Cut and sew apparel contractors · North Carolina
IFB Solutions - Asheville
Asheville, NC · ~114 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
IFB Solutions - Asheville runs at 57% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Cut and sew apparel contractors workplace, earning a grade B.
IFB Solutions - Asheville: 1.9 TCR = 57% of Cut and sew apparel contractors BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
IFB Solutions - Asheville safety composite
IFB Solutions - Asheville scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 69% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 26%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% 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%).
Rising injury rate
IFB Solutions - Asheville: 1.3 → 4.1 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 4.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.64× in 2024
IFB Solutions - Asheville's TCR rose 2.8 from 1.3 in 2016 to 4.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 4.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 315210 · Asheville, NC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 57% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #2/4
- PHOTO Platinum S&F LLC
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~114 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Platinum S&F LLC (0.1 TCR gap)
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IFB Solutions - Asheville in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- MTS Safety Pro
MTS Safety Products Inc. of Alabama
2 TCR
- Cornerstone Ho
Cornerstone Hospital Muskogee, OK
2 TCR
- This site
IFB Solutions - Asheville
1.9 TCR
- Platinum S&F L
Platinum S&F LLC
1.9 TCR
- Simspon - HC
Simspon - HC
1.7 TCR
What this shows IFB Solutions - Asheville averages 1.9 TCR (57% of the Cut and sew apparel contractors BLS benchmark).
IFB Solutions - Asheville TCR series: 2016=1.3 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=3.1 · 2019=1 · 2020=0.9 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=4.1 · BLS 3.3
Where IFB Solutions - Asheville falls in its industry
72 Cut and sew apparel contractor establishmentsSafer than 69% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 4 Cut and sew apparel contractor employers in North Carolina.
IFB Solutions - Asheville has more employees than the Cut and sew apparel contractors median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
315210 · NC · Asheville
72 Cut and sew apparel contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 290 employers in Asheville, 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 | Platinum S&F LLC | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MTS Safety Products Inc. of Alabama | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Simspon - HC | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cornerstone Hospital Muskogee, OK | 2.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Buy Sod USA, LLC | 114 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cliffside Steam Station | 114 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pike Telecom and Renewables Pennsylvania Statewide Operations | 114 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Turner Asphalt LLC | 114 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mission Hospital; MH Hospital Manager, LLC | 8,097 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Biltmore Workforce Management | 1,894 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mission Medical Associates | 1,336 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Community Care Partners | 1,018 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | W.H.O. Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Frankfort | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plastipak- East Longmeadow | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rockport TX Retail | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Koppers Stickney | 114 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pioneer Americas LLC, St. Gabriel | 114 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0532 Larchmont | 114 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IMS Pet Industries | 114 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.