Brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing · North Carolina
Indian Head Industries / MGM Brakes
Murphy, NC · ~64 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 10.2
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Indian Head Industries / MGM Brakes runs at 188% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Indian Head Industries / MGM Brakes: 10.2 TCR = 188% of Brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Indian Head Industries / MGM Brakes safety composite
Indian Head Industries / MGM Brakes scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 3%), 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).
15/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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
Indian Head Industries / MGM Brakes: 8.7 → 11.6 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 11.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.65× in 2024
Indian Head Industries / MGM Brakes's TCR rose 2.8 from 8.7 in 2023 to 11.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336340 · Murphy, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 10.2 · 188% of ind
- DART 6.6 DART
- RANK #7/8
- PHOTO MAT CV Braking Compo…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~64 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: MAT CV Braking Components, LLC - Dallas (0.2 TCR gap)
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Indian Head Industries / MGM Brakes in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Plants 11 & 12
Plants 11 & 12
11 TCR
- Haldex Brake P
Haldex Brake Products
10.8 TCR
- MGM Brakes - M
MGM Brakes - Murphy
10.4 TCR
- This site
Indian Head Industries / MGM Brakes
10.2 TCR
- MAT CV Braking
MAT CV Braking Components, LLC - Dallas
10 TCR
What this shows Indian Head Industries / MGM Brakes averages 10.2 TCR (188% of the Brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Indian Head Industries / MGM Brakes TCR series: 2023=8.7 · 2024=11.6 · BLS 5.4
Where Indian Head Industries / MGM Brakes falls in its industry
133 Brake and brake parts, automot establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 8 Brake and brake parts, automot employers in North Carolina.
Indian Head Industries / MGM Brakes has fewer employees than the Brake and brake parts, automotive, truck median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 11.6 | 6.6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.7 | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336340 · NC · Murphy
133 Brake and brake parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 24 employers in Murphy, 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 | MAT CV Braking Components, LLC - Dallas | 10.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MGM Brakes - Murphy | 10.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Haldex Brake Products | 10.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plants 11 & 12 | 11.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Agrarian Inc | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wilmington Eastern Region Office | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Randolph Electric Membership Corporation | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Apex Operations Center | 64 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino and Hotel | 914 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cherokee County Schools | 474 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital | 434 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Moog Inc. | 393 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Peppermint Ridge | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Leware Construction Company of FLorida, Inc. | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Universal Urethane, Inc. | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Raley's 230-Lincoln | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Black Warrior Electric Membership Corporation | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LB Manufacturing | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | USA Oakland 7600 Earhart Rd | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Benton House of Raymore | 64 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.