Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing · North Carolina
Hickory Metal Plant
Hickory, NC · ~192 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hickory Metal Plant runs at 141% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Hickory Metal Plant: 4.7 TCR = 141% of Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hickory Metal Plant safety composite
Hickory Metal Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% 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
−1.0
2016→2023
Hickory Metal Plant injury rate improved
Hickory Metal Plant's TCR fell 1.0 from 4.7 in 2016 to 3.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 6.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.45× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.7 · 2017=4.3 · 2019=6.8 · 2020=4.1 · 2021=2.8 · 2022=6.2 · 2023=3.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 337215 · Hickory, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 141% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #11/15
- PHOTO Excalibur
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 68 inj
- SIZE ~192 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Excalibur (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hickory Metal Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Bartimaeus by
Bartimaeus by Design
4.8 TCR
- This site
Hickory Metal Plant
4.7 TCR
- Excalibur
Excalibur
4.7 TCR
- EB Display
EB Display
4.6 TCR
- Adrian Steel o
Adrian Steel of MD
4.6 TCR
What this shows Hickory Metal Plant averages 4.7 TCR (141% of the Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Hickory Metal Plant TCR series: 2016=4.7 · 2017=4.3 · 2019=6.8 · 2020=4.1 · 2021=2.8 · 2022=6.2 · 2023=3.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Hickory Metal Plant falls in its industry
231 Showcase, Partition, Shelving, establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 15 Showcase, Partition, Shelving, employers in North Carolina.
Hickory Metal Plant has more employees than the Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locke median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
337215 · NC · Hickory
231 Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 240 employers in Hickory, 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 | Excalibur | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EB Display | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Adrian Steel of MD | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bartimaeus by Design | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Phillips and Jordan, Inc./Raleigh, NC | 192 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Owens & Minor/Halyard Health | 192 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Triad Fabco | 192 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 6017-Loc: CORP LOC - USA UNITED STATES - MAIDEN | 192 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Catawba Valley Medical Center | 2,012 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Merchants Distributors LLC | 1,480 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Frye Regional Medical Center | 1,363 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hickory Manufacturing & Technology Center | 1,006 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Unibloc-Pump, LLC | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #1597 BUFFALO, NY | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #5096 Independence, MO | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Moorhead | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mercury Products | 192 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Forestry | 192 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Selfhelp Home | 192 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Continental Web Press, Inc. | 192 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.