Etching metals and metal products (except printing plates) for the trade · Massachusetts
Tech Etch Fall River
Fall River, MA · ~120 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tech Etch Fall River runs at 115% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Etching metals and metal products (except printing plates) for the trade workplace, earning a grade C.
Tech Etch Fall River: 3.8 TCR = 115% of Etching metals and metal products (except printing plates) for the trade BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tech Etch Fall River safety composite
Tech Etch Fall River scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 22%), 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).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% 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
−2.5
2019→2024
Tech Etch Fall River injury rate improved
Tech Etch Fall River's TCR fell 2.5 from 7.0 in 2019 to 4.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 7.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=7.0 · 2020=3.2 · 2021=2.6 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=4.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332812 · Fall River, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.8 · 115% of ind
- DART 4.4 DART
- RANK #6/14
- PHOTO Systems Electro Coat…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~120 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Systems Electro Coating, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tech Etch Fall River in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tech Etch Fall River
3.8 TCR
- Systems Electr
Systems Electro Coating, LLC
3.8 TCR
- V&S Korns Galv
V&S Korns Galvanizing LLC
3.8 TCR
- Monogram Metal
Monogram Metals
3.8 TCR
- AZZ Galvanizin
AZZ Galvanizing - Kennedale
3.8 TCR
What this shows Tech Etch Fall River averages 3.8 TCR (115% of the Etching metals and metal products (except printing plates) for the trade BLS benchmark).
Tech Etch Fall River TCR series: 2019=7 · 2020=3.2 · 2021=2.6 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=4.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Tech Etch Fall River falls in its industry
646 Etching metals and metal produ establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 14 Etching metals and metal produ employers in Massachusetts.
Tech Etch Fall River has more employees than the Etching metals and metal products (excep median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332812 · MA · Fall River
646 Etching metals and metal products (except printing plates) for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 138 employers in Fall River, 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 | Systems Electro Coating, LLC | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | V&S Korns Galvanizing LLC | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Monogram Metals | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AZZ Galvanizing - Kennedale | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DORCHESTER COMM L PT-MA10 | 120 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Structure Tone Building Group | 120 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NEL Corporation | 120 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PRIME STEEL ERECTING, INC | 120 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Charlton Memorial Hospital | 1,944 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saint Anne's Hospital | 1,586 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : BOS7 | 1,388 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blount Fine Foods | 1,169 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Irwin Seating Company | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Peerless Products Inc | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Griffin Beverage CO West Branch | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mary Goss Nursing Home | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Automation & Electronics | 120 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Worthington Healthcare Center | 120 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Howlett Logistics LLC | 120 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Springs Fabrication, LLC | 120 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.