Broadwoven fabrics (except rugs, tire fabrics) weaving · North Carolina
Valdese Weavers (Main)
Valdese, NC · ~371 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Valdese Weavers (Main) runs at 75% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Broadwoven fabrics (except rugs, tire fabrics) weaving workplace, earning a grade B.
Valdese Weavers (Main): 2.5 TCR = 75% of Broadwoven fabrics (except rugs, tire fabrics) weaving BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Valdese Weavers (Main) safety composite
Valdese Weavers (Main) scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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
−1.3
2020→2024
Valdese Weavers (Main) injury rate improved
Valdese Weavers (Main)'s TCR fell 1.3 from 3.3 in 2020 to 1.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 3.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=3.3 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=1.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 313210 · Valdese, NC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.5 · 75% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #16/28
- PHOTO Abercrombie Textiles…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 41 inj
- SIZE ~371 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Abercrombie Textiles LLC (0.1 TCR gap)
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Valdese Weavers (Main) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Valdese Weavers (Main)
2.5 TCR
- Abercrombie Te
Abercrombie Textiles LLC
2.5 TCR
- Lovelady Plant
Lovelady Plant
2.5 TCR
- Southern Mills
Southern Mills Inc. d.b.a TenCate Protective Fabrics - Weaving Plant
2.4 TCR
- C. Cramer & Co
C. Cramer & Co., Inc.
2.4 TCR
What this shows Valdese Weavers (Main) averages 2.5 TCR (75% of the Broadwoven fabrics (except rugs, tire fabrics) weaving BLS benchmark).
Valdese Weavers (Main) TCR series: 2020=3.3 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Valdese Weavers (Main) falls in its industry
141 Broadwoven fabrics (except rug establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 28 Broadwoven fabrics (except rug employers in North Carolina.
Valdese Weavers (Main) has more employees than the Broadwoven fabrics (except rugs, tire fa median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
313210 · NC · Valdese
141 Broadwoven fabrics (except rugs, tire fabrics) weaving employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 20 employers in Valdese, 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 | Abercrombie Textiles LLC | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lovelady Plant | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southern Mills Inc. d.b.a TenCate Protective Fabrics - Weaving Plant | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | C. Cramer & Co., Inc. | 2.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Siemens Wendell | 371 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 1774 | 371 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sports Endeavors | 371 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NC0014300 | 371 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Perkins Plant | 449 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saft America Inc. | 258 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | VALDESE NC PLANT | 203 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saft America Inc. , Valdese, NC | 181 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Durotech Inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Idaho Foodbank Warehouse Inc. - Boise ID | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | WIM004 | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MSI-Belle Chasse | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | ConocoPhillips Alaska - Kuparuk | 371 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | VNA of the Treasure Coast | 371 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amherst ICS | 371 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vinton Steel, LLC. | 371 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.