Pipe, rigid plastics, manufacturing · North Carolina
ADS Charlotte
Bessemer City, NC · ~79 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
ADS Charlotte runs at 143% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Pipe, rigid plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
ADS Charlotte: 4.7 TCR = 143% of Pipe, rigid plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
ADS Charlotte safety composite
ADS Charlotte scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 19%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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
ADS Charlotte: 3.2 → 5.6 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 5.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.99× in 2018
ADS Charlotte's TCR rose 2.5 from 3.2 in 2016 to 5.6 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 0.99× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326122 · Bessemer City, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 143% of ind
- DART 4.7 DART
- RANK #10/14
- PHOTO US7125: Milford
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~79 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: US7125: Milford (0.0 TCR gap)
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ADS Charlotte in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- US7125: Milfor
US7125: Milford
4.8 TCR
- Blue Diamond I
Blue Diamond Industries Clinton
4.8 TCR
- CANTEX INC. Au
CANTEX INC. Auburndale
4.8 TCR
- This site
ADS Charlotte
4.7 TCR
- NOV Fiber Glas
NOV Fiber Glass Systems Wichita
4.7 TCR
What this shows ADS Charlotte averages 4.7 TCR (143% of the Pipe, rigid plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
ADS Charlotte TCR series: 2016=3.2 · 2017=5.4 · 2018=5.6 · BLS 3.3
Where ADS Charlotte falls in its industry
332 Pipe, rigid plastics, manufact establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 14 Pipe, rigid plastics, manufact employers in North Carolina.
ADS Charlotte has more employees than the Pipe, rigid plastics, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326122 · NC · Bessemer City
332 Pipe, rigid plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 7 employers in Bessemer City, NC · 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 | US7125: Milford | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NOV Fiber Glass Systems Wichita | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Blue Diamond Industries Clinton | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CANTEX INC. Auburndale | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Corteva Agriscience Laurinburg | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GASTONIA OPS MOC GARAGE BLDG B | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sikes Place - Ste 100 / 200 / 250 | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Inside Sales Raleigh | 79 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | VA Bessemer | 866 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bud of California Value Added Bessemer City | 684 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hunter Douglas Window Designs - NC | 197 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Charlotte | 134 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 3239 Keystone | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holland - SB | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Electrical Contractor Incorperated | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Milan Supply Chain Solutions | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | N and R of Branson LLC | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cascades - IFC Disposables Inc. | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The John Clarke Retirement Center | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fairfield Works - Flat Rolled | 79 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.