Rock drills, construction and surface mining-type, manufacturing · Massachusetts
Vulcan Tools
Hingham, MA · ~30 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Vulcan Tools runs at 185% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Rock drills, construction and surface mining-type, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Vulcan Tools: 6.1 TCR = 185% of Rock drills, construction and surface mining-type, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Vulcan Tools safety composite
Vulcan Tools scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 4%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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
Vulcan Tools: 0.0 → 11.3 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 16.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.86× in 2024
Vulcan Tools's TCR rose 11.3 from 0.0 in 2017 to 11.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 16.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.86× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333120 · Hingham, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.1 · 185% of ind
- DART 11.3 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO CMI Roadbuilding, Inc.
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CMI Roadbuilding, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Vulcan Tools in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Vulcan Tools
6.1 TCR
- CMI Roadbuildi
CMI Roadbuilding, Inc.
6.1 TCR
- ACS Industries
ACS Industries Inc.
6.1 TCR
- Manitex, Inc.
Manitex, Inc.
6.1 TCR
- Viking Cives U
Viking Cives USA
6 TCR
What this shows Vulcan Tools averages 6.1 TCR (185% of the Rock drills, construction and surface mining-type, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Vulcan Tools TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2020=7.7 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=16.6 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=11.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Vulcan Tools falls in its industry
400 Rock drills, construction and establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Rock drills, construction and employers in Massachusetts.
Vulcan Tools has fewer employees than the Rock drills, construction and surface mi median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16.6 | 13.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333120 · MA · Hingham
400 Rock drills, construction and surface mining-type, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 41 employers in Hingham, 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 | CMI Roadbuilding, Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ACS Industries Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Manitex, Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Viking Cives USA | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Best Bees Company | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Wareham | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kneeland | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Lagasse Group, LLC | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Linden Ponds | 774 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hingham Manufacturing | 318 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | McDonald Electrical Corp | 308 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Russelectric, A Siemens Business | 247 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | C086 Little Rock | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Architectural Millwork of Santa Barbara | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bouldin & Lawson | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Endeavor Hardwoods, Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Flex-Hose Co., Inc. | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Algoma Lumber Company, Inc. | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MAYFIELD | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Air Product and Chemicals Inc.- Creighton Facility | 30 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.