Precision turned product manufacturing · Rhode Island
Whittet-Higgins Company
Central Falls, RI · ~39 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Whittet-Higgins Company runs at 188% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Precision turned product manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Whittet-Higgins Company: 6.2 TCR = 188% of Precision turned product manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Whittet-Higgins Company safety composite
Whittet-Higgins Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 22%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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
−14.9
2017→2024
Whittet-Higgins Company injury rate improved
Whittet-Higgins Company's TCR fell 14.9 from 17.6 in 2017 to 2.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 23.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=17.6 · 2018=23.7 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=2.8 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=2.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332721 · Central Falls, RI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 188% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO Sterling Machine Com…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~39 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sterling Machine Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Whittet-Higgins Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Whittet-Higgins Company
6.2 TCR
- Sterling Machi
Sterling Machine Company
6.2 TCR
- Balax Inc.
Balax Inc.
6.2 TCR
- Oetiker Batavi
Oetiker Batavia
6.2 TCR
- Gates Albert,
Gates Albert, Inc.
6.1 TCR
What this shows Whittet-Higgins Company averages 6.2 TCR (188% of the Precision turned product manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Whittet-Higgins Company TCR series: 2017=17.6 · 2018=23.7 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=2.8 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=0 · 2024=2.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Whittet-Higgins Company falls in its industry
464 Precision turned product manuf establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Rhode Island alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Precision turned product manuf employers in Rhode Island.
Whittet-Higgins Company has fewer employees than the Precision turned product manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 23.7 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 17.6 | 8.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332721 · RI · Central Falls
464 Precision turned product manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,610 rated employers in Rhode Island with headcount on file · 6 employers in Central Falls, RI · 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 | Sterling Machine Company | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Balax Inc. | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Oetiker Batavia | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gates Albert, Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Trico Specialty Films - OBR | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gannon & Scott | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HG774 | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 110 Warren RI | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MURDOCK WEBBING CO., INC. | 140 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rosco Manufacturing LLC | 74 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stolberger Inc. dba Wardwell Braiding Co. | 43 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Central Falls Public Schools | 38 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Rock River Fabrications | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kearsley Operator LP | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Air-O-Fan Products Corp | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AVS Installation | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hudson | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hampton Inn | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | A R Chesson Construction Co., Inc. | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Western Plains Energy, LLC | 39 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.