Emergency medical transportation services, air or ground · North Carolina
Buncombe County-Emergency Services
Asheville, NC · ~213 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Buncombe County-Emergency Services runs at 332% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Emergency medical transportation services, air or ground workplace, earning a grade F.
Buncombe County-Emergency Services: 12.6 TCR = 332% of Emergency medical transportation services, air or ground BLS 3.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Buncombe County-Emergency Services safety composite
Buncombe County-Emergency Services scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 28%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% 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
−23.3
2022→2024
Buncombe County-Emergency Services injury rate improved
Buncombe County-Emergency Services's TCR fell 23.3 from 26.4 in 2022 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 26.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.03× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=26.4 · 2023=8.3 · 2024=3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621910 · Asheville, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 12.6 · 332% of ind
- DART 0.3 DART
- RANK #16/20
- PHOTO A220 - EMS Chambersb…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 31 inj
- SIZE ~213 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: A220 - EMS Chambersburg (0.0 TCR gap)
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Buncombe County-Emergency Services in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Abbott St Lou
Abbott St Louis Operations
12.7 TCR
- This site
Buncombe County-Emergency Services
12.6 TCR
- A220 - EMS Cha
A220 - EMS Chambersburg
12.6 TCR
- San Mateo ALS
San Mateo ALS Operations
12.6 TCR
- Positive Mobil
Positive Mobility Inc DBA Positive Medical Transport
12.6 TCR
What this shows Buncombe County-Emergency Services averages 12.6 TCR (332% of the Emergency medical transportation services, air or ground BLS benchmark).
Buncombe County-Emergency Services TCR series: 2022=26.4 · 2023=8.3 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 3.8
Where Buncombe County-Emergency Services falls in its industry
976 Emergency medical transportati establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 8.3.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 20 Emergency medical transportati employers in North Carolina.
Buncombe County-Emergency Services has more employees than the Emergency medical transportation service median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 8.3. 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 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| 2022 | 26.4 | 23.0 | 12 | 42 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621910 · NC · Asheville
976 Emergency medical transportation services, air or ground employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 290 employers in Asheville, 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 | A220 - EMS Chambersburg | 12.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | San Mateo ALS Operations | 12.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Positive Mobility Inc DBA Positive Medical Transport | 12.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Abbott St Louis Operations | 12.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Recore Electrical Contractors, Inc. | 213 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Frontier Spinning Mills Plant 1 | 213 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Evergreen Packaging - Waynesville | 213 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Procter and Gamble Manufacturing - Greensboro PHC | 213 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mission Hospital; MH Hospital Manager, LLC | 8,097 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Biltmore Workforce Management | 1,894 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mission Medical Associates | 1,336 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Community Care Partners | 1,018 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mike and Fade Consult LLC | 12.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AAA Club Alliance Perrysburg OH Fleet | 12.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | E & R Erectors Inc | 12.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Westhill Newnan Crossing | 12.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Effingham Il - 3176 | 213 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Janesville Wi - 3252 | 213 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fire Department | 213 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Joseph Mo - 3210 | 213 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.