Blades, knife and razor, manufacturing · North Carolina
Microtech Knives - 321 Fanning Fields
Mills River, NC · ~95 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Microtech Knives - 321 Fanning Fields runs at 268% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Blades, knife and razor, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Microtech Knives - 321 Fanning Fields: 8.8 TCR = 268% of Blades, knife and razor, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Microtech Knives - 321 Fanning Fields safety composite
Microtech Knives - 321 Fanning Fields scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 64% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 13%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% 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
−18.0
2021→2024
Microtech Knives - 321 Fanning Fields injury rate improved
Microtech Knives - 321 Fanning Fields's TCR fell 18.0 from 22.1 in 2021 to 4.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 22.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.07× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=22.1 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=4.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332215 · Mills River, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.8 · 268% of ind
- DART 0.6 DART
- RANK P13
- PHOTO Dexter Russell South…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~95 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dexter Russell Southbridge (0.2 TCR gap)
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Microtech Knives - 321 Fanning Fields in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Rada Mfg. Co.
Rada Mfg. Co.
9.5 TCR
- This site
Microtech Knives - 321 Fanning Fields
8.8 TCR
- Dexter Russell
Dexter Russell Southbridge
8.7 TCR
- Carlson Produc
Carlson Products LLC
8.2 TCR
- All-Clad Metal
All-Clad Metalcrafters
7.9 TCR
What this shows Microtech Knives - 321 Fanning Fields averages 8.8 TCR (268% of the Blades, knife and razor, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Microtech Knives - 321 Fanning Fields TCR series: 2021=22.1 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=4.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Microtech Knives - 321 Fanning Fields falls in its industry
52 Blades, knife and razor, manuf establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.4.
Microtech Knives - 321 Fanning Fields has more employees than the Blades, knife and razor, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.4. 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 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 22.1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332215 · NC · Mills River
52 Blades, knife and razor, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 33 employers in Mills River, 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 | Dexter Russell Southbridge | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carlson Products LLC | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rada Mfg. Co. | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | All-Clad Metalcrafters | 7.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Circle S Ranch NC | 95 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Raleigh North Transmission and Distribution Operations Center | 95 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MB Haynes Corporation (Office) | 95 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Carolina Conduit Systems, Inc | 95 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Linamar Light Metals-MR | 566 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mills River | 372 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UPM Raflatac Mills River | 280 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UPM Raflatac, Inc | 259 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DWA2 | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Columbiana Boiler Company, LLC | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cedarbrook Senior living Rochester | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Yeager'S Sporting Goods & Marina, Inc. | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Harvey W. Hottel | 95 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Maplewood YMCA Community Center | 95 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | iFit Smithfield Production Facility | 95 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KVC Hospital Hays | 95 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.