Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) · North Carolina
Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice
Asheville, NC · ~400 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice runs at 470% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) workplace, earning a grade F.
Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice: 15.0 TCR = 470% of Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) BLS 3.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice safety composite
Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 22%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−14.8
2022→2024
Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice injury rate improved
Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice's TCR fell 14.8 from 23.9 in 2022 to 9.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 23.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=23.9 · 2023=12.2 · 2024=9.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922120 · Asheville, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 15.0 · 470% of ind
- DART 4.4 DART
- RANK #47/49
- PHOTO U.S. Border Patrol S…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 91 inj
- SIZE ~400 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: U.S. Border Patrol Sector - El Paso (0.0 TCR gap)
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Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Town of Woodbu
Town of Woodbury - Police Department
15.1 TCR
- Los Angeles Po
Los Angeles Police Department, Rampart Division
15.1 TCR
- This site
Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice
15 TCR
- U.S. Border Pa
U.S. Border Patrol Sector - El Paso
15 TCR
- Town of Enfiel
Town of Enfield - Public Safety/Enfield Police Department
14.9 TCR
What this shows Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice averages 15.0 TCR (470% of the Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) BLS benchmark).
Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice TCR series: 2022=23.9 · 2023=12.2 · 2024=9.1 · BLS 3.2
Where Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice falls in its industry
716 Sheriffs' offices (except cour establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.5.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #47 safest of 49 Sheriffs' offices (except cour employers in North Carolina.
Buncombe County-Sheriff and Justice has more employees than the Sheriffs' offices (except court function median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.5. 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 | 9.1 | 4.4 | 36 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.2 | 7.5 | 28 | 19 | 0 |
| 2022 | 23.9 | 22.1 | 27 | 68 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922120 · NC · Asheville
716 Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) 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 | U.S. Border Patrol Sector - El Paso | 15.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Town of Woodbury - Police Department | 15.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Town of Enfield - Public Safety/Enfield Police Department | 14.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Los Angeles Police Department, Rampart Division | 15.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dorada Foods Reidsville | 400 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 3503 | 400 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1242 | 400 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 1464 | 400 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 | Hamilton Form Co. LTD | 15.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Complete care Hillside | 15.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TownHomes LLC | 15.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HTT Sheboygan Falls | 15.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mushroom Grower | 400 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northern Virginia Community College - Woodbridge | 400 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lifecare Medical Transports | 400 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Novelis Uhrichsville Works | 400 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.