Household-type furniture, upholstered, manufacturing · North Carolina
Vanguard CGF
Conover, NC · ~47 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Vanguard CGF runs at 118% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Household-type furniture, upholstered, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Vanguard CGF: 3.9 TCR = 118% of Household-type furniture, upholstered, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Vanguard CGF safety composite
Vanguard CGF 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).
67/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% 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
−0.8
2016→2024
Vanguard CGF injury rate improved
Vanguard CGF's TCR fell 0.8 from 3.0 in 2016 to 2.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 9.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.0 · 2017=5.8 · 2018=3.0 · 2019=9.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=6.2 · 2022=2.0 · 2023=4.0 · 2024=2.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 337121 · Conover, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.9 · 118% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #54/114
- PHOTO Fairfield Chair
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~47 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fairfield Chair (0.0 TCR gap)
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Vanguard CGF in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Vanguard CGF
3.9 TCR
- Fairfield Chai
Fairfield Chair
3.9 TCR
- Maiden Upholst
Maiden Upholstery Division
3.9 TCR
- TB Arhaus, LLC
TB Arhaus, LLC - Plant 1
3.9 TCR
- MBH - South Ga
MBH - South Gate, CA
3.9 TCR
What this shows Vanguard CGF averages 3.9 TCR (118% of the Household-type furniture, upholstered, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Vanguard CGF TCR series: 2016=3 · 2017=5.8 · 2018=3 · 2019=9 · 2020=0 · 2021=6.2 · 2022=2 · 2023=4 · 2024=2.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Vanguard CGF falls in its industry
300 Household-type furniture, upho establishmentsSafer than 58% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #54 safest of 114 Household-type furniture, upho employers in North Carolina.
Vanguard CGF 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 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
337121 · NC · Conover
300 Household-type furniture, upholstered, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 95 employers in Conover, 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 | Fairfield Chair | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Maiden Upholstery Division | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TB Arhaus, LLC - Plant 1 | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MBH - South Gate, CA | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Monroe NC Operations | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dan River Steam Station | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hickory Resource Center PNG | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smith Douglas Charlotte | 47 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Zenith - Conover | 409 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 4224 | 369 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4224 | 327 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2510 Conover Folding | 309 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Millers Merry Manor | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Willis-Knighton Bossier Health Center | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dakota | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Georgetown | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hilton Orlando | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oa Manufacturing Inc | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Eastside #065 | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Homes by Towne - West Florida Region | 47 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.