Nonwoven fabrics manufacturing · North Carolina
Blind Industries - Raleigh Division
Raleigh, NC · ~167 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Blind Industries - Raleigh Division runs at 145% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Nonwoven fabrics manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Blind Industries - Raleigh Division: 4.8 TCR = 145% of Nonwoven fabrics manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Blind Industries - Raleigh Division safety composite
Blind Industries - Raleigh Division scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 71% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 35%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.3
2019→2024
Blind Industries - Raleigh Division injury rate improved
Blind Industries - Raleigh Division's TCR fell 2.3 from 5.1 in 2019 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 5.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.15× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=5.1 · 2020=5.2 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=5.8 · 2024=2.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 313230 · Raleigh, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 145% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #29/42
- PHOTO Merisco, Inc.
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 46 inj
- SIZE ~167 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Merisco, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Blind Industries - Raleigh Division in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Blind Industries - Raleigh Division
4.8 TCR
- Merisco, Inc.
Merisco, Inc.
4.8 TCR
- Groesbeck
Groesbeck
4.8 TCR
- Bay Converting
Bay Converting Inc
4.7 TCR
- Fibertex Nonwo
Fibertex Nonwovens Inc. - ING
4.7 TCR
What this shows Blind Industries - Raleigh Division averages 4.8 TCR (145% of the Nonwoven fabrics manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Blind Industries - Raleigh Division TCR series: 2019=5.1 · 2020=5.2 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=5.8 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Blind Industries - Raleigh Division falls in its industry
191 Nonwoven fabrics manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 35% 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 #29 safest of 42 Nonwoven fabrics manufacturing employers in North Carolina.
Blind Industries - Raleigh Division has more employees than the Nonwoven fabrics manufacturing median and a higher 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 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
313230 · NC · Raleigh
191 Nonwoven fabrics manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 973 employers in Raleigh, 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 | Merisco, Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Groesbeck | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bay Converting Inc | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fibertex Nonwovens Inc. - ING | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sylvester & Cockrum, Inc. | 167 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Parkdale Mills, Inc. Plant 36-37 | 167 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | McRae Footwear Division- Wadeville | 167 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Carolina Container High Point | 167 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Headway Workforce Solutions | 13,936 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NC State University | 11,491 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UNC Rex Healthcare | 7,282 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SECU | 6,283 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tsuda USA Corporation | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nogales AZ FXFE-NOG | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Burkland Inc | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | At Home Stores #235 | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Blaisdell YMCA | 167 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Solon OH | 167 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tiffany & Co. Lexington | 167 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dakota Tube- Airport Drive location | 167 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.