Anna Jaques Hospital | 946 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BETH ISREAL DEACONESS HOSPITAL ANNA JAQUES | 491 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rochester Electronics LLC | 470 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Turning Point, Inc. | 334 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Siemens Logistics LLC | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Willow Springs | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Electric Plus Inc | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | St. Louis Park | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Guest Supply Corona, California | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Zenith - Riverside | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Smoky Hill Health & Rehabilitation | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GKN Sinter Metals Inc. - Conover | 70 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.