Differential and rear axle assemblies, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing · North Carolina
GKN Driveline Newton LLC
Newton, NC · ~920 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.1
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
GKN Driveline Newton LLC runs at 21% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Differential and rear axle assemblies, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
GKN Driveline Newton LLC: 1.1 TCR = 21% of Differential and rear axle assemblies, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
GKN Driveline Newton LLC safety composite
GKN Driveline Newton LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
65/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.4
2023→2024
GKN Driveline Newton LLC injury rate improved
GKN Driveline Newton LLC's TCR fell 0.4 from 1.3 in 2023 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 1.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.74× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=1.3 · 2024=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336350 · Newton, NC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.1 · 21% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #6/17
- PHOTO Inland Truck Parts C…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~920 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Inland Truck Parts Company 22 (0.0 TCR gap)
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GKN Driveline Newton LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Honda Precisio
Honda Precision Parts of Georgia, LLC
1.2 TCR
- Hillside 4
Hillside 4
1.2 TCR
- This site
GKN Driveline Newton LLC
1.1 TCR
- Inland Truck P
Inland Truck Parts Company 22
1.1 TCR
- Dry Ridge Plan
Dry Ridge Plant
1.1 TCR
What this shows GKN Driveline Newton LLC averages 1.1 TCR (21% of the Differential and rear axle assemblies, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
GKN Driveline Newton LLC TCR series: 2023=1.3 · 2024=1 · BLS 5.4
Where GKN Driveline Newton LLC falls in its industry
320 Differential and rear axle ass establishmentsSafer than 83% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 17 Differential and rear axle ass employers in North Carolina.
GKN Driveline Newton LLC has more employees than the Differential and rear axle assemblies, a median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 | 0.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336350 · NC · Newton
320 Differential and rear axle assemblies, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 83 employers in Newton, 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 | Inland Truck Parts Company 22 | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Honda Precision Parts of Georgia, LLC | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hillside 4 | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dry Ridge Plant | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Harnett Health System | 920 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ISS Facility Services, Southeast Division | 918 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0003-CHS University | 923 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0003-Atrium Health University City | 915 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3811 - Newton NC DC | 1,644 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3811 - Newton DC | 1,303 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GKN ePowertrain Newton | 1,129 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bassett Furniture Industries of NC | 615 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hawthorne Gardening - Tracy | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Baxter Healthcare Cleveland MS | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Otis Elevator Company-Tampa | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Middletown Bickford | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Manganaro Mid-Atlantic | 920 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ProHealth Care Medical Associates | 920 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - SAT4 | 920 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - CMH2 | 920 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.