Sheltered workshops (i.e., work experience centers) · Virginia

Galax/Twin County Center

Name: Galax/Twin County Center Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Hillsville, VA · ~192 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 1.3
Avg TCR: 3.8
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Galax/Twin County Center runs at 35% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Sheltered workshops (i.e., work experience centers) workplace, earning a grade A.

Galax/Twin County Center: 1.3 TCR = 35% of Sheltered workshops (i.e., work experience centers) BLS 3.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Galax/Twin County Center safety composite

Galax/Twin County Center scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 89% 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).

76/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 1.32 per 100 workers

Safer than 89% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 79% 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

−2.6

2016→2017

Galax/Twin County Center injury rate improved

Galax/Twin County Center's TCR fell 2.6 from 2.6 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2017. Peak filing year was 2016 at 2.6 TCR. In 2017, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=2.6 · 2017=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 624310 · Hillsville, VA AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 35% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #6/59
PHOTO SC Voc Rehab DDS Admin
BOOK 2y book
INJ 2 inj
SIZE ~192 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: SC Voc Rehab DDS Admin (0.0 TCR gap)

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1.3
SC Voc Rehab D

1.3
Fairfield MLS

1.3
Service Enterp

1.3
Fort Indiantow

1.3

What this shows Galax/Twin County Center averages 1.3 TCR (35% of the Sheltered workshops (i.e., work experience centers) BLS benchmark).

Galax/Twin County Center TCR series: 2016=2.6 · 2017=0 · BLS 3.8

Where Galax/Twin County Center falls in its industry

1,455 Sheltered workshops (i.e., wor establishments

Safer than 89% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 59 Sheltered workshops (i.e., wor employers in Virginia.

Galax/Twin County Center (192 employees, TCR 1.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 4.6

Galax/Twin County Center has more employees than the Sheltered workshops (i.e., work experien median and a lower 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
2017	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
2016	2.6	1.3	2	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

624310 · VA · Hillsville

1,455 Sheltered workshops (i.e., work experience centers) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 20 employers in Hillsville, VA · 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	SC Voc Rehab DDS Admin	WEST COLUMBIA, SC	1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Fairfield MLS	FAIRFIELD, CA	1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Service Enterprises, Inc. Marshall	MARSHALL, MN	1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Fort Indiantown Gap 6700	ANNEVILLE, PA	1.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	ISC-VA	CHESTER	192 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Hanwha Azdel Inc.	FOREST	192 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Virginia Panel Corporation	WAYNESBORO	192 FTE
STATE-SIZE	0404 MANHEIM FREDERICKSBURG 120 AUCTION DR	FREDERICKSBURG	192 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Plant 32 - 35	Hillsville	425 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Parkdale Mills, Inc Plant 32-35	Hillsville	320 FTE
CITY-NEAR	USA Hillsville VA	Hillsville	157 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Twin/Galax IDC	Hillsville	157 FTE
NAT-TCR	12- Houston	Houston, TX	1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Klinke Bros. Ice Cream Co	Memphis, TN	1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Oldcastle OPI - Rehoboth	Rehoboth, MA	1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Global Services Organization : Waycross, GA - CSX	Waycross, GA	1.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Federal Mogul Motorparts - Boaz	Boaz, AL	192 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Hackleburg	Hackleburg, AL	192 FTE
NAT-SIZE	TriMet Elmonica Operations Facility	Beaverton, OR	192 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Carlisle Hib (Pacas)	Carlisle, PA	192 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: 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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