Removal of recyclable materials from a waste stream · North Carolina
Lee Iron & Metal Co. Inc.
Sanford, NC · ~39 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lee Iron & Metal Co. Inc. runs at 135% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Removal of recyclable materials from a waste stream workplace, earning a grade D.
Lee Iron & Metal Co. Inc.: 3.5 TCR = 135% of Removal of recyclable materials from a waste stream BLS 2.6 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lee Iron & Metal Co. Inc. safety composite
Lee Iron & Metal Co. Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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
−7.8
2016→2024
Lee Iron & Metal Co. Inc. injury rate improved
Lee Iron & Metal Co. Inc.'s TCR fell 7.8 from 7.8 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 9.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.8 · 2017=7.6 · 2018=0.0 · 2020=9.1 · 2021=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562920 · Sanford, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.5 · 135% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #10/13
- PHOTO Recycling
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~39 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Recycling (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lee Iron & Metal Co. Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Lee Iron & Metal Co. Inc.
3.5 TCR
- Recycling
Recycling
3.5 TCR
- Premier Recycl
Premier Recycle Company
3.5 TCR
- Tervita Denver
Tervita Denver Office and CO Field Operations
3.5 TCR
- Custom Excavat
Custom Excavating by Dean Larson Inc.
3.5 TCR
What this shows Lee Iron & Metal Co. Inc. averages 3.5 TCR (135% of the Removal of recyclable materials from a waste stream BLS benchmark).
Lee Iron & Metal Co. Inc. TCR series: 2016=7.8 · 2017=7.6 · 2018=0 · 2020=9.1 · 2021=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.6
Where Lee Iron & Metal Co. Inc. falls in its industry
422 Removal of recyclable material establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 13 Removal of recyclable material employers in North Carolina.
Lee Iron & Metal Co. Inc. has fewer employees than the Removal of recyclable materials from a w median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.1 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562920 · NC · Sanford
422 Removal of recyclable materials from a waste stream employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 121 employers in Sanford, 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 | Recycling | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Premier Recycle Company | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tervita Denver Office and CO Field Operations | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Custom Excavating by Dean Larson Inc. | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Taylor's Nursery-Louisburg | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | B & S Farming, Inc. | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jeffery C Lee Farms, INC | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sullivan Farms Inc. | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Coty US LLC | 1,264 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pentair Sanford Hawkins Ave | 937 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sanford, NC | 772 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pentair Water Pool and Spa | 768 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | PrintXcel | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Maloof Weathertight Solutions, LLC | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ACME Electric | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Becco Contractors Inc | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lake City Terminal | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brookdale Medical Center Kingsley | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rueters Grand Junction | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Presby Construction Inc. | 39 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.