Upholstered furniture, household-type, custom, manufacturing · North Carolina
Lee Industries Plant 3
Newton, NC · ~217 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lee Industries Plant 3 runs at 144% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Upholstered furniture, household-type, custom, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Lee Industries Plant 3: 4.8 TCR = 144% of Upholstered furniture, household-type, custom, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lee Industries Plant 3 safety composite
Lee Industries Plant 3 scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 72% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 47%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% 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%).
TCR Δ
−8.8
2021→2024
Lee Industries Plant 3 injury rate improved
Lee Industries Plant 3's TCR fell 8.8 from 10.3 in 2021 to 1.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 10.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=10.3 · 2022=2.3 · 2023=5.0 · 2024=1.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 337121 · Newton, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 144% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #71/114
- PHOTO IKEA Industry Danville
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 27 inj
- SIZE ~217 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: IKEA Industry Danville (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lee Industries Plant 3 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Lee Industries Plant 3
4.8 TCR
- IKEA Industry
IKEA Industry Danville
4.8 TCR
- Villa Cerritos
Villa Cerritos
4.8 TCR
- Brill Seating
Brill Seating Inc.
4.8 TCR
- Klaussner Plan
Klaussner Plant 4/51
4.7 TCR
What this shows Lee Industries Plant 3 averages 4.8 TCR (144% of the Upholstered furniture, household-type, custom, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Lee Industries Plant 3 TCR series: 2021=10.3 · 2022=2.3 · 2023=5 · 2024=1.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Lee Industries Plant 3 falls in its industry
300 Upholstered furniture, househo establishmentsSafer than 47% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #71 safest of 114 Upholstered furniture, househo employers in North Carolina.
Lee Industries Plant 3 has more employees than the Upholstered furniture, household-type, c median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.3 | 8.7 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
337121 · NC · Newton
300 Upholstered furniture, household-type, custom, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 83 employers in Newton, 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 | IKEA Industry Danville | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Villa Cerritos | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Klaussner Plant 4/51 | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Brill Seating Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC - Carolinas Division | 217 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Haynes Electric | 217 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Low & Bonar Inc. | 217 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pallet Express | 217 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3811 - Newton NC DC | 1,644 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3811 - Newton DC | 1,303 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GKN ePowertrain Newton | 1,129 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GKN Driveline Newton LLC | 920 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mon-Club Management | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Multi-Plastics Extrusions, Inc | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Habitat Restoration Sciences, INC. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Courtyard by Marriott - New Albany | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Home Office | 217 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Conrad Morgan City | 217 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nri USA, LLC - Lh | 217 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 169 - Naperville R-Bolingbrook | 217 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.