Casings, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing · North Carolina
Norwood Manufacturing, Inc.
Norwood, NC · ~49 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Norwood Manufacturing, Inc. runs at 241% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Casings, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Norwood Manufacturing, Inc.: 7.9 TCR = 241% of Casings, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Norwood Manufacturing, Inc. safety composite
Norwood Manufacturing, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 20%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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
Norwood Manufacturing, Inc.: 0.0 → 3.4 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 19.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Norwood Manufacturing, Inc.'s TCR rose 3.4 from 0.0 in 2016 to 3.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 19.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · Norwood, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.9 · 241% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #31/37
- PHOTO Matthews Industries …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~49 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Matthews Industries Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Norwood Manufacturing, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- General Metal
General Metal Company, Inc.
8 TCR
- This site
Norwood Manufacturing, Inc.
7.9 TCR
- Matthews Indus
Matthews Industries Inc
7.9 TCR
- Steelhead Meta
Steelhead Metal Corp
7.9 TCR
- EPSM, LLC
EPSM, LLC
7.9 TCR
What this shows Norwood Manufacturing, Inc. averages 7.9 TCR (241% of the Casings, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Norwood Manufacturing, Inc. TCR series: 2016=0 · 2018=19.9 · 2019=19.9 · 2020=5.7 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=10.7 · 2023=2 · 2024=3.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Norwood Manufacturing, Inc. falls in its industry
1,158 Casings, sheet metal (except s establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #31 safest of 37 Casings, sheet metal (except s employers in North Carolina.
Norwood Manufacturing, Inc. has fewer employees than the Casings, sheet metal (except stampings), median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 19.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 19.9 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · NC · Norwood
1,158 Casings, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 4 employers in Norwood, 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 | Matthews Industries Inc | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Steelhead Metal Corp | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EPSM, LLC | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | General Metal Company, Inc. | 8.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Zackly Rite Farms | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Taylor's Nursery-Raleigh | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Butterball Hatchery # 3 | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Matthews Operations Center | 49 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Michelin Aircraft Tire Co | 465 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 445 | 63 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 00445 - STORE # 445 NORWOOD | 62 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Area Disposal Service Inc. Morton HC | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Henry Ford Cottage Hospital | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | COMBDRIN-IndyNorth | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Heaven Hill Bernheim Distillery | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Irwin Electric Membership Corporation | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Permian Plastics, LLC | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Venecia Logistica, LLC | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Metal-Tech Industrial, LLC | 49 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.