Work experience centers (i.e., sheltered workshops) · North Carolina
Rutherford Life Services - Fairground Road
Spindale, NC · ~48 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Rutherford Life Services - Fairground Road runs at 32% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Work experience centers (i.e., sheltered workshops) workplace, earning a grade A.
Rutherford Life Services - Fairground Road: 1.2 TCR = 32% of Work experience centers (i.e., sheltered workshops) BLS 3.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Rutherford Life Services - Fairground Road safety composite
Rutherford Life Services - Fairground Road scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 90% 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).
76/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 1.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 90% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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
−3.7
2022→2024
Rutherford Life Services - Fairground Road injury rate improved
Rutherford Life Services - Fairground Road's TCR fell 3.7 from 3.7 in 2022 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 3.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=3.7 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 624310 · Spindale, NC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 32% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #6/38
- PHOTO Work Services Corpor…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Work Services Corporation (0.0 TCR gap)
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Rutherford Life Services - Fairground Road in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Rutherford Life Services - Fairground Road
1.2 TCR
- Work Services
Work Services Corporation
1.2 TCR
- 17 Midland Dri
17 Midland Drive Norwich NY 13815
1.2 TCR
- Cleveland Soci
Cleveland Society for the Blind
1.2 TCR
- Battle Creek
Battle Creek
1.2 TCR
What this shows Rutherford Life Services - Fairground Road averages 1.2 TCR (32% of the Work experience centers (i.e., sheltered workshops) BLS benchmark).
Rutherford Life Services - Fairground Road TCR series: 2022=3.7 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.8
Where Rutherford Life Services - Fairground Road falls in its industry
1,455 Work experience centers (i.e., establishmentsSafer than 90% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 38 Work experience centers (i.e., employers in North Carolina.
Rutherford Life Services - Fairground Road has fewer employees than the Work experience centers (i.e., sheltered median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
624310 · NC · Spindale
1,455 Work experience centers (i.e., sheltered workshops) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 10 employers in Spindale, 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 | Work Services Corporation | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 17 Midland Drive Norwich NY 13815 | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cleveland Society for the Blind | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Battle Creek | 1.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Jones Family Farms | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bryan Wagoner Tree Farm LLC | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Statesville Breeder Operation | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Case Farms Morganton Hatchery | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Isothermal Community College | 339 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Watts Regulator Co. (Spindale) | 56 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cardinal Tissue C1 | 50 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Watts - Spindale | 46 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | McNaughton-McKay Electric Company - Ohio Region - Toledo, OH | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Skanska Koch | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jasper County Office | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SDI Pittsboro | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Architectural Woods LP | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Columbus Cardiology Consultants - East | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hampton Inn Anaheim | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jones & Cleary Roofing / Sheet Metal | 48 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.