Bubble packaging materials, plastics, manufacturing · South Carolina
Core Molding Technologies
Gaffney, SC · ~162 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Core Molding Technologies runs at 147% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Bubble packaging materials, plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Core Molding Technologies: 4.9 TCR = 147% of Bubble packaging materials, plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Core Molding Technologies safety composite
Core Molding Technologies scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 33%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Core Molding Technologies: 1.4 → 3.2 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 8.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.4× in 2024
Core Molding Technologies's TCR rose 1.9 from 1.4 in 2019 to 3.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 8.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Gaffney, SC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.9 · 147% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #35/47
- PHOTO Novalis US LLC
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~162 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Novalis US LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Core Molding Technologies in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Core Molding Technologies
4.9 TCR
- Novalis US LLC
Novalis US LLC
4.9 TCR
- STUCHELL PRODU
STUCHELL PRODUCTS
4.9 TCR
- Easypak LLC, R
Easypak LLC, Reading, PA
4.9 TCR
- Flex-N-Gate Ok
Flex-N-Gate Oklahoma
4.9 TCR
What this shows Core Molding Technologies averages 4.9 TCR (147% of the Bubble packaging materials, plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Core Molding Technologies TCR series: 2019=1.4 · 2020=8.8 · 2021=5.6 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Core Molding Technologies falls in its industry
2,838 Bubble packaging materials, pl establishmentsSafer than 33% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #35 safest of 47 Bubble packaging materials, pl employers in South Carolina.
Core Molding Technologies has more employees than the Bubble packaging materials, plastics, ma median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.8 | 4.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · SC · Gaffney
2,838 Bubble packaging materials, plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 68 employers in Gaffney, SC · 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 | Novalis US LLC | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | STUCHELL PRODUCTS | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Easypak LLC, Reading, PA | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Flex-N-Gate Oklahoma | 4.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Winyah Generating Station | 162 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MasTec Transmission & Substation | 162 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CarolinaPower, Inc. | 162 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2807-3040 | 162 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nestle Prepared Frozen Foods | 1,103 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nestle USA, Inc. | 1,019 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FCCC-- Main | 929 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gaffney | 426 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 123 Dardenne | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tncla - Clarksville | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Boston | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Corum Health Services, Inc. | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | JD2, Inc. | 162 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Duval Asphalt Products, Inc. | 162 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 188 Ladue | 162 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Novelis | 162 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.