Aircraft assemblies, subassemblies, and parts (except engines) manufacturing · North Carolina
Kinston, North Carolina
Kinston, NC · ~523 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kinston, North Carolina runs at 61% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Aircraft assemblies, subassemblies, and parts (except engines) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Kinston, North Carolina: 2.0 TCR = 61% of Aircraft assemblies, subassemblies, and parts (except engines) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kinston, North Carolina safety composite
Kinston, North Carolina scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 32%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% 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
−1.7
2016→2024
Kinston, North Carolina injury rate improved
Kinston, North Carolina's TCR fell 1.7 from 3.3 in 2016 to 1.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.3 · 2017=2.3 · 2018=1.3 · 2019=2.1 · 2021=1.4 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=1.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336413 · Kinston, NC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.0 · 61% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #13/14
- PHOTO Ducommun New York
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 84 inj
- SIZE ~523 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ducommun New York (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kinston, North Carolina in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kinston, North Carolina
2 TCR
- Ducommun New Y
Ducommun New York
2 TCR
- Sterling Engin
Sterling Engineering
2 TCR
- Alken Industri
Alken Industries Inc.
2 TCR
- Amfuel
Amfuel
2 TCR
What this shows Kinston, North Carolina averages 2.0 TCR (61% of the Aircraft assemblies, subassemblies, and parts (except engines) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Kinston, North Carolina TCR series: 2016=3.3 · 2017=2.3 · 2018=1.3 · 2019=2.1 · 2021=1.4 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Kinston, North Carolina falls in its industry
650 Aircraft assemblies, subassemb establishmentsSafer than 46% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 14 Aircraft assemblies, subassemb employers in North Carolina.
Kinston, North Carolina has more employees than the Aircraft assemblies, subassemblies, and median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336413 · NC · Kinston
650 Aircraft assemblies, subassemblies, and parts (except engines) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 86 employers in Kinston, 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 | Ducommun New York | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sterling Engineering | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alken Industries Inc. | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Amfuel | 2.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Foodservice : MOORESVILLE | 523 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oracle America, Inc. Morrisville | 523 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shelby | 523 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Great Wolf Lodge | 523 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sanderson Farms Kinston Processing | 1,564 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Caswell Developmental Center | 1,256 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UNC Lenoir Health Care | 843 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UNC Health Lenoir | 744 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | NACOGDOCHES | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Andrews Construction Co., Inc. | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aurora | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kennesaw Store #1702 | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Chapman Corporation | 523 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grand Rapids SC | 523 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DOCCR-Admin and Field Services | 523 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | WhidbeyHealth Medical Center | 523 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.