General warehousing and storage · North Carolina
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 21
Gastonia, NC · ~64 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 2.9
- Avg TCR
- 5.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 21 runs at 50% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical General warehousing and storage workplace, earning a grade A.
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 21: 2.9 TCR = 50% of General warehousing and storage BLS 5.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 21 safety composite
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 21 scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% 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%).
Rising injury rate
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 21: 0.0 → 2.1 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 11.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.72× in 2024
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 21's TCR rose 2.1 from 0.0 in 2016 to 2.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 11.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 493110 · Gastonia, NC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 2.9 · 50% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #159/330
- PHOTO CLAAS of America Inc.
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~64 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CLAAS of America Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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American & Efird Gastonia Plant 21 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 21
2.9 TCR
- CLAAS of Ameri
CLAAS of America Inc.
2.9 TCR
- Branch 3873 -
Branch 3873 - Menlo Park CA
2.9 TCR
- FedEx Supply C
FedEx Supply Chain Philips Columbus
2.9 TCR
- RSCG - Garland
RSCG - Garland Warehouse
2.9 TCR
What this shows American & Efird Gastonia Plant 21 averages 2.9 TCR (50% of the General warehousing and storage BLS benchmark).
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 21 TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=4 · 2018=4 · 2019=11 · 2020=1.5 · 2021=0 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=2.1 · BLS 5.8
Where American & Efird Gastonia Plant 21 falls in its industry
9,477 General warehousing and storag establishmentsSafer than 58% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #159 safest of 330 General warehousing and storag employers in North Carolina.
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 21 has fewer employees than the General warehousing and storage median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
493110 · NC · Gastonia
9,477 General warehousing and storage 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 | CLAAS of America Inc. | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Branch 3873 - Menlo Park CA | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FedEx Supply Chain Philips Columbus | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RSCG - Garland Warehouse | 2.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Agrarian Inc | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wilmington Eastern Region Office | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Randolph Electric Membership Corporation | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Apex Operations Center | 64 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 | Ames | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Genesee Construction Service, Inc. | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sanderson Farms Adel Feed Mill | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Open Gates | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0407 Dallas | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0400 Dallas | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Evansville Terminal | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Corporate Location | 64 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.