Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) · North Carolina

Mallard Creek Polymers LLC - Research

Charlotte, NC · ~27 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
1.3
Avg TCR
0.5
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Mallard Creek Polymers LLC - Research runs at 256% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) workplace, earning a grade F.

Mallard Creek Polymers LLC - Research: 1.3 TCR = 256% of Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS 0.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Mallard Creek Polymers LLC - Research safety composite

Mallard Creek Polymers LLC - Research scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 31%), 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).

D

49/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 1.28 per 100 workers

Safer than 31% of industry peers

DART rate
C 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 70% 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

−3.9

2021→2023

Mallard Creek Polymers LLC - Research injury rate improved

Mallard Creek Polymers LLC - Research's TCR fell 3.9 from 3.9 in 2021 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 3.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2021=3.9 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 541712 · Charlotte, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 1.3 · 256% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #8/12
  • PHOTO Dynetics Technical S…
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 1 inj
  • SIZE ~27 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Dynetics Technical Solutions (0.0 TCR gap)

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Mallard Creek Polymers LLC - Research in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Mallard Creek Polymers LLC - Research averages 1.3 TCR (256% of the Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Mallard Creek Polymers LLC - Research TCR series: 2021=3.9 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · BLS 0.5

Where Mallard Creek Polymers LLC - Research falls in its industry

319 Chemical research and developm establishments

Safer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 12 Chemical research and developm employers in North Carolina.

Mallard Creek Polymers LLC - Research (27 employees, TCR 1.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 159 employees and a TCR of 0.8 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 02468 Average employees Total Case Rate Mallard Creek Polymers LLC - Research
Mallard Creek Polymers LLC - Research (27 employees, TCR 1.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 159 employees and a TCR of 0.8

Mallard Creek Polymers LLC - Research has fewer employees than the Chemical research and development labora median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.8. 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
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 3.9 3.9 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

541712 · NC · Charlotte

319 Chemical research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 2,058 employers in Charlotte, 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 Dynetics Technical Solutions 1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Novartis Institutes of Biomedical Research 1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Subaru Telescope - NAOJ 1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Eli Lilly Lilly Corp Center 1.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE Bissette Farms, Inc 27 FTE
STATE-SIZE Hyde County Pullet Farm 27 FTE
STATE-SIZE Hyde County Pullet 27 FTE
STATE-SIZE Price Logging Inc 27 FTE
CITY-NEAR 1101-Carolinas Medical Center (1101) 8,444 FTE
CITY-NEAR 0001-Carolinas Medical Center 8,032 FTE
CITY-NEAR 4795-AA-CLT-CHARLOTTE-CLT-TRML 7,295 FTE
CITY-NEAR Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center 4,973 FTE
NAT-TCR Mecc. Contracting Inc 1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Hancock Physician Network 1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Action Graphics Inc 1.3 TCR
NAT-TCR ASRC Builders LLC 1.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE Novus Wood Group - Houston 27 FTE
NAT-SIZE Ziron Environmental Services, Inc. 27 FTE
NAT-SIZE Hawley Street Shop (Location) 27 FTE
NAT-SIZE Craig Newell Welding, Inc. 27 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022, 2021. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.