Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing · North Carolina
Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 3
Hickory, NC · ~62 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 3 runs at 291% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 3: 9.6 TCR = 291% of Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 3 safety composite
Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 3 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 2%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% 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
−4.1
2022→2024
Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 3 injury rate improved
Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 3's TCR fell 4.1 from 13.3 in 2022 to 9.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 13.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=13.3 · 2023=6.4 · 2024=9.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325520 · Hickory, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.6 · 291% of ind
- DART 5.2 DART
- RANK #12/12
- PHOTO Springfield Industri…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~62 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Springfield Industries, LLC (0.1 TCR gap)
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Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 3 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Concrete Seala
Concrete Sealants Inc.
9.8 TCR
- Springfield In
Springfield Industries, LLC
9.7 TCR
- This site
Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 3
9.6 TCR
- Colorimetric
Colorimetric
9.5 TCR
- QEP Co., Inc.
QEP Co., Inc. - Tolleson
9.3 TCR
What this shows Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 3 averages 9.6 TCR (291% of the Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsum base) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 3 TCR series: 2022=13.3 · 2023=6.4 · 2024=9.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 3 falls in its industry
287 Adhesives (except asphalt, den establishmentsSafer than 2% 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 #12 safest of 12 Adhesives (except asphalt, den employers in North Carolina.
Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 3 has fewer employees than the Adhesives (except asphalt, dental, gypsu median and a higher 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 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 8 | 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 | Springfield Industries, LLC | 9.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Colorimetric | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Concrete Sealants Inc. | 9.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | QEP Co., Inc. - Tolleson | 9.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CENTRAL PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT -EST | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Boseman Farms, Inc. | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | South Durham | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenville - New Bern | 62 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 | Delta Air Lines - MCO | 9.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LeafGuard of Utah | 9.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DML4 | 9.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Long Grove Rehabilitation & Health Care Center | 9.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Iowa Eps Products | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northeast Texas Farmers Coop-Sulphur Springs | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pilot Chemical Middletown Facility | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 16-CT | 62 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.