Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing · Virginia
General Shale Roanoke
Roanoke, VA · ~57 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
General Shale Roanoke runs at 264% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
General Shale Roanoke: 8.7 TCR = 264% of Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
General Shale Roanoke safety composite
General Shale Roanoke scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 3%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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%).
Rising injury rate
General Shale Roanoke: 2.9 → 12.0 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 18.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.37× in 2024
General Shale Roanoke's TCR rose 9.1 from 2.9 in 2016 to 12.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 18.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327120 · Roanoke, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.7 · 264% of ind
- DART 12.0 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO Rainbow Inc
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 39 inj
- SIZE ~57 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rainbow Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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General Shale Roanoke in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- UST, Inc Landm
UST, Inc Landmark Ceramics
8.8 TCR
- This site
General Shale Roanoke
8.7 TCR
- Rainbow Inc
Rainbow Inc
8.7 TCR
- Fireclay Tile
Fireclay Tile
8.7 TCR
- KF Plant
KF Plant
8.6 TCR
What this shows General Shale Roanoke averages 8.7 TCR (264% of the Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
General Shale Roanoke TCR series: 2016=2.9 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=4.7 · 2019=13.4 · 2020=5.8 · 2021=12.6 · 2022=18.3 · 2023=3.9 · 2024=12 · BLS 3.3
Where General Shale Roanoke falls in its industry
307 Bricks (i.e., common, face, gl establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Bricks (i.e., common, face, gl employers in Virginia.
General Shale Roanoke has more employees than the Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, holl median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13.4 | 7.4 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327120 · VA · Roanoke
307 Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 415 employers in Roanoke, VA · 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 | Rainbow Inc | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fireclay Tile | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | UST, Inc Landmark Ceramics | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KF Plant | 8.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Live Turkey - Dayton VA Hatchery | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bluefield VA Transmission Svc Building | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lynchburg Svc Ctr | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KT Irrigation | 57 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carilion Clinic Co. 01 | 7,384 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Roanoke City Public Schools | 1,849 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Other Location | 1,808 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carilion Clinic Services Co. 13 | 1,753 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | National Sign Berlin | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ATS-So Texas | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | O&k American - Seymour Plant | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Family Medicine East | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Underground Systems Construction, Inc. | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plant 3 | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hospice & Palliative Care Lincoln County | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Finzer Roller - Illinois | 57 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.