Continuing Care Retirement Communities · Massachusetts
The Highlands
Westborough, MA · ~44 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The Highlands runs at 124% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Continuing Care Retirement Communities workplace, earning a grade D.
The Highlands: 4.7 TCR = 124% of Continuing Care Retirement Communities BLS 3.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The Highlands safety composite
The Highlands scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 71% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 40%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% 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
−0.4
2023→2024
The Highlands injury rate improved
The Highlands's TCR fell 0.4 from 4.9 in 2023 to 4.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 4.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.96× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=4.9 · 2024=4.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 623311 · Westborough, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 124% of ind
- DART 4.5 DART
- RANK #29/80
- PHOTO New Heritage Towers
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: New Heritage Towers (0.0 TCR gap)
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The Highlands in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
The Highlands
4.7 TCR
- New Heritage T
New Heritage Towers
4.7 TCR
- Garden Buildin
Garden Building - ManorView
4.7 TCR
- Covenant Livin
Covenant Living of Turlock
4.7 TCR
- Walden's View
Walden's View
4.7 TCR
What this shows The Highlands averages 4.7 TCR (124% of the Continuing Care Retirement Communities BLS benchmark).
The Highlands TCR series: 2023=4.9 · 2024=4.5 · BLS 3.8
Where The Highlands falls in its industry
4,127 Continuing Care Retirement Com establishmentsSafer than 71% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.9.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #29 safest of 80 Continuing Care Retirement Com employers in Massachusetts.
The Highlands has fewer employees than the Continuing Care Retirement Communities median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.9. 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 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
623311 · MA · Westborough
4,127 Continuing Care Retirement Communities employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 67 employers in Westborough, 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 | New Heritage Towers | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Garden Building - ManorView | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Covenant Living of Turlock | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Walden's View | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 103098 - NGL - Commercial Point - Vpzer & Pump | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Infrastructure GLX | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TEAM SUNSHINE CONSTRUCTION, LLC | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ambient Temperature Corporation | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | United Site Services | 3,950 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Columbia Electrical Contractors, Inc. | 625 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sanofi Westborough | 613 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cumberland Farms - Westboro Distribution Center | 562 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | La Vergne | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Discount Comic Book Service, Inc | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Anoplate Corporation | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant 159 | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kono Kogs, Inc. | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D&D Global, Inc | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kinser & Kinser | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Zook Enterprises, LLC | 44 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.