Castings, unfinished iron (e.g., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel), manufacturing · North Carolina
Southern Cast Inc.
Charlotte, NC · ~22 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Southern Cast Inc. runs at 240% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Castings, unfinished iron (e.g., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Southern Cast Inc.: 7.9 TCR = 240% of Castings, unfinished iron (e.g., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Southern Cast Inc. safety composite
Southern Cast Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 94% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 44%), 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).
64/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 7.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 94% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−9.9
2017→2024
Southern Cast Inc. injury rate improved
Southern Cast Inc.'s TCR fell 9.9 from 9.9 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 15.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=9.9 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=4.4 · 2020=10.0 · 2021=15.5 · 2022=14.0 · 2023=9.5 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331511 · Charlotte, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.9 · 240% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO Foundry Norwich
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Foundry Norwich (0.0 TCR gap)
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Southern Cast Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Southern Cast Inc.
7.9 TCR
- Foundry Norwic
Foundry Norwich
7.9 TCR
- Northern Found
Northern Foundry, LLC
7.9 TCR
- Federal-Mogul
Federal-Mogul TPR Liners
7.9 TCR
- The Quality Ca
The Quality Castings Company
7.8 TCR
What this shows Southern Cast Inc. averages 7.9 TCR (240% of the Castings, unfinished iron (e.g., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Southern Cast Inc. TCR series: 2017=9.9 · 2018=0 · 2019=4.4 · 2020=10 · 2021=15.5 · 2022=14 · 2023=9.5 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Southern Cast Inc. falls in its industry
272 Castings, unfinished iron (e.g establishmentsSafer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.2.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Castings, unfinished iron (e.g employers in North Carolina.
Southern Cast Inc. has fewer employees than the Castings, unfinished iron (e.g., ductile median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.2. 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 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.0 | 9.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15.5 | 10.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331511 · NC · Charlotte
272 Castings, unfinished iron (e.g., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 2,058 employers in Charlotte, 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 | Foundry Norwich | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Northern Foundry, LLC | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Federal-Mogul TPR Liners | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Quality Castings Company | 7.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | A Plus Farms, Inc. | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rock Ridge Farms Partnership | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Vanguard Farms, Inc. | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LNM - 105 -EST | 22 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1101-Carolinas Medical Center (1101) | 8,444 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0001-Carolinas Medical Center | 8,032 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4795-AA-CLT-CHARLOTTE-CLT-TRML | 7,295 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | 4,973 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Freelin-Wade Co. | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Xpress Boats | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Industrial Performance Group of South Carolina, INC. | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sippel Co., Inc. dba Sippel Steel Fab | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ontario | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SANDSTROM Products Company | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DB11 | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Builder'S Bloc Management Co. Inc. | 22 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.