Fire detection and alarm systems manufacturing · Massachusetts
USA-MA-Kidde Fenwal-Ashland Factory
Ashland, MA · ~251 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
USA-MA-Kidde Fenwal-Ashland Factory runs at 25% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Fire detection and alarm systems manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
USA-MA-Kidde Fenwal-Ashland Factory: 0.8 TCR = 25% of Fire detection and alarm systems manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
USA-MA-Kidde Fenwal-Ashland Factory safety composite
USA-MA-Kidde Fenwal-Ashland Factory scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 26%), 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 0.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 0.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% 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%).
USA-MA-Kidde Fenwal-Ashland Factory held a steady TCR band
USA-MA-Kidde Fenwal-Ashland Factory's TCR held near 0.3 from 0.7 in 2023 to 0.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=0.7 · 2024=0.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 334290 · Ashland, MA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 25% of ind
- DART 0.5 DART
- RANK #4/6
- PHOTO PedSafety, a Dick Ca…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~251 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PedSafety, a Dick Campbell Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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USA-MA-Kidde Fenwal-Ashland Factory in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
USA-MA-Kidde Fenwal-Ashland Factory
0.8 TCR
- PedSafety, a D
PedSafety, a Dick Campbell Company
0.8 TCR
- Pacific Star C
Pacific Star Communications, Inc.
0.8 TCR
- Kidde-Fenwal,
Kidde-Fenwal, Inc
0.8 TCR
- Digital Monito
Digital Monitoring Products, Inc.
0.8 TCR
What this shows USA-MA-Kidde Fenwal-Ashland Factory averages 0.8 TCR (25% of the Fire detection and alarm systems manufacturing BLS benchmark).
USA-MA-Kidde Fenwal-Ashland Factory TCR series: 2023=0.7 · 2024=0.9 · BLS 3.3
Where USA-MA-Kidde Fenwal-Ashland Factory falls in its industry
103 Fire detection and alarm syste establishmentsSafer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 6 Fire detection and alarm syste employers in Massachusetts.
USA-MA-Kidde Fenwal-Ashland Factory has more employees than the Fire detection and alarm systems manufac median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.8. 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 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
334290 · MA · Ashland
103 Fire detection and alarm systems manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 21 employers in Ashland, 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 | PedSafety, a Dick Campbell Company | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pacific Star Communications, Inc. | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kidde-Fenwal, Inc | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Digital Monitoring Products, Inc. | 0.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lytron Inc | 251 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pall Life Sciences | 251 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Roche Bros. Supermarkets - Millis | 251 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wilson Farm, Inc | 251 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Market Basket #46 | 321 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Terumo Cardiovascular Group | 181 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NAI-0033-0033-01419 FAC-01419-ASHLAND-MA | 127 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 5472-000001419 | 122 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ohmhi - Scs-Middleburg Hts - 3823 | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Textron Systems - Lycoming Engines | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stonewall Cable, Inc. | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cleveland 10401 | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Baptist Health System Jacksonville Baptist Cardiology Inc | 251 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Westport Operator LLC | 251 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Adhesives Research, Inc. | 251 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Giant Food Stores 6045 | 251 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.