Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · North Carolina
Division 5, LLC / DBA Structural Steel of Carolina / DBA Hickory Steel
Hickory, NC · ~23 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Division 5, LLC / DBA Structural Steel of Carolina / DBA Hickory Steel runs at 290% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Division 5, LLC / DBA Structural Steel of Carolina / DBA Hickory Steel: 9.6 TCR = 290% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Division 5, LLC / DBA Structural Steel of Carolina / DBA Hickory Steel safety composite
Division 5, LLC / DBA Structural Steel of Carolina / DBA Hickory Steel scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Division 5, LLC / DBA Structural Steel of Carolina / DBA Hickory Steel: 0.0 → 10.4 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 18.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2023
Division 5, LLC / DBA Structural Steel of Carolina / DBA Hickory Steel's TCR rose 10.4 from 0.0 in 2020 to 10.4 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 18.4 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Hickory, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.6 · 290% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #38/41
- PHOTO Girard Machine
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~23 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Girard Machine (0.0 TCR gap)
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Division 5, LLC / DBA Structural Steel of Carolina / DBA Hickory Steel in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Division 5, LLC / DBA Structural Steel of Carolina / DBA Hickory Steel
9.6 TCR
- Girard Machine
Girard Machine
9.6 TCR
- Schuon Manufac
Schuon Manufacturing Company Inc
9.6 TCR
- JR Custom Meta
JR Custom Metal Products, Inc.
9.6 TCR
- Universal Indu
Universal Industrial Sales Inc.
9.6 TCR
What this shows Division 5, LLC / DBA Structural Steel of Carolina / DBA Hickory Steel averages 9.6 TCR (290% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Division 5, LLC / DBA Structural Steel of Carolina / DBA Hickory Steel TCR series: 2020=0 · 2022=18.4 · 2023=10.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Division 5, LLC / DBA Structural Steel of Carolina / DBA Hickory Steel falls in its industry
1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #38 safest of 41 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in North Carolina.
Division 5, LLC / DBA Structural Steel of Carolina / DBA Hickory Steel has fewer employees than the Fabricated structural metal manufacturin median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18.4 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · NC · Hickory
1,491 Fabricated structural metal 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 | Girard Machine | 9.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Schuon Manufacturing Company Inc | 9.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JR Custom Metal Products, Inc. | 9.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Universal Industrial Sales Inc. | 9.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Farm | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SOUTHERN PINES 1 SOW -EST | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cotton Gin | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Monroe Growout | 23 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 | Warehouse/Truckers | 9.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0767 - Fife Wa Bus Ctr | 9.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LifeServices - Richland Woods | 9.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hydraulic Component Industries | 9.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | MCR Harrisburg Tenant LLC | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sonesta ES Suites Somers Point | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MCRT El Paso Tenant LLC | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MCRT Abilene 1 Tenant LLC | 23 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.