Cabinet hardware, metal, manufacturing · North Carolina
Blum Inc.
Stanley, NC · ~431 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Blum Inc. runs at 118% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Cabinet hardware, metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Blum Inc.: 3.9 TCR = 118% of Cabinet hardware, metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Blum Inc. safety composite
Blum Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 39%), 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)
- D 3.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.6
2016→2024
Blum Inc. injury rate improved
Blum Inc.'s TCR fell 1.6 from 4.0 in 2016 to 2.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 5.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.45× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.0 · 2017=4.5 · 2018=2.6 · 2019=5.0 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=4.0 · 2022=5.8 · 2023=4.0 · 2024=2.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332510 · Stanley, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.9 · 118% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #9/11
- PHOTO E.R. Wagner Manufact…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 115 inj
- SIZE ~431 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: E.R. Wagner Manufacturing Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Blum Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Flex-N-Gate Al
Flex-N-Gate Alabama, LLC
4 TCR
- Master Lock Co
Master Lock Company LLC Milwaukee Facility
4 TCR
- This site
Blum Inc.
3.9 TCR
- E.R. Wagner Ma
E.R. Wagner Manufacturing Company
3.9 TCR
- Knape and Vogt
Knape and Vogt Oak
3.9 TCR
What this shows Blum Inc. averages 3.9 TCR (118% of the Cabinet hardware, metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Blum Inc. TCR series: 2016=4 · 2017=4.5 · 2018=2.6 · 2019=5 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=4 · 2022=5.8 · 2023=4 · 2024=2.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Blum Inc. falls in its industry
189 Cabinet hardware, metal, manuf establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 11 Cabinet hardware, metal, manuf employers in North Carolina.
Blum Inc. has more employees than the Cabinet hardware, metal, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332510 · NC · Stanley
189 Cabinet hardware, metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 12 employers in Stanley, 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 | E.R. Wagner Manufacturing Company | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Knape and Vogt Oak | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Flex-N-Gate Alabama, LLC | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Master Lock Company LLC Milwaukee Facility | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | BE Aerospace - WS Westpoint | 432 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Headquarters -100 | 430 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pennybyrn | 432 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sheriff | 430 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prestige Site Works, LLC | 211 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Earnhardt Grading Inc. | 99 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SC Johnson Professional USA, Inc. | 87 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 02665 - STORE # 2665 STANLEY | 81 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Randolph County Sheriff | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lynn H Scott Inc | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vita Plus - Gagetown | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Regency at Canton | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 3881 - Upper Marlboro FDC | 431 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Zodiac pool systems | 431 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - SMI1 | 431 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Recursion Pharmaceuticals HQ | 431 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.