Refractories (e.g., block, brick, mortar, tile), nonclay, manufacturing · Virginia
Rex Materials Group
South Hill, VA · ~57 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Rex Materials Group runs at 341% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Refractories (e.g., block, brick, mortar, tile), nonclay, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Rex Materials Group: 11.3 TCR = 341% of Refractories (e.g., block, brick, mortar, tile), nonclay, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Rex Materials Group safety composite
Rex Materials Group scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% 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
−17.7
2017→2020
Rex Materials Group injury rate improved
Rex Materials Group's TCR fell 17.7 from 21.1 in 2017 to 3.4 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2017 at 21.1 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=21.1 · 2018=6.8 · 2019=13.7 · 2020=3.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327120 · South Hill, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.3 · 341% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Mission Clay Product…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~57 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mission Clay Products LLC (0.2 TCR gap)
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Rex Materials Group in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Allied Mineral
Allied Mineral Products - Chehalis
11.7 TCR
- Mission Clay P
Mission Clay Products LLC
11.5 TCR
- This site
Rex Materials Group
11.3 TCR
- Bigler plant
Bigler plant
10.8 TCR
- Cherokee Brick
Cherokee Brick & Tile Company, Tri-State Plant
10.4 TCR
What this shows Rex Materials Group averages 11.3 TCR (341% of the Refractories (e.g., block, brick, mortar, tile), nonclay, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Rex Materials Group TCR series: 2017=21.1 · 2018=6.8 · 2019=13.7 · 2020=3.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Rex Materials Group falls in its industry
307 Refractories (e.g., block, bri establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Refractories (e.g., block, bri employers in Virginia.
Rex Materials Group has more employees than the Refractories (e.g., block, brick, mortar median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13.7 | 3.4 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 21.1 | 17.3 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327120 · VA · South Hill
307 Refractories (e.g., block, brick, mortar, tile), nonclay, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 21 employers in South Hill, VA · 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 | Mission Clay Products LLC | 11.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Allied Mineral Products - Chehalis | 11.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bigler plant | 10.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cherokee Brick & Tile Company, Tri-State Plant | 10.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Live Turkey - Dayton VA Hatchery | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bluefield VA Transmission Svc Building | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lynchburg Svc Ctr | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KT Irrigation | 57 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1934 | 312 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1934 | 291 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Global Safety Textiles | 253 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Southern Textile Service Inc | 97 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | SFAS | 11.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Reasors22 | 11.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Beechwood Homes | 11.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ross store 1794 | 11.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Morris Communications Co LLC | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dz Block Inc | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cape Romain / McLean A Joint Venture | 57 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.