Iron compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing · North Carolina
Pencco Inc Middlesex Plant
Middlesex, NC · ~20 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Pencco Inc Middlesex Plant runs at 141% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Iron compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Pencco Inc Middlesex Plant: 4.7 TCR = 141% of Iron compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Pencco Inc Middlesex Plant safety composite
Pencco Inc Middlesex Plant scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 15%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% 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%).
TCR Δ
−7.1
2021→2024
Pencco Inc Middlesex Plant injury rate improved
Pencco Inc Middlesex Plant's TCR fell 7.1 from 10.9 in 2021 to 3.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 10.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=10.9 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=3.9 · 2024=3.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325180 · Middlesex, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 141% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #9/10
- PHOTO Hasa Inc. - Eloy
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~20 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hasa Inc. - Eloy (0.0 TCR gap)
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Pencco Inc Middlesex Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Pencco Inc Middlesex Plant
4.7 TCR
- Hasa Inc. - El
Hasa Inc. - Eloy
4.7 TCR
- Umicore Specia
Umicore Specialty Materials Recycling
4.7 TCR
- Lanxess Corpor
Lanxess Corporations - Oxone
4.6 TCR
- Flexsys Americ
Flexsys America LP
4.6 TCR
What this shows Pencco Inc Middlesex Plant averages 4.7 TCR (141% of the Iron compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Pencco Inc Middlesex Plant TCR series: 2021=10.9 · 2022=0 · 2023=3.9 · 2024=3.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Pencco Inc Middlesex Plant falls in its industry
418 Iron compounds, not specified establishmentsSafer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 10 Iron compounds, not specified employers in North Carolina.
Pencco Inc Middlesex Plant has fewer employees than the Iron compounds, not specified elsewhere median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325180 · NC · Middlesex
418 Iron compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 6 employers in Middlesex, 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 | Hasa Inc. - Eloy | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Umicore Specialty Materials Recycling | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lanxess Corporations - Oxone | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Flexsys America LP | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Steve Thomas Farms | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kent Smith Farms | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ron Richmond | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Thomas Family Farms, Inc. | 20 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MIDDLESEX NC | 98 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Middlesex NC Truss | 87 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4122 MIDDLESEX TRUSS | 41 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Boykin Farms, Inc. | 35 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Springfield | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bridger Valley Electric Association | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Erie SC | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hubbell RACO | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hampton Inn East Lake Forest-Irvine | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Blue Atlantic Fabricators, LLC | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FM Asphalt, LLC | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hamlot, Inc | 20 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.