Lotions (e.g., body, face, hand) manufacturing · North Carolina
Burt's Bees
Morrisville, NC · ~197 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Burt's Bees runs at 25% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Lotions (e.g., body, face, hand) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Burt's Bees: 0.8 TCR = 25% of Lotions (e.g., body, face, hand) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Burt's Bees safety composite
Burt's Bees scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 87% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
78/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% 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%).
Burt's Bees held a steady TCR band
Burt's Bees's TCR held near 0.1 from 0.6 in 2016 to 0.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 1.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.6 · 2017=0.6 · 2018=1.3 · 2019=1.0 · 2020=0.5 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=1.5 · 2024=0.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325620 · Morrisville, NC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 25% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/6
- PHOTO Estee Lauder - Bristol
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~197 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Estee Lauder - Bristol (0.0 TCR gap)
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Burt's Bees in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Burt's Bees
0.8 TCR
- Estee Lauder -
Estee Lauder - Bristol
0.8 TCR
- Voyant Beauty
Voyant Beauty Ridgefield
0.8 TCR
- Estee Lauder -
Estee Lauder - Greenway 155
0.8 TCR
- Givaudan Fragr
Givaudan Fragrances-NYC
0.8 TCR
What this shows Burt's Bees averages 0.8 TCR (25% of the Lotions (e.g., body, face, hand) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Burt's Bees TCR series: 2016=0.6 · 2017=0.6 · 2018=1.3 · 2019=1 · 2020=0.5 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=1.5 · 2024=0.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Burt's Bees falls in its industry
260 Lotions (e.g., body, face, han establishmentsSafer than 87% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 6 Lotions (e.g., body, face, han employers in North Carolina.
Burt's Bees has more employees than the Lotions (e.g., body, face, hand) manufac median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325620 · NC · Morrisville
260 Lotions (e.g., body, face, hand) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 219 employers in Morrisville, 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 | Estee Lauder - Bristol | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Voyant Beauty Ridgefield | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Estee Lauder - Greenway 155 | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Givaudan Fragrances-NYC | 0.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sealing Agents | 197 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Plant 36-37 | 197 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Yale Security Inc. - Norton Door | 197 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hunter Douglas Window Designs - NC | 197 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lenovo - Development Drive | 2,354 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NC_Morrisville_4200 Paramount Pkwy_ECA42PAR | 962 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lenovo - Think Place | 794 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Teleflex Morrisville | 649 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | D85 Irvine | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nokomis LLC. | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BrandSafway Industries LLC - Chemours Washington Works Chemical | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Haven House | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hydro Mountain Top | 197 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St John Neumann Center | 197 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kandiyohi County Law Enforcement Center | 197 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LewisGale Hospital Alleghany | 197 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.