Aluminum castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing · North Carolina
KSM Castings USA, Inc
Shelby, NC · ~189 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
KSM Castings USA, Inc runs at 169% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Aluminum castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.6
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 40
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares KSM Castings USA, Inc's OSHA Total Case Rate of 5.6 to the Aluminum castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing BLS benchmark of 3.3 (169% of benchmark) across 4 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
KSM Castings USA, Inc's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Where KSM Castings USA, Inc falls in its industry
159 Aluminum castings (except die- establishmentsSafer than 58% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.0.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Aluminum castings (except die- employers in North Carolina.
Trend analysis for KSM Castings USA, Inc
Between 2016 and 2021, KSM Castings USA, Inc's Total Case Rate worsened from 5.1 to 5.8 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 14% increase across 5 years of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2019, at a TCR of 4.5, while 2018 saw the highest rate, at 6.8, a spread of 2.3 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a comparatively narrow spread, suggesting a fairly consistent safety record across the 4 years with a usable rate on file, rather than one outlier year skewing the multi-year average.
Summed across those 4 reporting years, KSM Castings USA, Inc recorded 40 total injuries and illnesses, with no fatalities reported in any of those years. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 4-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 40 injuries, 2 illnesses shown on this page for KSM Castings USA, Inc are sourced from its own 4 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 331524 - Aluminum castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2021)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
12 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 513,811 hours worked = 4.67 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| KSM Castings USA, Inc (this establishment) | 5.57 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 4-year avg |
| Sand castings, aluminum, unfinished, manufacturing industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 331524 |
| North Carolina state avg (all industries) | 3.89 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by KSM Castings USA, Inc to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2021: 15 reportable incidents · 15 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2019: 8 reportable incidents · 7 injuries, 1 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2018: 12 reportable incidents · 11 injuries, 1 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2016: 7 reportable incidents · 7 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on KSM Castings USA, Inc's reported OSHA injury record versus its Aluminum castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing peers, not a verdict on whether any single site is safe today.
- At 169% of the Aluminum castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing benchmark, KSM Castings USA, Inc reports more injuries than typical peers, ask specifically how the employer is reducing them. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Aluminum castings (except die-castings), unfinished, manufacturing sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
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Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.