Musical instruments (except toy) manufacturing · Massachusetts
Vic Firth / Avedis Zildjian Company
Norwell, MA · ~125 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Vic Firth / Avedis Zildjian Company runs at 342% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Musical instruments (except toy) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Vic Firth / Avedis Zildjian Company: 11.3 TCR = 342% of Musical instruments (except toy) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Vic Firth / Avedis Zildjian Company safety composite
Vic Firth / Avedis Zildjian Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 10%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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
Vic Firth / Avedis Zildjian Company: 7.7 → 10.1 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 15.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.67× in 2024
Vic Firth / Avedis Zildjian Company's TCR rose 2.5 from 7.7 in 2021 to 10.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 15.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339992 · Norwell, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 11.3 · 342% of ind
- DART 7.6 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO Vic Firth Company
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 37 inj
- SIZE ~125 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Vic Firth Company (1.2 TCR gap)
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Vic Firth / Avedis Zildjian Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Yamaha Guitar
Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc
12.6 TCR
- This site
Vic Firth / Avedis Zildjian Company
11.3 TCR
- Vic Firth Comp
Vic Firth Company
10.1 TCR
- Paladar
Paladar
9.2 TCR
- Ernie Ball Inc
Ernie Ball Inc.
8.6 TCR
What this shows Vic Firth / Avedis Zildjian Company averages 11.3 TCR (342% of the Musical instruments (except toy) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Vic Firth / Avedis Zildjian Company TCR series: 2021=7.7 · 2022=12.2 · 2023=15.1 · 2024=10.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Vic Firth / Avedis Zildjian Company falls in its industry
41 Musical instruments (except to establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Musical instruments (except to employers in Massachusetts.
Vic Firth / Avedis Zildjian Company has more employees than the Musical instruments (except toy) manufac median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 10.1 | 7.6 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15.1 | 7.2 | 11 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.2 | 8.9 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339992 · MA · Norwell
41 Musical instruments (except toy) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 60 employers in Norwell, 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 | Vic Firth Company | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc | 12.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Paladar | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ernie Ball Inc. | 8.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Southboro Electric | 125 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RAYCON CONSTRUCTION LLC | 125 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AM Lithography Corporation | 125 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Twin Rivers Technologies | 125 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. | 6,952 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | South Shore YMCA | 1,002 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Clean Harbors Environmental Services Corporate Office | 894 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | South Shore Medical Center - 143 Longwater | 503 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Amber Court of Elizabeth | 11.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Owens-Illinois, Inc. Plant 76 | 11.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Phoenix E70 Parks&Rec | 11.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mount St. Rita Health Centre | 11.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - DJE5 | 125 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Building Service Inc | 125 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trio Manufacturing | 125 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 701 Wall Street | 125 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.