Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers · Virginia
Berry Enterprises, Inc.
Chilhowie, VA · ~56 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Berry Enterprises, Inc. runs at 204% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Berry Enterprises, Inc.: 4.5 TCR = 204% of Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Berry Enterprises, Inc. safety composite
Berry Enterprises, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 44%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% 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%).
Berry Enterprises, Inc. held a steady TCR band
Berry Enterprises, Inc.'s TCR held near 0.1 from 2.9 in 2018 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 10.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=2.9 · 2019=10.6 · 2020=4.9 · 2021=4.4 · 2022=1.3 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=2.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Chilhowie, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 4.5 · 204% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #7/9
- PHOTO Edward Arnold Scrap …
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~56 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Edward Arnold Scrap Processor, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Berry Enterprises, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Berry Enterprises, Inc.
4.5 TCR
- Edward Arnold
Edward Arnold Scrap Processor, Inc
4.5 TCR
- Alter Metal Re
Alter Metal Recycling - Behr Iron - Mason City
4.5 TCR
- BASF Corporati
BASF Corporation - Converse
4.5 TCR
- ERI Badin, NC
ERI Badin, NC
4.5 TCR
What this shows Berry Enterprises, Inc. averages 4.5 TCR (204% of the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Berry Enterprises, Inc. TCR series: 2018=2.9 · 2019=10.6 · 2020=4.9 · 2021=4.4 · 2022=1.3 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 2.2
Where Berry Enterprises, Inc. falls in its industry
1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automot establishmentsSafer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 9 Scrap materials (e.g., automot employers in Virginia.
Berry Enterprises, Inc. has more employees than the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, indus median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · VA · Chilhowie
1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 11 employers in Chilhowie, VA · 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 | Edward Arnold Scrap Processor, Inc | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alter Metal Recycling - Behr Iron - Mason City | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BASF Corporation - Converse | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ERI Badin, NC | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | PACKING HOUSE | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PORTSMOUTH DIST | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 206-NiSource-Fredericksburg VA-Commerce | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Atlantic Contruction Utilities INC. | 56 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | W-L Construction & Paving, Inc. | 279 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | VALLEY HEALTH CARE CENTER | 225 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Valley Operator LLC | 171 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Scholle IPN Chilhowie | 156 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Northern Peabody LLC | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Charles F. Tigard Elementary | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Roanoke, TX | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ridgewood Healthcare LLC | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Transportation : Robesonia - Trans | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Morristown Iron and Metal | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NA-US-FL-Tampa-Joanne Kearney Blvd. | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Woodward Elementary | 56 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.