General-line groceries merchant wholesalers · North Carolina
Merchants Distributors LLC
Hickory, NC · ~1,480 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Merchants Distributors LLC runs at 336% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General-line groceries merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Merchants Distributors LLC: 7.4 TCR = 336% of General-line groceries merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Merchants Distributors LLC safety composite
Merchants Distributors LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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 7.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 5.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% 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%).
Merchants Distributors LLC held a steady TCR band
Merchants Distributors LLC's TCR held near 0.3 from 7.1 in 2016 to 6.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 10.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.1 · 2017=10.0 · 2018=8.6 · 2019=7.1 · 2020=7.3 · 2021=7.2 · 2022=5.9 · 2023=6.6 · 2024=6.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424410 · Hickory, NC ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade F · TCR 7.4 · 336% of ind
- DART 5.7 DART
- RANK #41/54
- PHOTO AWG - SOUTHAVEN
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 1,132 inj
- SIZE ~1,480 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: AWG - SOUTHAVEN (0.0 TCR gap)
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Merchants Distributors LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Merchants Distributors LLC
7.4 TCR
- AWG - SOUTHAVE
AWG - SOUTHAVEN
7.4 TCR
- Boxed Texas
Boxed Texas
7.4 TCR
- Eby-Brown Indi
Eby-Brown Indianapolis
7.4 TCR
- Tripifoods
Tripifoods
7.4 TCR
What this shows Merchants Distributors LLC averages 7.4 TCR (336% of the General-line groceries merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Merchants Distributors LLC TCR series: 2016=7.1 · 2017=10 · 2018=8.6 · 2019=7.1 · 2020=7.3 · 2021=7.2 · 2022=5.9 · 2023=6.6 · 2024=6.8 · BLS 2.2
Where Merchants Distributors LLC falls in its industry
1,651 General-line groceries merchan establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.1.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #41 safest of 54 General-line groceries merchan employers in North Carolina.
Merchants Distributors LLC has more employees than the General-line groceries merchant wholesal median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.1. 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 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 147 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 141 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 114 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 134 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 126 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 109 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 118 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 142 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 101 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424410 · NC · Hickory
1,651 General-line groceries merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 240 employers in Hickory, 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 | AWG - SOUTHAVEN | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Boxed Texas | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eby-Brown Indianapolis | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tripifoods | 7.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Taylor Morrison | 1,469 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Revlon Consumer Products Corp | 1,468 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Thomas Built Buses | 1,467 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMZL : DLT1 | 1,465 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Catawba Valley Medical Center | 2,012 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Frye Regional Medical Center | 1,363 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hickory Manufacturing & Technology Center | 1,006 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hickory Cable Plant | 958 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Oregon Oh - 3204 | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Accurate Metal Fabricating Cicero | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3904 N Tulsa | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Arbors at Stoneham | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sky Lakes Medical Center, Inc. | 1,480 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | G-Iii Apparel Group, Ltd | 1,480 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cummins Inc. Jamestown Engine Plant | 1,480 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | O-Reno Manufacturing | 1,480 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.