Communications wire and cable, nonferrous, made from purchased nonferrous wire · North Carolina
Optical Cable Corporation Asheville
Swannanoa, NC · ~53 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Optical Cable Corporation Asheville runs at 33% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Communications wire and cable, nonferrous, made from purchased nonferrous wire workplace, earning a grade A.
Optical Cable Corporation Asheville: 1.1 TCR = 33% of Communications wire and cable, nonferrous, made from purchased nonferrous wire BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Optical Cable Corporation Asheville safety composite
Optical Cable Corporation Asheville scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% 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).
74/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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%).
Optical Cable Corporation Asheville held a steady TCR band
Optical Cable Corporation Asheville's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2017 at 4.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=4.3 · 2021=0.0 · 2023=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 335929 · Swannanoa, NC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.1 · 33% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/18
- PHOTO General Cable Corpor…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~53 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: General Cable Corporation (0.0 TCR gap)
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Optical Cable Corporation Asheville in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Optical Cable Corporation Asheville
1.1 TCR
- General Cable
General Cable Corporation
1.1 TCR
- Draka Elevator
Draka Elevator Products, Inc. - Battleboro
1.1 TCR
- Southwire DCN
Southwire DCN
1.1 TCR
- Draka Elevator
Draka Elevator Products, Inc. - Rocy Mount
1.1 TCR
What this shows Optical Cable Corporation Asheville averages 1.1 TCR (33% of the Communications wire and cable, nonferrous, made from purchased nonferrous wire BLS benchmark).
Optical Cable Corporation Asheville TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=4.3 · 2021=0 · 2023=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Optical Cable Corporation Asheville falls in its industry
144 Communications wire and cable, establishmentsSafer than 80% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 18 Communications wire and cable, employers in North Carolina.
Optical Cable Corporation Asheville has fewer employees than the Communications wire and cable, nonferrou median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
335929 · NC · Swannanoa
144 Communications wire and cable, nonferrous, made from purchased nonferrous wire employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 11 employers in Swannanoa, 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 | General Cable Corporation | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Draka Elevator Products, Inc. - Battleboro | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southwire DCN | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Draka Elevator Products, Inc. - Rocy Mount | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sanderson Farms St. Pauls Hatchery | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CPI USA NC LLC - Southport | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Goldsboro Resource Center - PNG | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Master Telecommunications | 53 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Warren Wilson College | 949 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | National Wiper Alliance a business of Ecolab | 160 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gentry service Group | 106 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SODEXO AT WARREN WILSON COLL-DINING HALL | 83 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Coated Products Division | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lewiston Office | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Superior Fastener Co., Inc. | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TexaStone Quarries | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lake Buena Vista Golf Course | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | *Germantown Community Health Services | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fox Valley Delivery Service, LLC | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Graphic Arts Bindery LLC | 53 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.