Yarn spinning mills · North Carolina
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 01
Gastonia, NC · ~117 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 01 runs at 123% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Yarn spinning mills workplace, earning a grade D.
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 01: 4.1 TCR = 123% of Yarn spinning mills BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 01 safety composite
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 01 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 24%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.6
2016→2023
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 01 injury rate improved
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 01's TCR fell 0.6 from 3.2 in 2016 to 2.5 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 5.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.62× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.2 · 2017=4.5 · 2018=3.7 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=3.0 · 2021=5.2 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=2.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 313110 · Gastonia, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.1 · 123% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #55/74
- PHOTO Parkdale Mills, Inc …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 40 inj
- SIZE ~117 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Parkdale Mills, Inc Plant 32-35 (0.0 TCR gap)
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American & Efird Gastonia Plant 01 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 01
4.1 TCR
- Plant 44
Plant 44
4.1 TCR
- IFS Dalton
IFS Dalton
4.1 TCR
- Parkdale Mills
Parkdale Mills, Inc Plant 32-35
4 TCR
- Plant 15
Plant 15
4 TCR
What this shows American & Efird Gastonia Plant 01 averages 4.1 TCR (123% of the Yarn spinning mills BLS benchmark).
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 01 TCR series: 2016=3.2 · 2017=4.5 · 2018=3.7 · 2019=5.5 · 2020=3 · 2021=5.2 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=2.5 · BLS 3.3
Where American & Efird Gastonia Plant 01 falls in its industry
195 Yarn spinning mills establishmentsSafer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #55 safest of 74 Yarn spinning mills employers in North Carolina.
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 01 has fewer employees than the Yarn spinning mills median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
313110 · NC · Gastonia
195 Yarn spinning mills employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 182 employers in Gastonia, 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 | Parkdale Mills, Inc Plant 32-35 | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plant 15 | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plant 44 | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | IFS Dalton | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | North Carolina | 117 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Haskells Hardware LLC | 117 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hunter Construction Group Inc | 117 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bernhard MCC L.L.C. MNC | 117 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gaston Memorial Hospital, Incorporated d/b/a CaroMont Regional Medical Center | 3,156 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gaston County Government | 1,711 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wix Allen Plant | 931 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gastonia Components and Logistics - Tulip | 912 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Silver Star Brands Operations | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Spi/Mobile Pulley Works | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | V&M Erectors, Inc | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AZZ Galvanizing - Winsted | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | John Aguilar & Co. Inc. | 117 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gramercy Group Incorporated | 117 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Radial Rialto 2 | 117 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HealthBridge Children's Hospital | 117 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.