Boilers (e.g., heating, hot water, power, steam) merchant wholesalers · Massachusetts
Worcester
Worcester, MA · ~51 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Worcester runs at 190% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Boilers (e.g., heating, hot water, power, steam) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Worcester: 4.2 TCR = 190% of Boilers (e.g., heating, hot water, power, steam) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Worcester safety composite
Worcester scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 37%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% 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
−0.9
2016→2024
Worcester injury rate improved
Worcester's TCR fell 0.9 from 3.0 in 2016 to 2.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 9.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.0 · 2017=5.2 · 2018=7.9 · 2019=1.7 · 2020=7.9 · 2021=9.7 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=2.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423720 · Worcester, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 190% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #18/33
- PHOTO Hajoca Corporation -…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~51 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hajoca Corporation - 752 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Worcester in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Worcester
4.2 TCR
- Hajoca Corpora
Hajoca Corporation - 752
4.2 TCR
- 3001 E Kemper
3001 E Kemper Rd
4.2 TCR
- 6652 W Buckeye
6652 W Buckeye Rd
4.2 TCR
- 9301 Rosehill
9301 Rosehill Rd
4.2 TCR
What this shows Worcester averages 4.2 TCR (190% of the Boilers (e.g., heating, hot water, power, steam) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Worcester TCR series: 2016=3 · 2017=5.2 · 2018=7.9 · 2019=1.7 · 2020=7.9 · 2021=9.7 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=2.1 · BLS 2.2
Where Worcester falls in its industry
853 Boilers (e.g., heating, hot wa establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 33 Boilers (e.g., heating, hot wa employers in Massachusetts.
Worcester has more employees than the Boilers (e.g., heating, hot water, power median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423720 · MA · Worcester
853 Boilers (e.g., heating, hot water, power, steam) merchant wholesalers 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 | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Hajoca Corporation - 752 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3001 E Kemper Rd | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6652 W Buckeye Rd | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 9301 Rosehill Rd | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Benevento Sand & Stone Corp | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Great Day Boston | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EJ Paving Company, Inc | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lazaro Paving Corp. | 51 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UMass Memorial Health | 12,452 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4701-813 | 2,492 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St Vincent hospital | 1,965 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NBC Distributors Inc | 1,276 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Jasper Seating Company Plant 70 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Corporate Headquarters | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jarrett Fire Protection, LLC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | South Haven | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sharpsville Container | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bessemer | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Landes Trucking 72052 Loudon | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SNJ (Infinity Compounding, LLC) | 51 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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