Shipping containers, corrugated, made from purchased paper or paperboard · North Carolina
Carolina Container Hickory
Hickory, NC · ~136 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Carolina Container Hickory runs at 72% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Shipping containers, corrugated, made from purchased paper or paperboard workplace, earning a grade B.
Carolina Container Hickory: 2.4 TCR = 72% of Shipping containers, corrugated, made from purchased paper or paperboard BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Carolina Container Hickory safety composite
Carolina Container Hickory scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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
−2.7
2016→2024
Carolina Container Hickory injury rate improved
Carolina Container Hickory's TCR fell 2.7 from 3.3 in 2016 to 0.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.3 · 2017=3.2 · 2018=3.2 · 2019=2.8 · 2020=1.1 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=2.3 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=0.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322211 · Hickory, NC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 72% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #47/61
- PHOTO Great Northern Corpo…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~136 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Great Northern Corporation - Twin Cities (0.0 TCR gap)
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Carolina Container Hickory in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Carolina Container Hickory
2.4 TCR
- Great Northern
Great Northern Corporation - Twin Cities
2.4 TCR
- International
International Paper Amarillo Container
2.4 TCR
- Great Northern
Great Northern Corporation - Chippewa Falls
2.4 TCR
- Pratt (Beloit
Pratt (Beloit Corrugating) LLC
2.4 TCR
What this shows Carolina Container Hickory averages 2.4 TCR (72% of the Shipping containers, corrugated, made from purchased paper or paperboard BLS benchmark).
Carolina Container Hickory TCR series: 2016=3.3 · 2017=3.2 · 2018=3.2 · 2019=2.8 · 2020=1.1 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=2.3 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=0.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Carolina Container Hickory falls in its industry
1,338 Shipping containers, corrugate establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #47 safest of 61 Shipping containers, corrugate employers in North Carolina.
Carolina Container Hickory has more employees than the Shipping containers, corrugated, made fr median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.4. 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 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322211 · NC · Hickory
1,338 Shipping containers, corrugated, made from purchased paper or paperboard employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 240 employers in Hickory, 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 | Great Northern Corporation - Twin Cities | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | International Paper Amarillo Container | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Great Northern Corporation - Chippewa Falls | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pratt (Beloit Corrugating) LLC | 2.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Union Power Cooperative | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Saputo Cheese USA, Inc. | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NC316 Mt. Holly NC | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UFP Mid-Atlantic, LLC | 136 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Catawba Valley Medical Center | 2,012 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Merchants Distributors LLC | 1,480 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Frye Regional Medical Center | 1,363 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hickory Manufacturing & Technology Center | 1,006 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | VCNA Prairie LLC | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chico Nut Company | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pico Rivera Ca Distribution Center | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | St. Paul 10180 | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | UFP Nappanee, LLC | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Womack Machine Supply Co Farmers Branch | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PRC Inc. | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FV Clinics-Blaine | 136 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.