General Freight Trucking Local · North Carolina

Hickory (Nccon)

Name: Hickory (Nccon) Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Conover, NC · ~42 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 3.8
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Hickory (Nccon) runs at 84% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical General Freight Trucking Local workplace, earning a grade C.

Hickory (Nccon): 3.8 TCR = 84% of General Freight Trucking Local BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Hickory (Nccon) safety composite

Hickory (Nccon) scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 60% 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).

57/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 3.8 per 100 workers

Safer than 60% of industry peers
DART rate: C 2.28 per 100 workers

Safer than 58% 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%).

Hickory (Nccon) held a steady TCR band

Hickory (Nccon)'s TCR held near 0.0 from 4.6 in 2016 to 4.6 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2016 at 4.6 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.6× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=4.6 · 2017=2.3 · 2018=4.6

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 484110 · Conover, NC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 3.8 · 84% of ind

DART 2.3 DART
RANK #45/89
PHOTO Hoffman Transport Inc.
BOOK 3y book
INJ 5 inj
SIZE ~42 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Hoffman Transport Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Hickory (Nccon) averages 3.8 TCR (84% of the General Freight Trucking Local BLS benchmark).

Hickory (Nccon) TCR series: 2016=4.6 · 2017=2.3 · 2018=4.6 · BLS 4.5

Where Hickory (Nccon) falls in its industry

2,784 General Freight Trucking Local establishments

Safer than 60% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #45 safest of 89 General Freight Trucking Local employers in North Carolina.

Hickory (Nccon) (42 employees, TCR 3.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 47 employees and a TCR of 4.7

Hickory (Nccon) has fewer employees than the General Freight Trucking Local median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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
2018	4.6	2.3	2
2017	2.3	2.3	1
2016	4.6	4.6	2

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

484110 · NC · Conover

2,784 General Freight Trucking Local employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 95 employers in Conover, NC · 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	Hoffman Transport Inc.	GREENCASTLE, PA	3.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Pitt Ohio - Richmond	RICHMOND, VA	3.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	The Expediting Co., Inc. CMH	COLUMBUS, OH	3.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Genesis - Buffalo - Trans (SMRU10852)	CHEEKTOWAGA, NY	3.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Mount Vernon Hatchery	SILER CITY	42 FTE
STATE-SIZE	CPI USA NC LLC - Southport	SOUTHPORT	42 FTE
STATE-SIZE	ALBEMARLE-WMSTN	WILLIAMSTON	42 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Franklin Operations Center	FRANKLIN	42 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Zenith - Conover	Conover	409 FTE
CITY-NEAR	WM 4224	Conover	369 FTE
CITY-NEAR	4224	Conover	327 FTE
CITY-NEAR	2510 Conover Folding	Conover	309 FTE
NAT-TCR	Canton (Ohcan)	Canton, OH	3.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Los Angeles (Capri)	Pico Rivera, CA	3.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	24JS	East Elmhurst, NY	3.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Eclectic Pineville	Pineville, LA	3.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Natchez (Msnat)	Natchez, MS	42 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Palmyra (Mopal)	Palmyra, MO	42 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Cadillac (Micad)	Cadillac, MI	42 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Big Rapids Center (Mibgr)	Big Rapids, MI	42 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: 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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