COMPONENT PLANT · Maryland
Carter Component Plant 542
Hagerstown, MD · ~65 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Carter Component Plant 542 runs at 259% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical COMPONENT PLANT workplace, earning a grade F.
Carter Component Plant 542: 8.6 TCR = 259% of COMPONENT PLANT BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Carter Component Plant 542 safety composite
Carter Component Plant 542 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 17%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 8.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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
−11.6
2018→2024
Carter Component Plant 542 injury rate improved
Carter Component Plant 542's TCR fell 11.6 from 21.5 in 2018 to 9.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 21.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.99× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=21.5 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=6.6 · 2022=9.4 · 2023=4.7 · 2024=9.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321214 · Hagerstown, MD ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.6 · 259% of ind
- DART 8.5 DART
- RANK #6/7
- PHOTO S.R. Sloan, Inc. New…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 39 inj
- SIZE ~65 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: S.R. Sloan, Inc. New York (0.0 TCR gap)
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Carter Component Plant 542 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Carter Component Plant 542
8.6 TCR
- D & M Truss Co
D & M Truss Company, Inc
8.6 TCR
- S.R. Sloan, In
S.R. Sloan, Inc. New York
8.5 TCR
- Wilson Lumber
Wilson Lumber Company, Inc. Madison Truss
8.5 TCR
- Las Vegas NV T
Las Vegas NV Truss
8.5 TCR
What this shows Carter Component Plant 542 averages 8.6 TCR (259% of the COMPONENT PLANT BLS benchmark).
Carter Component Plant 542 TCR series: 2018=21.5 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=6.6 · 2022=9.4 · 2023=4.7 · 2024=9.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Carter Component Plant 542 falls in its industry
421 COMPONENT PLANT establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.0.
Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 7 COMPONENT PLANT employers in Maryland.
Carter Component Plant 542 has more employees than the COMPONENT PLANT median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.0. 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 | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 21.5 | 14.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321214 · MD · Hagerstown
421 COMPONENT PLANT employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 205 employers in Hagerstown, 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 | S.R. Sloan, Inc. New York | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | D & M Truss Company, Inc | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wilson Lumber Company, Inc. Madison Truss | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Las Vegas NV Truss | 8.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dan Ryan Builders | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 104893 - WMATA Station Platforms Rehab Contract 4 | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Continental Contractors Inc | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dustin Construction, Inc. | 65 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Meritus Health | 2,796 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Meritus Medical Center | 2,460 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6458-HAGE | 1,921 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Volvo Group Trucks Operations - Hagerstown, Maryland | 1,592 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | EDA Contractors | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | GVEC Home - Schertz | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Micic - Cicotte | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vadul - Dulles | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kight Component Plant 536 | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sourdough Transfer, Inc. / Fairbanks | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Water Pollution Control Plant | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chicago Metal Rolled Products | 65 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.