Cat litter manufacturing · North Carolina
Chase Hickory-Stewart Superabsorbents
Hickory, NC · ~92 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Chase Hickory-Stewart Superabsorbents runs at 208% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Cat litter manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Chase Hickory-Stewart Superabsorbents: 6.8 TCR = 208% of Cat litter manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Chase Hickory-Stewart Superabsorbents safety composite
Chase Hickory-Stewart Superabsorbents scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 8%), 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% 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
−2.4
2018→2022
Chase Hickory-Stewart Superabsorbents injury rate improved
Chase Hickory-Stewart Superabsorbents's TCR fell 2.4 from 8.3 in 2018 to 6.0 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2020 at 10.1 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.87× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=8.3 · 2019=5.8 · 2020=10.1 · 2021=4.0 · 2022=6.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325998 · Hickory, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.8 · 208% of ind
- DART 6.0 DART
- RANK #17/20
- PHOTO Molecular Products, …
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 29 inj
- SIZE ~92 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Molecular Products, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Chase Hickory-Stewart Superabsorbents in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Airosol Co. In
Airosol Co. Inc.
6.9 TCR
- This site
Chase Hickory-Stewart Superabsorbents
6.8 TCR
- Molecular Prod
Molecular Products, Inc.
6.8 TCR
- Complete Packa
Complete Packaging Solutions
6.8 TCR
- Twinco Wilming
Twinco Wilmington
6.7 TCR
What this shows Chase Hickory-Stewart Superabsorbents averages 6.8 TCR (208% of the Cat litter manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Chase Hickory-Stewart Superabsorbents TCR series: 2018=8.3 · 2019=5.8 · 2020=10.1 · 2021=4 · 2022=6 · BLS 3.3
Where Chase Hickory-Stewart Superabsorbents falls in its industry
485 Cat litter manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 20 Cat litter manufacturing employers in North Carolina.
Chase Hickory-Stewart Superabsorbents has more employees than the Cat litter manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325998 · NC · Hickory
485 Cat litter manufacturing 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 | Molecular Products, Inc. | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Airosol Co. Inc. | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Complete Packaging Solutions | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Twinco Wilmington | 6.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Aqua North Carolina, Inc. - Cary | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Balfour Beatty - Havelock Bypass | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Conover | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eldeco Inc Charlotte | 92 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 | Stop & Shop 100721 | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Allegan County | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hershocks | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | R & C Fence, Inc. | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kennedy Tank and Manufacturing Company, Inc. | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Astec - Sterling | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SGK Enterprises, Inc. dba Mark Kaufman Roofing | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HHC KY Plant | 92 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.