Manmade fiber thread manufacturing · North Carolina
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 56
Gastonia, NC · ~246 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 56 runs at 65% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Manmade fiber thread manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 56: 2.1 TCR = 65% of Manmade fiber thread manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 56 safety composite
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 56 scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 63% 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).
58/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% 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
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 56: 0.4 → 1.3 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 3.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.41× in 2024
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 56's TCR rose 0.9 from 0.4 in 2016 to 1.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 3.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 313110 · Gastonia, NC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.1 · 65% of ind
- DART 0.9 DART
- RANK #24/74
- PHOTO Plant 39
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 49 inj
- SIZE ~246 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Plant 39 (0.0 TCR gap)
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American & Efird Gastonia Plant 56 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Plant 23
Plant 23
2.2 TCR
- Complex 46 Pla
Complex 46 Plant 3
2.2 TCR
- Parkdale Ameri
Parkdale America LLC Plant 7
2.2 TCR
- This site
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 56
2.1 TCR
- Plant 39
Plant 39
2.1 TCR
What this shows American & Efird Gastonia Plant 56 averages 2.1 TCR (65% of the Manmade fiber thread manufacturing BLS benchmark).
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 56 TCR series: 2016=0.4 · 2017=2.3 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=2.2 · 2020=1.1 · 2021=3.4 · 2022=3 · 2023=2 · 2024=1.3 · BLS 3.3
Where American & Efird Gastonia Plant 56 falls in its industry
195 Manmade fiber thread manufactu establishmentsSafer than 63% 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 #24 safest of 74 Manmade fiber thread manufactu employers in North Carolina.
American & Efird Gastonia Plant 56 has more employees than the Manmade fiber thread manufacturing median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
313110 · NC · Gastonia
195 Manmade fiber thread manufacturing 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 | Plant 39 | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plant 23 | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Complex 46 Plant 3 | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Parkdale America LLC Plant 7 | 2.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fairfax | 246 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North America : North Wilkesboro | 246 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Milton Roy LLC | 246 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Preformed Line Products | 246 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 | Mays Landing | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cajun Sugar Compant LLC | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Georgetown Plant | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Charlie Irwin Painting, LLC | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Texas Exterior Systems | 246 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Atlanta Office | 246 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bridgestone Golf | 246 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amcor Flexibles Mundelein | 246 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.