Soldering iron tips and tiplets manufacturing · Massachusetts
The L.S. Starrett Company
Athol, MA · ~543 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 13.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The L.S. Starrett Company runs at 403% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Soldering iron tips and tiplets manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
The L.S. Starrett Company: 13.3 TCR = 403% of Soldering iron tips and tiplets manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The L.S. Starrett Company safety composite
The L.S. Starrett Company scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 13.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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
−26.6
2016→2020
The L.S. Starrett Company injury rate improved
The L.S. Starrett Company's TCR fell 26.6 from 26.6 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2016 at 26.6 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=26.6 · 2020=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332216 · Athol, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 13.3 · 403% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #9/9
- PHOTO Dynamic Dies Pitt
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 69 inj
- SIZE ~543 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dynamic Dies Pitt (0.2 TCR gap)
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The L.S. Starrett Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Jonesville Too
Jonesville Tool & Manufacturing, Inc.
15.2 TCR
- Dynamic Dies P
Dynamic Dies Pitt
13.5 TCR
- This site
The L.S. Starrett Company
13.3 TCR
- Norstar Alumin
Norstar Aluminum Molds, LLC
12.9 TCR
- Hallmark Stone
Hallmark Stone Company Acquisition LLC
12.3 TCR
What this shows The L.S. Starrett Company averages 13.3 TCR (403% of the Soldering iron tips and tiplets manufacturing BLS benchmark).
The L.S. Starrett Company TCR series: 2016=26.6 · 2020=0 · BLS 3.3
Where The L.S. Starrett Company falls in its industry
174 Soldering iron tips and tiplet establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 9 Soldering iron tips and tiplet employers in Massachusetts.
The L.S. Starrett Company has more employees than the Soldering iron tips and tiplets manufact median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 26.6 | 2.2 | 69 | 87 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332216 · MA · Athol
174 Soldering iron tips and tiplets manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 20 employers in Athol, 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 | Dynamic Dies Pitt | 13.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Norstar Aluminum Molds, LLC | 12.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hallmark Stone Company Acquisition LLC | 12.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jonesville Tool & Manufacturing, Inc. | 15.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | HGCORP | 543 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lantheus Medical Imaging | 542 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. - Woburn, MA | 542 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KARL STORZ - Charlton | 541 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Market Basket #78 | 283 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MassGrow LLC - Ascend Wellness Holdings | 241 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Athol Memorial Hospital | 232 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 08385 - Store # 8385 Orange | 114 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Martin Bros. Contracting, Inc. | 13.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | OCCR OC Animal Care | 13.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aston Office | 13.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Purgatory Recreation Management, LLC | 13.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Anaren Microwave, Inc | 543 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PCS Wireless, LLC | 543 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BorgWarner | 543 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 6795-86012B0599 | 543 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.