Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing · North Carolina
Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 2
Hickory, NC · ~66 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 2 runs at 77% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 2: 2.5 TCR = 77% of Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 2 safety composite
Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 2 scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 54% 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% 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
−5.0
2022→2024
Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 2 injury rate improved
Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 2's TCR fell 5.0 from 6.3 in 2022 to 1.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 6.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=6.3 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=1.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325520 · Hickory, NC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.5 · 77% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #5/12
- PHOTO Mapei West Chicago
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~66 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mapei West Chicago (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 2 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 2
2.5 TCR
- Mapei West Chi
Mapei West Chicago
2.5 TCR
- H.B. Fuller
H.B. Fuller
2.5 TCR
- Hartford City
Hartford City
2.5 TCR
- Seneca
Seneca
2.5 TCR
What this shows Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 2 averages 2.5 TCR (77% of the Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 2 TCR series: 2022=6.3 · 2023=0 · 2024=1.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 2 falls in its industry
287 Adhesives (except asphalt, den establishmentsSafer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 12 Adhesives (except asphalt, den employers in North Carolina.
Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 2 has more employees than the Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325520 · NC · Hickory
287 Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 240 employers in Hickory, 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 | Mapei West Chicago | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | H.B. Fuller | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hartford City | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Seneca | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Clinton Field Services | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Riverbend Steam Station | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Salisbury Operations Center | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ASHEVILLE OPERATIONS | 66 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Catawba Valley Medical Center | 2,012 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Merchants Distributors LLC | 1,480 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Frye Regional Medical Center | 1,363 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hickory Manufacturing & Technology Center | 1,006 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Matthews Feed & Grain, Inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Gables of Canton | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Harrell's Coatings Solutions | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0075 - Houston Westchase | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bell Intermediate Academy | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mid-States Packaging Inc. | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Centerburg Pointe | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tulsa Tube Bending | 66 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.