Household-type furniture, upholstered, manufacturing · Virginia
Vanguard BR
Hillsville, VA · ~109 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Vanguard BR runs at 115% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Household-type furniture, upholstered, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Vanguard BR: 3.8 TCR = 115% of Household-type furniture, upholstered, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Vanguard BR safety composite
Vanguard BR scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 90% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
69/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 90% 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
−1.1
2016→2024
Vanguard BR injury rate improved
Vanguard BR's TCR fell 1.1 from 3.1 in 2016 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 7.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.1 · 2017=6.0 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=3.3 · 2020=4.9 · 2021=7.3 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=2.0 · 2024=2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 337121 · Hillsville, VA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.8 · 115% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/10
- PHOTO Best Home Furnishing…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~109 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Best Home Furnishings/County Line (0.0 TCR gap)
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Vanguard BR in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Vanguard BR
3.8 TCR
- Best Home Furn
Best Home Furnishings/County Line
3.8 TCR
- Hallagan Mfg.
Hallagan Mfg. Co., Inc.
3.8 TCR
- Church Chairs
Church Chairs of America
3.8 TCR
- Plant # 2
Plant # 2
3.8 TCR
What this shows Vanguard BR averages 3.8 TCR (115% of the Household-type furniture, upholstered, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Vanguard BR TCR series: 2016=3.1 · 2017=6 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=3.3 · 2020=4.9 · 2021=7.3 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=2 · 2024=2 · BLS 3.3
Where Vanguard BR falls in its industry
300 Household-type furniture, upho establishmentsSafer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 10 Household-type furniture, upho employers in Virginia.
Vanguard BR has fewer employees than the Household-type furniture, upholstered, m median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
337121 · VA · Hillsville
300 Household-type furniture, upholstered, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 20 employers in Hillsville, VA · 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 | Best Home Furnishings/County Line | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hallagan Mfg. Co., Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Church Chairs of America | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plant # 2 | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Arrington Operation | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Roanoke Gas Company | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hiller Chesapeake | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | B&S Site Development, Inc. | 109 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Plant 32 - 35 | 425 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Parkdale Mills, Inc Plant 32-35 | 320 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Galax/Twin County Center | 192 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | USA Hillsville VA | 157 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Resilux America LLC | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MON | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sawyer Manufacturing Company | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jowat Corporation | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Keystone Quality Transport Company - NE Base | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Recology Western Oregon | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oregon Tool - KC Blades | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Porter Co. | 109 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.