Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers · North Carolina

Carolina Metal Recyclers, Inc.

Name: Carolina Metal Recyclers, Inc. Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Garner, NC · ~32 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 8.8
Avg TCR: 2.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Carolina Metal Recyclers, Inc. runs at 402% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.

Carolina Metal Recyclers, Inc.: 8.8 TCR = 402% of Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Carolina Metal Recyclers, Inc. safety composite

Carolina Metal Recyclers, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 9%), 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).

22/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 8.84 per 100 workers

Safer than 15% of industry peers
DART rate: F 8.34 per 100 workers

Safer than 9% 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

−4.7

2021→2023

Carolina Metal Recyclers, Inc. injury rate improved

Carolina Metal Recyclers, Inc.'s TCR fell 4.7 from 13.1 in 2021 to 8.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 13.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.94× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2021=13.1 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=8.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423930 · Garner, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 8.8 · 402% of ind

DART 8.3 DART
RANK #35/37
PHOTO Pontiac - Advanced T…
BOOK 3y book
INJ 10 inj
SIZE ~32 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Pontiac - Advanced Technology Recycling (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Carolina Metal Recyclers, Inc. averages 8.8 TCR (402% of the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

Carolina Metal Recyclers, Inc. TCR series: 2021=13.1 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=8.3 · BLS 2.2

Where Carolina Metal Recyclers, Inc. falls in its industry

1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant establishments

Safer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #35 safest of 37 Metal scrap and waste merchant employers in North Carolina.

Carolina Metal Recyclers, Inc. (32 employees, TCR 8.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0

Carolina Metal Recyclers, Inc. has fewer employees than the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesale median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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
2023	8.3	8.3	3
2022	5.1	5.1	2
2021	13.1	7.8	5

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423930 · NC · Garner

1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 139 employers in Garner, NC · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Pontiac - Advanced Technology Recycling	PONTIAC, IL	8.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Hensel Recycling North America	WEST BERLIN, NJ	8.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	8449_19372	KANSAS CITY, MO	8.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Schupan Recycling Wyoming	WYOMING, MI	8.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE	T.C. Smith Produce Farm	SEVEN SPRINGS	32 FTE
STATE-SIZE	LATHAMS NURSERY INC. - MONROE, NC	MONROE	32 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Lake Wendell Farming Co. LLC	WENDELL	32 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Case Farms Goldsboro Hatchery	DUDLEY	32 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Amazon.com Services LLC - RDU1	Garner	4,707 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Overland Contracting Inc.	Garner	802 FTE
CITY-NEAR	PBV-Garner	Garner	542 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Region 056	Garner	506 FTE
NAT-TCR	Pontiac - Advanced Technology Recycling	Pontiac, IL	8.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Ludo Fact USA LLC	Lafayette, IN	8.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Suncor Stainless	Plymouth, MA	8.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Keith Consolidated Industries, Inc	White City, OR	8.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE	ServiceMaster Cleaning & Restoration by NEK	Topeka, KS	32 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Rathburn Tool & Manufacturing	Auburn, IN	32 FTE
NAT-SIZE	United Piping, Inc.	Ridgeland, MS	32 FTE
NAT-SIZE	HANOVER - Corporate Office	Hanover, MD	32 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022, 2021. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.