Diatomaceous earth processing beyond beneficiation · North Carolina
CORMETECH - Durham Manufacturing Facility
Durham, NC · ~143 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
CORMETECH - Durham Manufacturing Facility runs at 18% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Diatomaceous earth processing beyond beneficiation workplace, earning a grade A.
CORMETECH - Durham Manufacturing Facility: 0.6 TCR = 18% of Diatomaceous earth processing beyond beneficiation BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
CORMETECH - Durham Manufacturing Facility safety composite
CORMETECH - Durham Manufacturing Facility scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 95% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
77/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 95% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% 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
−0.7
2019→2024
CORMETECH - Durham Manufacturing Facility injury rate improved
CORMETECH - Durham Manufacturing Facility's TCR fell 0.7 from 0.7 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 1.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=0.7 · 2020=0.7 · 2021=0.8 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327992 · Durham, NC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.6 · 18% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK P95
- PHOTO Isolatek International
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~143 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Isolatek International (0.0 TCR gap)
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CORMETECH - Durham Manufacturing Facility in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- SSAB Iowa
SSAB Iowa
0.7 TCR
- This site
CORMETECH - Durham Manufacturing Facility
0.6 TCR
- Isolatek Inter
Isolatek International
0.6 TCR
- BASF Attapulgu
BASF Attapulgus
0.6 TCR
- Whitesville Mi
Whitesville Mill Service
0.5 TCR
What this shows CORMETECH - Durham Manufacturing Facility averages 0.6 TCR (18% of the Diatomaceous earth processing beyond beneficiation BLS benchmark).
CORMETECH - Durham Manufacturing Facility TCR series: 2019=0.7 · 2020=0.7 · 2021=0.8 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where CORMETECH - Durham Manufacturing Facility falls in its industry
97 Diatomaceous earth processing establishmentsSafer than 95% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
CORMETECH - Durham Manufacturing Facility has more employees than the Diatomaceous earth processing beyond ben median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327992 · NC · Durham
97 Diatomaceous earth processing beyond beneficiation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 530 employers in Durham, 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 | Isolatek International | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BASF Attapulgus | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SSAB Iowa | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Whitesville Mill Service | 0.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Elkin | 143 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pike Kentucky Statewide Operations | 143 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bernhard MCC L.L.C. CNC | 143 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | prestige farms | 143 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Duke University | 23,871 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Duke University Hospital | 11,048 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BCBSNC Telecommuters | 3,033 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wolfspeed - Durham, NC | 3,013 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Columbia Energy Center | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Herzog Contracting Corp - HSR Constructors | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DesignTex Maine | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LVC Window Blinds, Inc. | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Thomas Cuisine @ ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER | 143 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aurora IL FXFE-AUR | 143 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Danvers Office - 02 | 143 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North Phoenix AZ FXFE-NPX | 143 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.