General merchandise, nondurable goods, merchant wholesalers · North Carolina

AFG Distribution

Name: AFG Distribution Workplace Safety Data
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Asheville, NC · ~142 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 5.3
Avg TCR: 2.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

AFG Distribution runs at 240% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General merchandise, nondurable goods, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.

AFG Distribution: 5.3 TCR = 240% of General merchandise, nondurable goods, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

AFG Distribution safety composite

AFG Distribution scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), 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).

41/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 5.28 per 100 workers

Safer than 26% of industry peers
DART rate: D 0.74 per 100 workers

Safer than 51% 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%).

AFG Distribution held a steady TCR band

AFG Distribution's TCR held near 0.2 from 5.4 in 2018 to 5.2 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 5.4 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.14× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=5.4 · 2023=5.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 424990 · Asheville, NC ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 5.3 · 240% of ind

DART 0.7 DART
RANK #8/9
PHOTO Kaman's Art Shoppes,…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 13 inj
SIZE ~142 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Kaman's Art Shoppes, Inc. 70-KB (0.0 TCR gap)

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Access Securep

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Supply Source

5.2

What this shows AFG Distribution averages 5.3 TCR (240% of the General merchandise, nondurable goods, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

AFG Distribution TCR series: 2018=5.4 · 2023=5.2 · BLS 2.2

Where AFG Distribution falls in its industry

301 General merchandise, nondurabl establishments

Safer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 9 General merchandise, nondurabl employers in North Carolina.

AFG Distribution (142 employees, TCR 5.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 66 employees and a TCR of 3.4

AFG Distribution has more employees than the General merchandise, nondurable goods, m median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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
2023	5.2	0.7	7	0	0
2018	5.4	5.4	6	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

424990 · NC · Asheville

301 General merchandise, nondurable goods, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 290 employers in Asheville, NC · 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	Kaman's Art Shoppes, Inc. 70-KB	BUENA PARK, CA	5.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Segrest - Gibsonton	GIBSONTON, FL	5.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Access Securepak	SAINT CHARLES, MO	5.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Supply Source Enterprises-Richmond, IN	RICHMOND, IN	5.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Shelco, LLC	WINSTON SALEM	142 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Delta Contracting Inc.	HAW RIVER	142 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Burford Construction North Carolina Statewide Operations	MOUNT AIRY	142 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Parton Lumber Company	RUTHERFORDTON	142 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Mission Hospital; MH Hospital Manager, LLC	Asheville	8,097 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Biltmore Workforce Management	Asheville	1,894 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Mission Medical Associates	Asheville	1,336 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Community Care Partners	Asheville	1,018 FTE
NAT-TCR	Malibu Boats, LLC CA Operations	Merced, CA	5.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	HMP Jay Group	Mountville, PA	5.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	First Student	Fredonia, NY	5.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Fullmer Cattle Company	Syracuse, KS	5.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Kirwan Surgical Products, LLC	Marshfield, MA	142 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Nemasket Healthcare Center	Middleborough, MA	142 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Nestle Districution Center	Mira Loma, CA	142 FTE
NAT-SIZE	LEB	Lebanon, TN	142 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: 2023, 2018. 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.