Vinyl and vinyl copolymer film and unlaminated sheet (except packaging) manufacturing · Massachusetts
UFP Technologies ( Formerly Dielectrics )
Chicopee, MA · ~220 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
UFP Technologies ( Formerly Dielectrics ) runs at 20% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Vinyl and vinyl copolymer film and unlaminated sheet (except packaging) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
UFP Technologies ( Formerly Dielectrics ): 0.7 TCR = 20% of Vinyl and vinyl copolymer film and unlaminated sheet (except packaging) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
UFP Technologies ( Formerly Dielectrics ) safety composite
UFP Technologies ( Formerly Dielectrics ) scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 92% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
79/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 92% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% 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
−0.8
2021→2023
UFP Technologies ( Formerly Dielectrics ) injury rate improved
UFP Technologies ( Formerly Dielectrics )'s TCR fell 0.8 from 0.8 in 2021 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 1.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=0.8 · 2022=1.1 · 2023=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326113 · Chicopee, MA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.7 · 20% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/14
- PHOTO LaGrange Films
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~220 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: LaGrange Films (0.0 TCR gap)
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UFP Technologies ( Formerly Dielectrics ) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
UFP Technologies ( Formerly Dielectrics )
0.7 TCR
- LaGrange Films
LaGrange Films
0.7 TCR
- Spartech LLC -
Spartech LLC - Stamford
0.7 TCR
- MCG Scranton
MCG Scranton
0.6 TCR
- Duncan Medical
Duncan Medical
0.6 TCR
What this shows UFP Technologies ( Formerly Dielectrics ) averages 0.7 TCR (20% of the Vinyl and vinyl copolymer film and unlaminated sheet (except packaging) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
UFP Technologies ( Formerly Dielectrics ) TCR series: 2021=0.8 · 2022=1.1 · 2023=0 · BLS 3.3
Where UFP Technologies ( Formerly Dielectrics ) falls in its industry
303 Vinyl and vinyl copolymer film establishmentsSafer than 92% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 14 Vinyl and vinyl copolymer film employers in Massachusetts.
UFP Technologies ( Formerly Dielectrics ) has more employees than the Vinyl and vinyl copolymer film and unlam median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326113 · MA · Chicopee
303 Vinyl and vinyl copolymer film and unlaminated sheet (except packaging) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 104 employers in Chicopee, 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 | LaGrange Films | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Spartech LLC - Stamford | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MCG Scranton | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Duncan Medical | 0.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | STOP & SHOP 100782 | 220 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Carroll School | 220 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Broad Reach of Chatham, Inc. dba Liberty Commons | 220 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bane Colonial LLC | 220 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MA-04 | 4,429 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Consumer Product Distributors LLC dba J Polep Distribution Services | 774 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | J Polep Distribution Services | 686 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 5278 | 526 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Winbond Electronics Corporation America | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mi Cocina - 4001 Preston Rd, Plano | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kemira Chemicals | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MK Marlow Holdings, LLC | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Piedmont Driving Club | 220 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hopewell Center, Inc | 220 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Triad | 220 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Maax Bath Martinsburg | 220 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.