Bottling machinery (e.g., capping, filling, labeling, sterilizing, washing) manufacturing · North Carolina
US Bottlers Machinery CO
Charlotte, NC · ~84 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
US Bottlers Machinery CO runs at 87% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Bottling machinery (e.g., capping, filling, labeling, sterilizing, washing) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.9
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 9
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares US Bottlers Machinery CO's OSHA Total Case Rate of 2.9 to the Bottling machinery (e.g., capping, filling, labeling, sterilizing, washing) manufacturing BLS benchmark of 3.3 (87% of benchmark) across 2 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
US Bottlers Machinery CO's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Where US Bottlers Machinery CO falls in its industry
292 Bottling machinery (e.g., capp establishmentsSafer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.2.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 9 Bottling machinery (e.g., capp employers in North Carolina.
Trend analysis for US Bottlers Machinery CO
Between 2017 and 2023, US Bottlers Machinery CO's Total Case Rate improved from 5.3 to 0.4 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 93% decrease across 6 years of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2023, at a TCR of 0.4, while 2017 saw the highest rate, at 5.3, a spread of 5.0 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a wide swing relative to the establishment's overall rate, worth checking the year-by-year table below for whether a single severe year is driving the average, rather than a sustained trend.
Summed across those 2 reporting years, US Bottlers Machinery CO recorded 9 total injuries and illnesses, with no fatalities reported in any of those years. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 2-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 9 injuries shown on this page for US Bottlers Machinery CO are sourced from its own 2 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 333993 - Bottling machinery (e.g., capping, filling, labeling, sterilizing, washing) manufacturing.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2023)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
0 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 2,039,070 hours worked = 0.00 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| US Bottlers Machinery CO (this establishment) | 2.86 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 2-year avg |
| Packaging machinery manufacturing industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 333993 |
| North Carolina state avg (all industries) | 3.89 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by US Bottlers Machinery CO to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2023: 4 reportable incidents · 4 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2017: 5 reportable incidents · 5 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on US Bottlers Machinery CO's reported OSHA injury record, strong versus its Bottling machinery (e.g., capping, filling, labeling, sterilizing, washing) manufacturing peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 87% of the Bottling machinery (e.g., capping, filling, labeling, sterilizing, washing) manufacturing benchmark, US Bottlers Machinery CO reports fewer injuries than typical peers, still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Bottling machinery (e.g., capping, filling, labeling, sterilizing, washing) manufacturing sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.