Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage · Massachusetts
The Greater Boston Food Bank
Boston, MA · ~89 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 8.7
- Avg TCR
- 5.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The Greater Boston Food Bank runs at 150% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage workplace, earning a grade D.
The Greater Boston Food Bank: 8.7 TCR = 150% of Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage BLS 5.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The Greater Boston Food Bank safety composite
The Greater Boston Food Bank scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 12%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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%).
Rising injury rate
The Greater Boston Food Bank: 3.0 → 6.4 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 16.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.42× in 2024
The Greater Boston Food Bank's TCR rose 3.4 from 3.0 in 2018 to 6.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 16.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 493120 · Boston, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 8.7 · 150% of ind
- DART 3.6 DART
- RANK #18/24
- PHOTO PDI
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~89 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PDI (0.0 TCR gap)
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The Greater Boston Food Bank in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Americold Logi
Americold Logistics, LLC: Moses Lake
8.8 TCR
- This site
The Greater Boston Food Bank
8.7 TCR
- PDI
PDI
8.7 TCR
- Lexington Free
Lexington Freezer
8.7 TCR
- Pottsville Dis
Pottsville Distribution Center
8.7 TCR
What this shows The Greater Boston Food Bank averages 8.7 TCR (150% of the Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage BLS benchmark).
The Greater Boston Food Bank TCR series: 2018=3 · 2023=16.8 · 2024=6.4 · BLS 5.8
Where The Greater Boston Food Bank falls in its industry
1,039 Refrigerated Warehousing and S establishmentsSafer than 12% 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 #18 safest of 24 Refrigerated Warehousing and S employers in Massachusetts.
The Greater Boston Food Bank has more employees than the Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage median and a higher 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 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16.8 | 10.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
493120 · MA · Boston
1,039 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 577 employers in Boston, 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 | PDI | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lexington Freezer | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pottsville Distribution Center | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Americold Logistics, LLC: Moses Lake | 8.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 1-EMP-Billerica | 89 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shire - Milford MA | 89 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sealed Air | 89 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bixby International Corp | 89 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Massachusetts General Hospital | 26,855 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brigham and Women's Hospital | 19,183 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brigham and Womens Hospital | 19,004 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brigham & Women's Hospital | 18,260 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Palmer International, Inc. | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Thrifty Ice Cream | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | D.D. Williamson & CO., LLC. | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trinity Health Medical Center - Canton | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pepsi-Cola of Rockford | 89 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Venture Metals | 89 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Freeport Transport Industries, Inc. | 89 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RS Mowery Sons | 89 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.