Household-type furniture, upholstered, manufacturing · North Carolina
Vanguard DC
Conover, NC · ~78 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Vanguard DC runs at 156% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Household-type furniture, upholstered, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Vanguard DC: 5.1 TCR = 156% of Household-type furniture, upholstered, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Vanguard DC safety composite
Vanguard DC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 34%), 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).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.14 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% 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
−8.4
2016→2024
Vanguard DC injury rate improved
Vanguard DC's TCR fell 8.4 from 11.6 in 2016 to 3.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 11.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.62× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=11.6 · 2017=5.0 · 2018=1.9 · 2019=1.6 · 2020=6.7 · 2021=6.8 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=6.6 · 2024=3.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 337121 · Conover, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 156% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #79/114
- PHOTO Chaddock
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 34 inj
- SIZE ~78 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Chaddock (0.0 TCR gap)
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Vanguard DC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Cisco Brothers
Cisco Brothers High Point
5.2 TCR
- This site
Vanguard DC
5.1 TCR
- Chaddock
Chaddock
5.1 TCR
- WHSE 31
WHSE 31
5.1 TCR
- Bradington YOu
Bradington YOung Furniture
5.1 TCR
What this shows Vanguard DC averages 5.1 TCR (156% of the Household-type furniture, upholstered, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Vanguard DC TCR series: 2016=11.6 · 2017=5 · 2018=1.9 · 2019=1.6 · 2020=6.7 · 2021=6.8 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=6.6 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Vanguard DC falls in its industry
300 Household-type furniture, upho establishmentsSafer than 41% 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 #79 safest of 114 Household-type furniture, upho employers in North Carolina.
Vanguard DC has fewer employees than the Household-type furniture, upholstered, m median and a higher 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 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 5 | 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 | Chaddock | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WHSE 31 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cisco Brothers High Point | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bradington YOung Furniture | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kings Mountain Generation Support Facility | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Blue Ridge Electric Corporate Office | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Forest City location | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ground Thunder Construction | 78 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 | USB | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NMP | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holcomb Bus Service | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carrollton TX | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | FoodTown #215 | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Marshalltown Oper Facility | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Midwest Refrigerated Pleasant Prairie, LLC | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Billings Clinic West | 78 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.