Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing · North Carolina
Rutherfordton
Rutherfordton, NC · ~232 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Rutherfordton runs at 39% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Rutherfordton: 1.3 TCR = 39% of Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Rutherfordton safety composite
Rutherfordton scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 82% 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% 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
−0.5
2016→2024
Rutherfordton injury rate improved
Rutherfordton's TCR fell 0.5 from 1.5 in 2016 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 2.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.38× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.5 · 2017=1.3 · 2018=1.8 · 2019=0.8 · 2020=0.8 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=0.4 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332991 · Rutherfordton, NC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 39% of ind
- DART 0.5 DART
- RANK #2/8
- PHOTO Craig Technologies, …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~232 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Craig Technologies, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Rutherfordton in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Rutherfordton
1.3 TCR
- Craig Technolo
Craig Technologies, Inc.
1.3 TCR
- McGill Manufac
McGill Manufacturing
1.3 TCR
- Schaeffler Aer
Schaeffler Aerospace USA - Winsted
1.3 TCR
- SKF USA Inc. -
SKF USA Inc. - Muskegon
1.3 TCR
What this shows Rutherfordton averages 1.3 TCR (39% of the Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Rutherfordton TCR series: 2016=1.5 · 2017=1.3 · 2018=1.8 · 2019=0.8 · 2020=0.8 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=0.4 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=1 · BLS 3.3
Where Rutherfordton falls in its industry
125 Ball and Roller Bearing Manufa establishmentsSafer than 82% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 8 Ball and Roller Bearing Manufa employers in North Carolina.
Rutherfordton has more employees than the Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332991 · NC · Rutherfordton
125 Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 20 employers in Rutherfordton, 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 | Craig Technologies, Inc. | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McGill Manufacturing | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Schaeffler Aerospace USA - Winsted | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SKF USA Inc. - Muskegon | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DPR Construction - Raleigh Durham | 232 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NC-01 | 232 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mack Molding Company - Statesville | 232 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oxford (BAMG) | 232 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rutherford Regional Medical Center | 438 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aallied Die Casting | 167 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Parton Lumber Company | 142 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | RU-RU-RUTHERFORDTON | 124 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Progressive Electric, Inc. | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Middleborough Gas & Electric Department Gas Division | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sharp Conshohocken | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lockheed Martin Corporation US TX Dallas 1727 S Main St (5267) | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Park Place of Elmhurst | 232 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KYTC District 6 | 232 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lockheed Martin Corporation Santa Barbara CA (1384) | 232 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MIA | 232 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.