Less Than Truckload General Freight Trucking · North Carolina
Hickory NC FXFE-HKY
Newton, NC · ~76 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hickory NC FXFE-HKY runs at 74% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Less Than Truckload General Freight Trucking workplace, earning a grade B.
Hickory NC FXFE-HKY: 3.3 TCR = 74% of Less Than Truckload General Freight Trucking BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hickory NC FXFE-HKY safety composite
Hickory NC FXFE-HKY scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 3.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
Hickory NC FXFE-HKY: 1.2 → 4.5 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 4.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.9× in 2024
Hickory NC FXFE-HKY's TCR rose 3.2 from 1.2 in 2016 to 4.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 4.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.9× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484122 · Newton, NC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 3.3 · 74% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #43/164
- PHOTO 035-SGF
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~76 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 035-SGF (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hickory NC FXFE-HKY in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Hickory NC FXFE-HKY
3.3 TCR
- 035-SGF
035-SGF
3.3 TCR
- OR-Portland-87
OR-Portland-875-YRC Freight
3.3 TCR
- 011-PIT
011-PIT
3.3 TCR
- NRO
NRO
3.3 TCR
What this shows Hickory NC FXFE-HKY averages 3.3 TCR (74% of the Less Than Truckload General Freight Trucking BLS benchmark).
Hickory NC FXFE-HKY TCR series: 2016=1.2 · 2019=3.3 · 2020=4.8 · 2021=4.7 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=4.5 · BLS 4.5
Where Hickory NC FXFE-HKY falls in its industry
3,020 Less Than Truckload General Fr establishmentsSafer than 80% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #43 safest of 164 Less Than Truckload General Fr employers in North Carolina.
Hickory NC FXFE-HKY has more employees than the Less Than Truckload General Freight Truc median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484122 · NC · Newton
3,020 Less Than Truckload General Freight Trucking 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 | 035-SGF | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OR-Portland-875-YRC Freight | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 011-PIT | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NRO | 3.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CTC - CTN | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pro-Tops Inc | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Messer Construction Co. - Charlotte Region | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sammax Contracting, LLC | 76 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 | GKN Driveline Newton LLC | 920 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Trade Products, Inc | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NPR Michigan | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CC&F Retail, Inc (dba Coffee Cup #7) | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Adena Corporation | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Blaise Alexander Management Inc. | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gorbel, Inc, 610 | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oxford Location | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | C.W. Roberts Contracting Plant City Division | 76 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.