Nonwoven fabrics manufacturing · Maryland
Blind Industries - Salisbury Sewing
Salisbury, MD · ~112 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Blind Industries - Salisbury Sewing runs at 157% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Nonwoven fabrics manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Blind Industries - Salisbury Sewing: 5.2 TCR = 157% of Nonwoven fabrics manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Blind Industries - Salisbury Sewing safety composite
Blind Industries - Salisbury Sewing scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 30%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% 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
−2.7
2019→2024
Blind Industries - Salisbury Sewing injury rate improved
Blind Industries - Salisbury Sewing's TCR fell 2.7 from 5.6 in 2019 to 2.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 8.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=5.6 · 2020=5.5 · 2021=8.3 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=5.6 · 2024=2.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 313230 · Salisbury, MD ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 157% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO Foss Manufatoring Co…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~112 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Foss Manufatoring Co LLC (P-3) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Blind Industries - Salisbury Sewing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Blind Industri
Blind Industries - Salisbury Cutting
5.3 TCR
- The Brickle Gr
The Brickle Group
5.3 TCR
- This site
Blind Industries - Salisbury Sewing
5.2 TCR
- Foss Manufator
Foss Manufatoring Co LLC (P-3)
5.2 TCR
- Airlite NonWov
Airlite NonWoven
5.1 TCR
What this shows Blind Industries - Salisbury Sewing averages 5.2 TCR (157% of the Nonwoven fabrics manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Blind Industries - Salisbury Sewing TCR series: 2019=5.6 · 2020=5.5 · 2021=8.3 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=5.6 · 2024=2.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Blind Industries - Salisbury Sewing falls in its industry
191 Nonwoven fabrics manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Nonwoven fabrics manufacturing employers in Maryland.
Blind Industries - Salisbury Sewing 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 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.3 | 1.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
313230 · MD · Salisbury
191 Nonwoven fabrics manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 132 employers in Salisbury, MD · 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 | Foss Manufatoring Co LLC (P-3) | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Blind Industries - Salisbury Cutting | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Brickle Group | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Airlite NonWoven | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Construction | 112 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SF1 | 112 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4818-48180060-2400 BROENING HWY-WC | 112 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bed Bath and Beyond Rockville | 112 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate Office | 637 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Salisbury Plant | 584 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4795-PD-SBY-SALISBURY-PD | 437 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Salisbury | 430 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | On My Own Community Services | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tetra Pak Materials LLC | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mira Loma Shop CA FXFE-MRLS | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Triton Metal Products | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lor-Mar Mechanical | 112 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Belmont Village Hollywood | 112 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kaiser Aluminum - Alutek | 112 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | C&S Products Co. Inc. - North Plant | 112 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.