Metal casting machinery and equipment manufacturing · North Carolina
J C Steele and Sons
Statesville, NC · ~120 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
J C Steele and Sons runs at 144% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Metal casting machinery and equipment manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
J C Steele and Sons: 4.8 TCR = 144% of Metal casting machinery and equipment manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
J C Steele and Sons safety composite
J C Steele and Sons scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.4
2016→2024
J C Steele and Sons injury rate improved
J C Steele and Sons's TCR fell 2.4 from 8.0 in 2016 to 5.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 8.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.0 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=3.2 · 2019=7.0 · 2020=2.6 · 2021=1.6 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=5.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333249 · Statesville, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 144% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #13/15
- PHOTO 4Ram Polymers
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 39 inj
- SIZE ~120 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 4Ram Polymers (0.0 TCR gap)
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J C Steele and Sons in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
J C Steele and Sons
4.8 TCR
- 4Ram Polymers
4Ram Polymers
4.8 TCR
- Main
Main
4.8 TCR
- SP Scientific
SP Scientific - Stone Ridge, NY
4.8 TCR
- Providien Inje
Providien Injection Molding
4.7 TCR
What this shows J C Steele and Sons averages 4.8 TCR (144% of the Metal casting machinery and equipment manufacturing BLS benchmark).
J C Steele and Sons TCR series: 2016=8 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=3.2 · 2019=7 · 2020=2.6 · 2021=1.6 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=5.6 · BLS 3.3
Where J C Steele and Sons falls in its industry
448 Metal casting machinery and eq establishmentsSafer than 26% 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 #13 safest of 15 Metal casting machinery and eq employers in North Carolina.
J C Steele and Sons has more employees than the Metal casting machinery and equipment ma median and a higher 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 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333249 · NC · Statesville
448 Metal casting machinery and equipment manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 181 employers in Statesville, 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 | 4Ram Polymers | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Main | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Providien Injection Molding | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SP Scientific - Stone Ridge, NY | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lumbee River EMC | 120 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North Carolina Department of Adult Correction Central Engineering | 120 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sugarcreek Construction LLC | 120 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Glover Construction Co. | 120 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2807-0960 | 974 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Doosan Bobcat | 857 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0960 LOWE S NORTH CAROLINA RDC | 836 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cheney Brothers Inc. - Statesville | 830 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Crown Lift Trucks Southern New England | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Crown Lift Trucks Detroit | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LP Spring City, LLC | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Orange City Nursing and Rehab Center | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Central Office | 120 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aurora Cooperative - Corporate Office | 120 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jasper Seating Company Plant 1 | 120 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jasper Seating Company Plant 80 | 120 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.