Lithium batteries, primary, manufacturing · North Carolina
Saft America Inc. , Valdese, NC
Valdese, NC · ~181 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Saft America Inc. , Valdese, NC runs at 29% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Lithium batteries, primary, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Saft America Inc. , Valdese, NC: 0.9 TCR = 29% of Lithium batteries, primary, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Saft America Inc. , Valdese, NC safety composite
Saft America Inc. , Valdese, NC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 86% 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).
77/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.95 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% 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
−1.0
2019→2024
Saft America Inc. , Valdese, NC injury rate improved
Saft America Inc. , Valdese, NC's TCR fell 1.0 from 1.0 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 3.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=1.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=3.3 · 2022=0.7 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 335912 · Valdese, NC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.9 · 29% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/6
- PHOTO Piston Automotive
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~181 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Piston Automotive (0.0 TCR gap)
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Saft America Inc. , Valdese, NC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Piston Automot
Piston Automotive
1 TCR
- LaGrange Make
LaGrange Make Site
1 TCR
- 6K inc
6K inc
1 TCR
- This site
Saft America Inc. , Valdese, NC
0.9 TCR
- Schneider Elec
Schneider Electric CMF
0.9 TCR
What this shows Saft America Inc. , Valdese, NC averages 0.9 TCR (29% of the Lithium batteries, primary, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Saft America Inc. , Valdese, NC TCR series: 2019=1 · 2020=0 · 2021=3.3 · 2022=0.7 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Saft America Inc. , Valdese, NC falls in its industry
42 Lithium batteries, primary, ma establishmentsSafer than 86% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 6 Lithium batteries, primary, ma employers in North Carolina.
Saft America Inc. , Valdese, NC has more employees than the Lithium batteries, primary, manufacturin median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
335912 · NC · Valdese
42 Lithium batteries, primary, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 20 employers in Valdese, 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 | Piston Automotive | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Schneider Electric CMF | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LaGrange Make Site | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6K inc | 1.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Marshall Steam Station | 181 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | State Utility Contractors, Inc. Monroe | 181 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Universal Forest Products - Salisbury, LLC. | 181 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Graphik Dimensions | 181 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Perkins Plant | 449 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Valdese Weavers (Main) | 371 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saft America Inc. | 258 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | VALDESE NC PLANT | 203 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Decatur Energy Center, LLC | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cummings Electrical | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Richmond Division | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | American Rock Product | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Smurfit Kappa - Fort Worth | 181 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PromptCare Home Infusion, LLC | 181 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Atlas Distributing, Inc. | 181 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | STERIS IMS Fort Lauderdale | 181 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.