Blades (e.g., knife, saw) merchant wholesalers · North Carolina

Apex Tool Group - Apex Operation

Name: Apex Tool Group - Apex Operation Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Apex, NC · ~457 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 0.7
Avg TCR: 2.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Apex Tool Group - Apex Operation runs at 32% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Blades (e.g., knife, saw) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade A.

Apex Tool Group - Apex Operation: 0.7 TCR = 32% of Blades (e.g., knife, saw) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Apex Tool Group - Apex Operation safety composite

Apex Tool Group - Apex Operation scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 89% 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).

69/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 0.7 per 100 workers

Safer than 89% of industry peers
DART rate: C 0.47 per 100 workers

Safer than 61% 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%).

Apex Tool Group - Apex Operation held a steady TCR band

Apex Tool Group - Apex Operation's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.7 in 2023 to 0.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 0.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2023=0.7 · 2024=0.7

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423710 · Apex, NC AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 0.7 · 32% of ind

DART 0.5 DART
RANK #2/16
PHOTO ISSCO
BOOK 2y book
INJ 6 inj
SIZE ~457 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: ISSCO (0.0 TCR gap)

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ISSCO

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Jackson County

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Wesco Aircraft

0.7

What this shows Apex Tool Group - Apex Operation averages 0.7 TCR (32% of the Blades (e.g., knife, saw) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

Apex Tool Group - Apex Operation TCR series: 2023=0.7 · 2024=0.7 · BLS 2.2

Where Apex Tool Group - Apex Operation falls in its industry

449 Blades (e.g., knife, saw) merc establishments

Safer than 89% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 16 Blades (e.g., knife, saw) merc employers in North Carolina.

Apex Tool Group - Apex Operation (457 employees, TCR 0.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 71 employees and a TCR of 2.9

Apex Tool Group - Apex Operation has more employees than the Blades (e.g., knife, saw) merchant whole median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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
2024	0.7	0.5	3	0	0
2023	0.7	0.7	3	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423710 · NC · Apex

449 Blades (e.g., knife, saw) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 92 employers in Apex, 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	ISSCO	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	0.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	1600 Jacksonville FL	JACKSONVILLE, FL	0.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Jackson County Retail Support Center - Ace Hardware	JEFFERSON, GA	0.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Wesco Aircraft - Ave Stanford	VALENCIA, CA	0.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Catalent Greenville NC	GREENVILLE	457 FTE
STATE-SIZE	IAM Concord, NC	CONCORD	457 FTE
STATE-SIZE	500077400 - WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY	CULLOWHEE	457 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Public Safety Center	WINSTON-SALEM	457 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Apex Tool Group - Apex Operations	Apex	445 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Crowder Construction Company - Civil & Environmental Division	Apex	361 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Donley's Concrete Group LLC	Apex	321 FTE
CITY-NEAR	KRAFT FAMILY YMCA - YMCA OF THE TRIANGLE	Apex	313 FTE
NAT-TCR	STR0289	Auburn, AL	0.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Infinity Valve & Supply Co	Youngsville, LA	0.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Akaco - Anchorage Flight Training Facility	Anchorage, AK	0.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Tempe AZ	Tempe, AZ	0.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Keystone Clearwater Solutions	Hershey, PA	457 FTE
NAT-SIZE	The Lodge at Spruce Peak	Stowe, VT	457 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Botetourt County Board of Supervisors	Daleville, VA	457 FTE
NAT-SIZE	KTH Leesburg Products LLC	Leesburg, AL	457 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: 2024, 2023. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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