Novelties, not specified elsewhere, manufacturing · North Carolina
ColorCoat Inc. Kinston, NC
Kinston, NC · ~31 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
ColorCoat Inc. Kinston, NC runs at 151% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Novelties, not specified elsewhere, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
ColorCoat Inc. Kinston, NC: 5.0 TCR = 151% of Novelties, not specified elsewhere, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
ColorCoat Inc. Kinston, NC safety composite
ColorCoat Inc. Kinston, NC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 25%), 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)
- F 4.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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
−7.3
2019→2024
ColorCoat Inc. Kinston, NC injury rate improved
ColorCoat Inc. Kinston, NC's TCR fell 7.3 from 10.6 in 2019 to 3.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 10.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=10.6 · 2022=2.7 · 2023=3.3 · 2024=3.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339999 · Kinston, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.0 · 151% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK #5/11
- PHOTO Ultra PRO Internatio…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~31 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ultra PRO International, LLC. (0.0 TCR gap)
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ColorCoat Inc. Kinston, NC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Paddywax, LLC
Paddywax, LLC Factory
5.1 TCR
- This site
ColorCoat Inc. Kinston, NC
5 TCR
- Ultra PRO Inte
Ultra PRO International, LLC.
5 TCR
- Timeless Frame
Timeless Frames
5 TCR
- Humble Brands,
Humble Brands, Inc.
4.8 TCR
What this shows ColorCoat Inc. Kinston, NC averages 5.0 TCR (151% of the Novelties, not specified elsewhere, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
ColorCoat Inc. Kinston, NC TCR series: 2019=10.6 · 2022=2.7 · 2023=3.3 · 2024=3.3 · BLS 3.3
Where ColorCoat Inc. Kinston, NC falls in its industry
281 Novelties, not specified elsew establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 11 Novelties, not specified elsew employers in North Carolina.
ColorCoat Inc. Kinston, NC has fewer employees than the Novelties, not specified elsewhere, manu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.6 | 7.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339999 · NC · Kinston
281 Novelties, not specified elsewhere, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 86 employers in Kinston, 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 | Ultra PRO International, LLC. | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Timeless Frames | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Paddywax, LLC Factory | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Humble Brands, Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Todd Glover Farms Inc | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sunny Creek Farm Inc. | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rowan | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CPI USA NC LLC - Roxboro | 31 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sanderson Farms Kinston Processing | 1,564 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Caswell Developmental Center | 1,256 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UNC Lenoir Health Care | 843 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UNC Health Lenoir | 744 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Eagle Bend Manufacturing | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Royal Furniture Company | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Grocery Outlet of West Redding | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hi Tech Utility Construction | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Oak Hill Grants | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Freese Management LLC | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MPL Incorporated | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hercules Machinery Corporation | 31 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.