Wiredrawing and straightening dies manufacturing · North Carolina

Wayne Wire Die Co.

Name: Wayne Wire Die Co. Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Columbus, NC · ~25 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 1.8
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Wayne Wire Die Co. runs at 53% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Wiredrawing and straightening dies manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

Wayne Wire Die Co.: 1.8 TCR = 53% of Wiredrawing and straightening dies manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Wayne Wire Die Co. safety composite

Wayne Wire Die Co. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 78% 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).

70/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 1.76 per 100 workers

Safer than 78% of industry peers
DART rate: C 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 74% 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

−1.2

2017→2023

Wayne Wire Die Co. injury rate improved

Wayne Wire Die Co.'s TCR fell 1.2 from 4.6 in 2017 to 3.4 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2017 at 4.6 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=4.6 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=4.3 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=3.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333514 · Columbus, NC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 53% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #3/14
PHOTO ACTCO TOOL & MFG. CO.
BOOK 7y book
INJ 3 inj
SIZE ~25 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: ACTCO TOOL & MFG. CO. (0.0 TCR gap)

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1.8
ACTCO TOOL & M

1.8
Extreme Tool

1.8
MN19-NTE-NTE 1

1.8
Troy Design &

1.8

What this shows Wayne Wire Die Co. averages 1.8 TCR (53% of the Wiredrawing and straightening dies manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Wayne Wire Die Co. TCR series: 2017=4.6 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=4.3 · 2022=0 · 2023=3.4 · BLS 3.3

Where Wayne Wire Die Co. falls in its industry

387 Wiredrawing and straightening establishments

Safer than 78% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 14 Wiredrawing and straightening employers in North Carolina.

Wayne Wire Die Co. (25 employees, TCR 1.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 3.4

Wayne Wire Die Co. has fewer employees than the Wiredrawing and straightening dies manuf median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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	Injuries
2023	3.4	1
2022	0.0	0
2021	4.3	1
2020	0.0	0
2019	0.0	0
2018	0.0	0
2017	4.6	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333514 · NC · Columbus

387 Wiredrawing and straightening dies manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 17 employers in Columbus, NC · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	ACTCO TOOL & MFG. CO.	MEADVILLE, PA	1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Extreme Tool	WAKEFIELD, MI	1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	MN19-NTE-NTE 19	WILLMAR, MN	1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Troy Design & Manufacturing	PLYMOUTH, MI	1.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Fair View Nursery, Inc.	WILSON	25 FTE
STATE-SIZE	John William Carter III	EAGLE SPRINGS	25 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Hill of Berry's	ROXBORO	25 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Andrew Tyson Farms	NASHVILLE	25 FTE
CITY-NEAR	St Luke's Hospital	Columbus	308 FTE
CITY-NEAR	ACTS Retirement-Life Communities - Tryon Estates	Columbus	233 FTE
CITY-NEAR	ACTS Retirement-Life Communities-Tryon Estates	Columbus	141 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Milliken Hatch	Columbus	77 FTE
NAT-TCR	AZZ Galvanizing - St. Louis	St. Louis, MO	1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Reliable Products	Geneva, AL	1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Graham Engineering Company LLC	York, PA	1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	HT Global Circuits	St. Petersburg, FL	1.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Brookdale Tavares	Tavares, FL	25 FTE
NAT-SIZE	M&D Supply Clear Lake	Clear Lake, TX	25 FTE
NAT-SIZE	NYP Corp - NJ	Elizabeth, NJ	25 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Brandon Wood Retirement Center	Morton, IL	25 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.