Lithium compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing · North Carolina
Albemarle US, Inc. - Kings Mountain
Kings Mountain, NC · ~184 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Albemarle US, Inc. - Kings Mountain runs at 32% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Lithium compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Albemarle US, Inc. - Kings Mountain: 1.0 TCR = 32% of Lithium compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Albemarle US, Inc. - Kings Mountain safety composite
Albemarle US, Inc. - Kings Mountain scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
68/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% 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%).
Albemarle US, Inc. - Kings Mountain held a steady TCR band
Albemarle US, Inc. - Kings Mountain's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2017 at 2.3 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=2.3 · 2018=2.0 · 2019=0.9 · 2020=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325180 · Kings Mountain, NC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.0 · 32% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/10
- PHOTO ERCO Worldwide Valdo…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~184 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ERCO Worldwide Valdosta (0.0 TCR gap)
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Albemarle US, Inc. - Kings Mountain in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- W.R. Grace Eas
W.R. Grace East Chicago Indiana
1.1 TCR
- PeroxyChem - B
PeroxyChem - Bayport
1.1 TCR
- Eco-services B
Eco-services Baytown
1.1 TCR
- This site
Albemarle US, Inc. - Kings Mountain
1 TCR
- ERCO Worldwide
ERCO Worldwide Valdosta
1 TCR
What this shows Albemarle US, Inc. - Kings Mountain averages 1.0 TCR (32% of the Lithium compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Albemarle US, Inc. - Kings Mountain TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=2.3 · 2018=2 · 2019=0.9 · 2020=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Albemarle US, Inc. - Kings Mountain falls in its industry
418 Lithium compounds, not specifi establishmentsSafer than 72% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 10 Lithium compounds, not specifi employers in North Carolina.
Albemarle US, Inc. - Kings Mountain has more employees than the Lithium compounds, not specified elsewhe median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325180 · NC · Kings Mountain
418 Lithium compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 64 employers in Kings Mountain, 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 | ERCO Worldwide Valdosta | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | W.R. Grace East Chicago Indiana | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PeroxyChem - Bayport | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eco-services Baytown | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Van Wingerden International | 184 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Preferred Electric Company Inc | 184 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Frontier Spinning Mills, Inc Plant 3 | 184 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Burnsville Plant | 184 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hanesbrands, Inc. Cleveland Distribution Center | 515 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6903_15950 | 397 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KINGS MOUNTAIN NC | 370 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hanesbrands, Inc. Canterbury Distribution Center | 368 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | APAC KS Inc., Shears Division - Utility | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - Hq | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Composite Cooling Solutions, L.P. | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Promega Biosciences LLC | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | WS Porter | 184 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hillsboro 3295 | 184 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Activity Center | 184 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pacific Production Plumbing | 184 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.