Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing · North Carolina
VEKA East
Morganton, NC · ~75 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
VEKA East runs at 152% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
VEKA East: 5.0 TCR = 152% of Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
VEKA East safety composite
VEKA East scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 60% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 31%), 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)
- F 5.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% 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
−8.8
2018→2024
VEKA East injury rate improved
VEKA East's TCR fell 8.8 from 11.4 in 2018 to 2.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 11.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=11.4 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=7.3 · 2021=3.4 · 2022=5.9 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326121 · Morganton, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.0 · 152% of ind
- DART 0.9 DART
- RANK #5/5
- PHOTO VPI Sheboygan
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~75 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: VPI Sheboygan (0.0 TCR gap)
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VEKA East in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
VEKA East
5 TCR
- VPI Sheboygan
VPI Sheboygan
5 TCR
- Champion Windo
Champion Window of Chattanooga
5 TCR
- Profile Plasti
Profile Plastics, Inc
5 TCR
- Spencer Compos
Spencer Composites Corporation
5 TCR
What this shows VEKA East averages 5.0 TCR (152% of the Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
VEKA East TCR series: 2018=11.4 · 2019=0 · 2020=7.3 · 2021=3.4 · 2022=5.9 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=2.6 · BLS 3.3
Where VEKA East falls in its industry
202 Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tub establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 5 Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tub employers in North Carolina.
VEKA East has more employees than the Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrig median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326121 · NC · Morganton
202 Profile shapes (e.g., rod, tube), nonrigid plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 106 employers in Morganton, 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 | VPI Sheboygan | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Champion Window of Chattanooga | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Profile Plastics, Inc | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Spencer Composites Corporation | 5.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | FARM | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AGRICULTURAL-FARMING | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Electric Systems | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D.R. Horton, Inc. - Raleigh South | 75 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DEX-BLUE RIDGE HOSPITAL | 3,263 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blue Ridge HealthCare Hospitals, Inc. | 1,461 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0090-BRHC Hospitals | 1,460 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Broughton Hospital | 1,198 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Columbia Forest Products | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Apex Excavating LLC | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bobcat of Indy - Indianapolis | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | South Campus Surgery Center | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Terrasoul Superfoods LLC | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 25-UT (Main) | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plainfield Indiana | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Christian Park Village | 75 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.