Natural Gas Distribution · Massachusetts

Worc Southbridge Street (Ma61)

Name: Worc Southbridge Street (Ma61) Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Worcester, MA · ~320 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 2.3
Avg TCR: 1.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Worc Southbridge Street (Ma61) runs at 192% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Natural Gas Distribution workplace, earning a grade D.

Worc Southbridge Street (Ma61): 2.3 TCR = 192% of Natural Gas Distribution BLS 1.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Worc Southbridge Street (Ma61) safety composite

Worc Southbridge Street (Ma61) scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).

50/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 2.3 per 100 workers

Safer than 55% of industry peers
DART rate: D 1.74 per 100 workers

Safer than 43% 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%).

Worc Southbridge Street (Ma61) held a steady TCR band

Worc Southbridge Street (Ma61)'s TCR held near 0.2 from 3.4 in 2016 to 3.2 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.4 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.4 · 2017=1.5 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=3.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221210 · Worcester, MA ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 2.3 · 192% of ind

DART 1.7 DART
RANK #13/42
PHOTO 5111 BLUE FLAME LN S…
BOOK 4y book
INJ 31 inj
SIZE ~320 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 5111 BLUE FLAME LN SHERMAN TX (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Worc Southbridge Street (Ma61) averages 2.3 TCR (192% of the Natural Gas Distribution BLS benchmark).

Worc Southbridge Street (Ma61) TCR series: 2016=3.4 · 2017=1.5 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=3.2 · BLS 1.2

Where Worc Southbridge Street (Ma61) falls in its industry

1,153 Natural Gas Distribution establishments

Safer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 42 Natural Gas Distribution employers in Massachusetts.

Worc Southbridge Street (Ma61) (320 employees, TCR 2.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.6

Worc Southbridge Street (Ma61) has more employees than the Natural Gas Distribution median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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
2019	3.2	1.7	11
2018	1.1	0.6	4
2017	1.5	1.2	5
2016	3.4	2.1	11

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221210 · MA · Worcester

1,153 Natural Gas Distribution employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 248 employers in Worcester, MA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	5111 BLUE FLAME LN SHERMAN TX	SHERMAN, TX	2.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Casper	82601 - CASPER, WY	2.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	978-NiSource-Middleburg Hgts OH-NE Op Ctr	MIDDLEBURG HGTS, OH	2.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Graphic Components	GREENSBORO, NC	2.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	3560	FALL RIVER	320 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Greylock Federal Credit Union	PITTSFIELD	320 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Tempus Unlimited	STOUGHTON	320 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Mohawk	LEOMINSTER	321 FTE
CITY-NEAR	UMass Memorial Health	Worcester	12,452 FTE
CITY-NEAR	4701-813	Worcester	2,492 FTE
CITY-NEAR	St Vincent hospital	Worcester	1,965 FTE
CITY-NEAR	NBC Distributors Inc	Worcester	1,276 FTE
NAT-TCR	General Government	Scottsdale, AZ	2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Special Metals Welding Production Company	Newton, NC	2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	6400-Swy 0017 2060	Tucson, AZ	2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Brick CCIT	Brick, NJ	2.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	8912 Las Vegas Framing	Las Vegas, NV	320 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Customer Resource Center - Murfreesboro	Murfreesboro, TN	320 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Michels Fleet- Brownsville	Brownsville, WI	320 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Zimmer Surgical	Dover, OH	320 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.