Food (i.e., groceries) stores · North Carolina
Bryson's Food Store
Highlands, NC · ~47 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bryson's Food Store runs at 137% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Food (i.e., groceries) stores workplace, earning a grade D.
Bryson's Food Store: 4.7 TCR = 137% of Food (i.e., groceries) stores BLS 3.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bryson's Food Store safety composite
Bryson's Food Store scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 87% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 50%), 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).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% 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%).
Bryson's Food Store held a steady TCR band
Bryson's Food Store's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 20.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=20.2 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=8.3 · 2020=5.4 · 2021=2.7 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Highlands, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 137% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1281/1627
- PHOTO Food Depot #73
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~47 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Food Depot #73 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bryson's Food Store in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Bryson's Food Store
4.7 TCR
- Food Depot #73
Food Depot #73
4.7 TCR
- Store #18
Store #18
4.7 TCR
- Store 1327
Store 1327
4.7 TCR
- Store 1329
Store 1329
4.7 TCR
What this shows Bryson's Food Store averages 4.7 TCR (137% of the Food (i.e., groceries) stores BLS benchmark).
Bryson's Food Store TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=20.2 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=8.3 · 2020=5.4 · 2021=2.7 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.4
Where Bryson's Food Store falls in its industry
30,654 Food (i.e., groceries) stores establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1281 safest of 1627 Food (i.e., groceries) stores employers in North Carolina.
Bryson's Food Store has fewer employees than the Food (i.e., groceries) stores median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 20.2 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · NC · Highlands
30,654 Food (i.e., groceries) stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 4 employers in Highlands, 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 | Food Depot #73 | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Store #18 | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Store 1327 | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Store 1329 | 4.7 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 | MH Highlands-Cashiers Medical Center, LLLP | 208 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tate LS | 49 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Reeves Hardware - Highlands | 33 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | South Dakota Partners Inc | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Scheerer Bearing Corporation | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Miami Nursing Center | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sparks | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Teledyne Instruments Inc. d/b/a Teledyne Cable Solutions - Regal Row | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hedlund Electric, Inc. | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ACRA Electric Inc | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Green Bay Seven Up Bottling Company, Inc. | 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.