Rags merchant wholesalers · North Carolina
Star Wipers- Gastonia
Gastonia, NC · ~20 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Star Wipers- Gastonia runs at 366% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Rags merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Star Wipers- Gastonia: 8.1 TCR = 366% of Rags merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Star Wipers- Gastonia safety composite
Star Wipers- Gastonia scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 18%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−11.8
2016→2024
Star Wipers- Gastonia injury rate improved
Star Wipers- Gastonia's TCR fell 11.8 from 11.8 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 36.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=11.8 · 2017=4.7 · 2018=36.0 · 2019=8.0 · 2020=12.1 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Gastonia, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.1 · 366% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #33/37
- PHOTO Recycle Midland
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~20 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Recycle Midland (0.0 TCR gap)
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Star Wipers- Gastonia in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Star Wipers- Gastonia
8.1 TCR
- Recycle Midlan
Recycle Midland
8.1 TCR
- Morris Iron &
Morris Iron & Steel Co., Inc.
8.1 TCR
- Island Recycli
Island Recycling Inc
8 TCR
- Service Recycl
Service Recycling
8 TCR
What this shows Star Wipers- Gastonia averages 8.1 TCR (366% of the Rags merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Star Wipers- Gastonia TCR series: 2016=11.8 · 2017=4.7 · 2018=36 · 2019=8 · 2020=12.1 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Star Wipers- Gastonia falls in its industry
1,126 Rags merchant wholesalers establishmentsSafer than 18% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #33 safest of 37 Rags merchant wholesalers employers in North Carolina.
Star Wipers- Gastonia has fewer employees than the Rags merchant wholesalers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.1 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11.8 | 5.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · NC · Gastonia
1,126 Rags merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 182 employers in Gastonia, 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 | Recycle Midland | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Island Recycling Inc | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Service Recycling | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Morris Iron & Steel Co., Inc. | 8.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Steve Thomas Farms | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kent Smith Farms | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ron Richmond | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Thomas Family Farms, Inc. | 20 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gaston Memorial Hospital, Incorporated d/b/a CaroMont Regional Medical Center | 3,156 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gaston County Government | 1,711 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wix Allen Plant | 931 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gastonia Components and Logistics - Tulip | 912 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Purcell Care Cemter | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Horizon Store | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | At Home Stores #148 | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Price Rite Store 356 New Bedford | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Nelson-Jameson, Inc - CA | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Abel Recon | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Randolph Farms Inc | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Maine Track Maintenance Waterville Office | 20 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.