Presses, metal baling, manufacturing · North Carolina

FAIST ChemTec, Inc.

Name: FAIST ChemTec, Inc. Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Gastonia, NC · ~150 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 1.1
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

FAIST ChemTec, Inc. runs at 33% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Presses, metal baling, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

FAIST ChemTec, Inc.: 1.1 TCR = 33% of Presses, metal baling, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

FAIST ChemTec, Inc. safety composite

FAIST ChemTec, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 80% 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).

72/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 1.1 per 100 workers

Safer than 80% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 78% 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

−2.0

2016→2018

FAIST ChemTec, Inc. injury rate improved

FAIST ChemTec, Inc.'s TCR fell 2.0 from 2.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2016 at 2.0 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=2.0 · 2017=1.2 · 2018=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333999 · Gastonia, NC AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 1.1 · 33% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #3/7
PHOTO Tridim Filter (Elgin)
BOOK 3y book
INJ 5 inj
SIZE ~150 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Tridim Filter (Elgin) (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows FAIST ChemTec, Inc. averages 1.1 TCR (33% of the Presses, metal baling, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

FAIST ChemTec, Inc. TCR series: 2016=2 · 2017=1.2 · 2018=0 · BLS 3.3

Where FAIST ChemTec, Inc. falls in its industry

242 Presses, metal baling, manufac establishments

Safer than 80% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 7 Presses, metal baling, manufac employers in North Carolina.

FAIST ChemTec, Inc. (150 employees, TCR 1.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 81 employees and a TCR of 2.5

FAIST ChemTec, Inc. has more employees than the Presses, metal baling, manufacturing median and a lower 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
2018	0.0	0.0	0
2017	1.2	1.2	2
2016	2.0	2.0	3

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333999 · NC · Gastonia

242 Presses, metal baling, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 182 employers in Gastonia, NC · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Tridim Filter (Elgin)	ELGIN, IL	1.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Trucent Industrial Technologies and Services	NOBLESVILLE, IN	1.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Pearce Pump Supply	PRAIRIEVILLE, LA	1.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	ATS Assembly & Test Lewis Center	LEWIS CENTER, OH	1.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Farming	NASHVILLE	150 FTE
STATE-SIZE	E.J. Vick Farming Company, LLC	WILSON	150 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Corrchoice Concord	CONCORD	150 FTE
STATE-SIZE	CKS Packaging	HAW RIVER	150 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Gaston Memorial Hospital, Incorporated d/b/a CaroMont Regional Medical Center	Gastonia	3,156 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Gaston County Government	Gastonia	1,711 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Wix Allen Plant	Gastonia	931 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Gastonia Components and Logistics - Tulip	Gastonia	912 FTE
NAT-TCR	IVMEL - Melbourne	Melbourne, FL	1.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Fineweld Tube	Cuba, MO	1.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Thompson Road	Syracuse, NY	1.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Clarion Suites	Madison, WI	1.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Legends - The Star	Frisco, TX	150 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Blue Valley Hospital	Overland Park, KS	150 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Odessa Center (Txode)	Odessa, TX	150 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Brookdale North Chandler	Chandler, AZ	150 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.