Household-type furniture, upholstered, manufacturing · North Carolina
Vanguard Frame VGF
Conover, NC · ~97 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Vanguard Frame VGF runs at 232% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Household-type furniture, upholstered, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Vanguard Frame VGF: 7.7 TCR = 232% of Household-type furniture, upholstered, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Vanguard Frame VGF safety composite
Vanguard Frame VGF scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 67% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 18%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 67% 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
−3.6
2016→2024
Vanguard Frame VGF injury rate improved
Vanguard Frame VGF's TCR fell 3.6 from 7.4 in 2016 to 3.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 10.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.16× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.4 · 2017=9.3 · 2018=10.4 · 2019=8.3 · 2020=8.3 · 2021=5.2 · 2022=9.5 · 2023=6.9 · 2024=3.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 337121 · Conover, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.7 · 232% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #103/114
- PHOTO Paladin Industries Inc
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 58 inj
- SIZE ~97 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Paladin Industries Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Vanguard Frame VGF in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Vanguard Frame VGF
7.7 TCR
- Paladin Indust
Paladin Industries Inc
7.7 TCR
- Plant 1
Plant 1
7.7 TCR
- Best Home Furn
Best Home Furnishings/Recliner
7.7 TCR
- Best Home Furn
Best Home Furnishings/Chair Division
7.6 TCR
What this shows Vanguard Frame VGF averages 7.7 TCR (232% of the Household-type furniture, upholstered, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Vanguard Frame VGF TCR series: 2016=7.4 · 2017=9.3 · 2018=10.4 · 2019=8.3 · 2020=8.3 · 2021=5.2 · 2022=9.5 · 2023=6.9 · 2024=3.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Vanguard Frame VGF falls in its industry
300 Household-type furniture, upho establishmentsSafer than 18% 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 #103 safest of 114 Household-type furniture, upho employers in North Carolina.
Vanguard Frame VGF 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 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 7 | 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 | Paladin Industries Inc | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plant 1 | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Best Home Furnishings/Chair Division | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Best Home Furnishings/Recliner | 7.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Greensboro Resource Center PNG | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mid-Atlantic, LLC | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Unitherm Charlotte | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Manganaro Southeast | 97 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 | New Berlin Grading, Inc. | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Donald B. Rice Tire Co., Inc. | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Polygon US6 | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Parkside | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hugo's #10 | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Benson Woodworking Company, Inc. | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pitt Ohio - Cumberland | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Matrix Plastic Products, Inc. | 97 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.