Ammunition boxes, wood, manufacturing · Indiana

North Central Pallets, Inc.

Argos, IN · ~33 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
5.5
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

North Central Pallets, Inc. runs at 166% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Ammunition boxes, wood, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

North Central Pallets, Inc.: 5.5 TCR = 166% of Ammunition boxes, wood, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

North Central Pallets, Inc. safety composite

North Central Pallets, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 87% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

C

66/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 5.48 per 100 workers

Safer than 57% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 87% 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

−26.5

2018→2024

North Central Pallets, Inc. injury rate improved

North Central Pallets, Inc.'s TCR fell 26.5 from 26.5 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 26.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=26.5 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=3.0 · 2021=8.8 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 321920 · Argos, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 166% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #16/31
  • PHOTO Fayetteville,AR Fort…
  • BOOK 7y book
  • INJ 14 inj
  • SIZE ~33 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Fayetteville,AR Forty48 Solutions - 425 (0.0 TCR gap)

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North Central Pallets, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows North Central Pallets, Inc. averages 5.5 TCR (166% of the Ammunition boxes, wood, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

North Central Pallets, Inc. TCR series: 2018=26.5 · 2019=0 · 2020=3 · 2021=8.8 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3

Where North Central Pallets, Inc. falls in its industry

952 Ammunition boxes, wood, manufa establishments

Safer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 31 Ammunition boxes, wood, manufa employers in Indiana.

North Central Pallets, Inc. (33 employees, TCR 5.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 51 employees and a TCR of 6.3 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 0100200300400500 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate North Central Pallets, Inc.
North Central Pallets, Inc. (33 employees, TCR 5.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 51 employees and a TCR of 6.3

North Central Pallets, Inc. has fewer employees than the Ammunition boxes, wood, manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.3. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 8.8 8.8 3 0 0
2020 3.0 3.0 1 0 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 26.5 2.6 10 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

321920 · IN · Argos

952 Ammunition boxes, wood, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 3 employers in Argos, IN · 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 Fayetteville,AR Forty48 Solutions - 425 5.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Harvest Lane Honey 5.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR CHEP Services Newburgh TPM (UT5Q) 5.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Transpak - DIV 130 Tualatin 5.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE IN-NPDI-INDIANA 33 FTE
STATE-SIZE Newberry Farms, LLC 33 FTE
STATE-SIZE Belvarken A.I. Center 33 FTE
STATE-SIZE AES 33 FTE
CITY-NEAR Altium Packaging - Argos 84 FTE
CITY-NEAR Argos 46 FTE
NAT-TCR We Are Blood 5.5 TCR
NAT-TCR RRSC St. Louis Market 5.5 TCR
NAT-TCR GAP Leasing Inc. 5.5 TCR
NAT-TCR NorthWest Handling Systems - Yakima 5.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Elkay Plumbing Products Company - Freeport 33 FTE
NAT-SIZE Madison Home Place 33 FTE
NAT-SIZE Dayton, TN - 1569 Broadway 33 FTE
NAT-SIZE Texas Leather Trim, Inc. 33 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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.