Surface active agents manufacturing · North Carolina
Applied Textiles, Inc. - North Carolina Location
Graham, NC · ~25 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Applied Textiles, Inc. - North Carolina Location runs at 126% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Surface active agents manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Applied Textiles, Inc. - North Carolina Location: 4.2 TCR = 126% of Surface active agents manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Applied Textiles, Inc. - North Carolina Location safety composite
Applied Textiles, Inc. - North Carolina Location scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 8%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% 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
Applied Textiles, Inc. - North Carolina Location: 0.0 → 5.0 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 10.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.2× in 2024
Applied Textiles, Inc. - North Carolina Location's TCR rose 5.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 10.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325613 · Graham, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 126% of ind
- DART 5.0 DART
- RANK #5/6
- PHOTO Lubrizol Advanced Ma…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lubrizol Advanced Materials (0.0 TCR gap)
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Applied Textiles, Inc. - North Carolina Location in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Dystar Dalton
Dystar Dalton
4.3 TCR
- This site
Applied Textiles, Inc. - North Carolina Location
4.2 TCR
- Lubrizol Advan
Lubrizol Advanced Materials
4.2 TCR
- Lubrizol Advan
Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc., Bowling Green, Ohio
4.2 TCR
- Pilot Chemical
Pilot Chemical Middletown
4 TCR
What this shows Applied Textiles, Inc. - North Carolina Location averages 4.2 TCR (126% of the Surface active agents manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Applied Textiles, Inc. - North Carolina Location TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=8.3 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2022=10.2 · 2023=9.7 · 2024=5 · BLS 3.3
Where Applied Textiles, Inc. - North Carolina Location falls in its industry
66 Surface active agents manufact establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.7.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 6 Surface active agents manufact employers in North Carolina.
Applied Textiles, Inc. - North Carolina Location has fewer employees than the Surface active agents manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.7. 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 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.7 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325613 · NC · Graham
66 Surface active agents manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 29 employers in Graham, 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 | Lubrizol Advanced Materials | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc., Bowling Green, Ohio | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dystar Dalton | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pilot Chemical Middletown | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fair View Nursery, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | John William Carter III | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hill of Berry's | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Andrew Tyson Farms | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Alamance County | 761 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Alamance Foods Cedar Crest | 532 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buckner Heavylift Cranes, LLC. | 207 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ASPE-South LLC | 146 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Unilock Chicago | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Select Specialty Hospital - Panama City, Inc | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | North Arkansas Electric Cooperative - Salem | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Environment Mechanical Services, Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Residence Inn Jackson | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Holiday Inn Express Newport | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Homewood Suites Palm Desert | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ILS Farm Partnership | 25 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.