Medicinal Botanical Manufacturing · North Carolina
Gaia Herbs
Brevard, NC · ~285 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gaia Herbs runs at 41% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Medicinal Botanical Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Gaia Herbs: 1.4 TCR = 41% of Medicinal Botanical Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gaia Herbs safety composite
Gaia Herbs scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 72% 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% 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
2023→2024
Gaia Herbs injury rate improved
Gaia Herbs's TCR fell 0.7 from 1.7 in 2023 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 1.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=1.7 · 2024=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325411 · Brevard, NC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 41% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #2/8
- PHOTO 85 Davids
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~285 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 85 Davids (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gaia Herbs in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Gaia Herbs
1.4 TCR
- 85 Davids
85 Davids
1.4 TCR
- Advanced Grow
Advanced Grow Labs
1.4 TCR
- Cresco Labs -
Cresco Labs - Encanto
1.4 TCR
- Dow Pharmaceut
Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc
1.4 TCR
What this shows Gaia Herbs averages 1.4 TCR (41% of the Medicinal Botanical Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Gaia Herbs TCR series: 2023=1.7 · 2024=1 · BLS 3.3
Where Gaia Herbs falls in its industry
260 Medicinal Botanical Manufactu establishmentsSafer than 72% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 8 Medicinal Botanical Manufactu employers in North Carolina.
Gaia Herbs has more employees than the Medicinal Botanical Manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.4. 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 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325411 · NC · Brevard
260 Medicinal Botanical Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 28 employers in Brevard, 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 | 85 Davids | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Advanced Grow Labs | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cresco Labs - Encanto | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc | 1.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Charlotte Site | 285 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Elkay Plumbing Products | 285 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc. | 285 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 2772 | 285 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MH Transylvania Regional Hospital, LLLP | 385 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Store 067 | 222 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tranysylvania Vocational Services, Inc. | 188 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1990 LOWE S OF BREVARD NC | 134 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mission Foods San Antonio | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Clairmont | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 5311S-Denver Hauling Hinsdale | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Renaissance New Orleans Pere Marquette French Quarter Hotel | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Youngquist Brothers, llc | 285 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Covenant Living of Northbrook | 285 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | School District of Lodi | 285 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty Co. | 285 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.