Pipe fabricating (i.e., bending, cutting, threading) made from purchased metal pipe · North Carolina
Hydro Tube Enterprises, Inc.
Sanford, NC · ~45 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hydro Tube Enterprises, Inc. runs at 155% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Pipe fabricating (i.e., bending, cutting, threading) made from purchased metal pipe workplace, earning a grade D.
Hydro Tube Enterprises, Inc.: 5.1 TCR = 155% of Pipe fabricating (i.e., bending, cutting, threading) made from purchased metal pipe BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hydro Tube Enterprises, Inc. safety composite
Hydro Tube Enterprises, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 31%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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
Hydro Tube Enterprises, Inc.: 2.8 → 12.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 12.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.49× in 2024
Hydro Tube Enterprises, Inc.'s TCR rose 9.6 from 2.8 in 2019 to 12.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332996 · Sanford, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 155% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #8/9
- PHOTO Carrollton TX
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~45 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Carrollton TX (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hydro Tube Enterprises, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Ameriflex
Ameriflex
5.2 TCR
- PlayPower East
PlayPower East Plant
5.2 TCR
- US9130 Hobart
US9130 Hobart
5.2 TCR
- This site
Hydro Tube Enterprises, Inc.
5.1 TCR
- Carrollton TX
Carrollton TX
5.1 TCR
What this shows Hydro Tube Enterprises, Inc. averages 5.1 TCR (155% of the Pipe fabricating (i.e., bending, cutting, threading) made from purchased metal pipe BLS benchmark).
Hydro Tube Enterprises, Inc. TCR series: 2019=2.8 · 2020=0 · 2022=7.7 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=12.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Hydro Tube Enterprises, Inc. falls in its industry
337 Pipe fabricating (i.e., bendin establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 9 Pipe fabricating (i.e., bendin employers in North Carolina.
Hydro Tube Enterprises, Inc. has fewer employees than the Pipe fabricating (i.e., bending, cutting median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 12.4 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332996 · NC · Sanford
337 Pipe fabricating (i.e., bending, cutting, threading) made from purchased metal pipe employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 121 employers in Sanford, 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 | Carrollton TX | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ameriflex | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PlayPower East Plant | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | US9130 Hobart | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Happy Holiday Christmas Trees | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cracon, Inc. | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GOMEZ HARVESTING | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lewisville Operations Center | 45 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Coty US LLC | 1,264 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pentair Sanford Hawkins Ave | 937 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sanford, NC | 772 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pentair Water Pool and Spa | 768 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wisconsin Aviation Four Lakes | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Gasparilla Inn | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Walterboro | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Occoquan Regional Park | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Best Cob | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cenflex Inc | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pratt (Converting Division Roanoke), LLC | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lowcountry Outpatient surgery Center | 45 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.