Plastics film and unlaminated sheet (except packaging) manufacturing · North Carolina

North Cove, NC

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Marion, NC · ~2,895 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 1.5
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

North Cove, NC runs at 47% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Plastics film and unlaminated sheet (except packaging) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

North Cove, NC: 1.5 TCR = 47% of Plastics film and unlaminated sheet (except packaging) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

North Cove, NC safety composite

North Cove, NC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 70% 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).

62/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 1.54 per 100 workers

Safer than 70% of industry peers
DART rate: C 0.63 per 100 workers

Safer than 60% 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

−2.3

2016→2020

North Cove, NC injury rate improved

North Cove, NC's TCR fell 2.3 from 3.3 in 2016 to 1.1 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.3 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.3 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=0.9 · 2019=1.0 · 2020=1.1

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 326113 · Marion, NC AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE

Grade A · TCR 1.5 · 47% of ind

DART 0.6 DART
RANK #6/13
PHOTO Food Merchandising :…
BOOK 5y book
INJ 182 inj
SIZE ~2,895 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Food Merchandising : FRANKLIN PARK (0.0 TCR gap)

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Food Merchandi

1.6
SK microworks

1.6
Berry Printing

1.6
This site

1.5
Spartech LLC -

1.5

What this shows North Cove, NC averages 1.5 TCR (47% of the Plastics film and unlaminated sheet (except packaging) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

North Cove, NC TCR series: 2016=3.3 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=0.9 · 2019=1 · 2020=1.1 · BLS 3.3

Where North Cove, NC falls in its industry

303 Plastics film and unlaminated establishments

Safer than 70% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 13 Plastics film and unlaminated employers in North Carolina.

North Cove, NC (2,895 employees, TCR 1.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 98 employees and a TCR of 2.9

North Cove, NC has more employees than the Plastics film and unlaminated sheet (exc median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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
2020	1.1	0.6	27	0
2019	1.0	0.5	24	3
2018	0.9	0.7	22	3
2017	1.4	1.1	36	2
2016	3.3	3.0	73	7

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

326113 · NC · Marion

303 Plastics film and unlaminated sheet (except packaging) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 49 employers in Marion, NC · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Food Merchandising : FRANKLIN PARK	FRANKLIN PARK, IL	1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	SK microworks America	COVINGTON, GA	1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Berry Printing NATN 428	NASHVILLE, TN	1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Spartech LLC - Sheboygan Falls	KOHLER, WI	1.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE	0070-Atrium Health Cabarrus	CONCORD	2,870 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Mount Olive Processing Plant	MOUNT OLIVE	2,941 FTE
STATE-SIZE	HARRAH'S CHEROKEE CASINO RESORT	CHEROKEE	2,845 FTE
STATE-SIZE	0070-CHS NorthEast	CONCORD	2,949 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Baxter, North Cove, NC, USA - MFG	Marion	2,475 FTE
CITY-NEAR	MH Mission Hospital McDowell, LLLP	Marion	492 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Coats North America - Sevier Plant	Marion	376 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Coats American, Inc.	Marion	351 FTE
NAT-TCR	Belvidere1, IL	Belvidere, IL	1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	106 - Sheppard Trainer Maintenance, Tx	Sheppard Afb, TX	1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	WS Cleveland	Cuyahoga Heights, OH	1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	CMC Recycling Corpus Christi Shredder	Corpus Christi, TX	1.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE	DCS-Americas - West	Los Angeles, CA	2,896 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Amazon.com Services LLC - MEM4	Memphis, TN	2,894 FTE
NAT-SIZE	University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center	Glen Burnie, MD	2,896 FTE
NAT-SIZE	AMRG	Brooklyn Park, MN	2,891 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: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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