Coloring metals and metal products (except coating) for the trade · Massachusetts
Westside Finishing Company Inc
Holyoke, MA · ~50 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Westside Finishing Company Inc runs at 272% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Coloring metals and metal products (except coating) for the trade workplace, earning a grade F.
Westside Finishing Company Inc: 9.0 TCR = 272% of Coloring metals and metal products (except coating) for the trade BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Westside Finishing Company Inc safety composite
Westside Finishing Company Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 5%), 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.7
2016→2024
Westside Finishing Company Inc injury rate improved
Westside Finishing Company Inc's TCR fell 0.7 from 9.6 in 2016 to 8.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 14.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.99× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.6 · 2017=9.1 · 2018=6.0 · 2019=4.2 · 2020=14.8 · 2021=8.4 · 2022=11.8 · 2023=8.1 · 2024=8.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · Holyoke, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.0 · 272% of ind
- DART 8.9 DART
- RANK #23/26
- PHOTO Union City
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~50 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Union City (0.0 TCR gap)
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Westside Finishing Company Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Westside Finishing Company Inc
9 TCR
- Union City
Union City
9 TCR
- KC Jones Plati
KC Jones Plating - Indiana
9 TCR
- Commercial Ele
Commercial Electro Plating
9 TCR
- Vanguard Resea
Vanguard Research Industries
8.9 TCR
What this shows Westside Finishing Company Inc averages 9.0 TCR (272% of the Coloring metals and metal products (except coating) for the trade BLS benchmark).
Westside Finishing Company Inc TCR series: 2016=9.6 · 2017=9.1 · 2018=6 · 2019=4.2 · 2020=14.8 · 2021=8.4 · 2022=11.8 · 2023=8.1 · 2024=8.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Westside Finishing Company Inc falls in its industry
585 Coloring metals and metal prod establishmentsSafer than 11% 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 #23 safest of 26 Coloring metals and metal prod employers in Massachusetts.
Westside Finishing Company Inc has fewer employees than the Coloring metals and metal products (exce 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 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14.8 | 6.4 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.1 | 4.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.6 | 7.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · MA · Holyoke
585 Coloring metals and metal products (except coating) for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 92 employers in Holyoke, 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 | Union City | 9.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KC Jones Plating - Indiana | 9.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Commercial Electro Plating | 9.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vanguard Research Industries | 8.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bountiful Farms Cultivation | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | C3 Industries, Inc - Franklin | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Allegrone Construction Co., Inc. | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Acella | 50 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Holyoke Medical Center | 1,405 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISO New England Inc. | 610 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AMZL : DBO7 | 459 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Providence Behavioral Hlth Hosp | 335 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Crown Products Company Inc | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bridgeport Hospital | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Estaugh T/A Medford Leas | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Area Equipment, Inc. | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dysinger Inc. (Webster) | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gribetz Manufacturing | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 43 Crossways Park Drive | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dekoron Wire and Cable | 50 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.