Polyurethane foam products manufacturing · North Carolina
McKenzie Creative Brands
Albemarle, NC · ~124 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
McKenzie Creative Brands runs at 112% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Polyurethane foam products manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
McKenzie Creative Brands: 3.7 TCR = 112% of Polyurethane foam products manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
McKenzie Creative Brands safety composite
McKenzie Creative Brands scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 39%), 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 3.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% 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
−2.1
2020→2024
McKenzie Creative Brands injury rate improved
McKenzie Creative Brands's TCR fell 2.1 from 5.3 in 2020 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 5.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.56× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=5.3 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=1.7 · 2023=3.0 · 2024=3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326150 · Albemarle, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.7 · 112% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #30/39
- PHOTO Verona Fab
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~124 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Verona Fab (0.0 TCR gap)
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McKenzie Creative Brands in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
McKenzie Creative Brands
3.7 TCR
- Verona Fab
Verona Fab
3.7 TCR
- LPCC-Fort Wort
LPCC-Fort Worth Rebond
3.7 TCR
- RFC PA
RFC PA
3.7 TCR
- Harmony Cushio
Harmony Cushion Company
3.7 TCR
What this shows McKenzie Creative Brands averages 3.7 TCR (112% of the Polyurethane foam products manufacturing BLS benchmark).
McKenzie Creative Brands TCR series: 2020=5.3 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=1.7 · 2023=3 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 3.3
Where McKenzie Creative Brands falls in its industry
474 Polyurethane foam products man establishmentsSafer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #30 safest of 39 Polyurethane foam products man employers in North Carolina.
McKenzie Creative Brands has more employees than the Polyurethane foam products manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326150 · NC · Albemarle
474 Polyurethane foam products manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 55 employers in Albemarle, 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 | Verona Fab | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LPCC-Fort Worth Rebond | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RFC PA | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Harmony Cushion Company | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Western Region Operations Complex (Asheville) | 124 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Commercial Grade | 124 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Benitez Electric INC | 124 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | International Paper | 124 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1113-Atrium Health Stanly (1113) | 555 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | County of Stanly | 546 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0040-CHS Stanly | 542 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Michelin Aircraft Tire Company | 406 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Arrow Consultation Services | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Lockport | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 800 General & Admin | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Round Rock, TX | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Gilbane Building Company San Jose | 124 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Corpus Christi Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 124 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Henderson Johnson Co, Inc | 124 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wayne Crouse, Inc. | 124 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.