Yarn spinning mills · North Carolina
Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, Inc. Ranlo
Gastonia, NC · ~93 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, Inc. Ranlo runs at 224% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Yarn spinning mills workplace, earning a grade F.
Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, Inc. Ranlo: 7.4 TCR = 224% of Yarn spinning mills BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, Inc. Ranlo safety composite
Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, Inc. Ranlo scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 3%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, Inc. Ranlo: 10.4 → 11.1 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 12.7 TCR · DART/TCR 1.29× in 2024
Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, Inc. Ranlo's TCR rose 0.7 from 10.4 in 2016 to 11.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 12.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 313110 · Gastonia, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.4 · 224% of ind
- DART 9.5 DART
- RANK #72/74
- PHOTO Swavelle - NJ Mill
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 58 inj
- SIZE ~93 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Swavelle - NJ Mill (0.1 TCR gap)
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Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, Inc. Ranlo in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Gildan Yarns,
Gildan Yarns, LLC (Plant # 77)
8 TCR
- This site
Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, Inc. Ranlo
7.4 TCR
- Swavelle - NJ
Swavelle - NJ Mill
7.3 TCR
- Central Textil
Central Textiles Inc
6.8 TCR
- Hamer Plant 73
Hamer Plant 73
6.6 TCR
What this shows Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, Inc. Ranlo averages 7.4 TCR (224% of the Yarn spinning mills BLS benchmark).
Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, Inc. Ranlo TCR series: 2016=10.4 · 2017=10.8 · 2018=8.1 · 2019=12.7 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=11.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, Inc. Ranlo falls in its industry
195 Yarn spinning mills establishmentsSafer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #72 safest of 74 Yarn spinning mills employers in North Carolina.
Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, Inc. Ranlo has fewer employees than the Yarn spinning mills median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12.7 | 8.5 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.1 | 5.6 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.4 | 8.1 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
313110 · NC · Gastonia
195 Yarn spinning mills employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 182 employers in Gastonia, 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 | Swavelle - NJ Mill | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Central Textiles Inc | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gildan Yarns, LLC (Plant # 77) | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hamer Plant 73 | 6.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Tri Pointe Homes Charlotte | 93 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UFP-Mid Atlantic LLC | 93 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Advanced Exterior Systems | 93 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lightserve Corporation | 93 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gaston Memorial Hospital, Incorporated d/b/a CaroMont Regional Medical Center | 3,156 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gaston County Government | 1,711 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wix Allen Plant | 931 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gastonia Components and Logistics - Tulip | 912 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | OFP | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Window Specialist Inc | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | P7, LLC | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | K Construction Co Inc | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Propak - Mira Loma, CA | 93 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Endicott College | 93 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TLC Services, Inc | 93 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Presque Isle Electric & Gas Coop | 93 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.