Amusement parks (e.g., theme, water) · North Carolina
Carowinds
Charlotte, NC · ~2,065 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Carowinds runs at 150% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Amusement parks (e.g., theme, water) workplace, earning a grade D.
Carowinds: 4.6 TCR = 150% of Amusement parks (e.g., theme, water) BLS 3.1 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Carowinds safety composite
Carowinds scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 66% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 38%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.64 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−2.8
2016→2024
Carowinds injury rate improved
Carowinds's TCR fell 2.8 from 8.7 in 2016 to 5.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 8.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.03× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.7 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=3.7 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=5.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 713110 · Charlotte, NC ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 150% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK #6/10
- PHOTO HERMANN PARK CONSERV…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 309 inj
- SIZE ~2,065 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: HERMANN PARK CONSERVANCY (0.0 TCR gap)
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Carowinds in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Urban Air Nort
Urban Air North Fayette
4.8 TCR
- This site
Carowinds
4.6 TCR
- HERMANN PARK C
HERMANN PARK CONSERVANCY
4.6 TCR
- 4829-12313
4829-12313
4.6 TCR
- Wild Waves The
Wild Waves Theme & Waterpark
4.5 TCR
What this shows Carowinds averages 4.6 TCR (150% of the Amusement parks (e.g., theme, water) BLS benchmark).
Carowinds TCR series: 2016=8.7 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=3.7 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=5.8 · BLS 3.1
Where Carowinds falls in its industry
296 Amusement parks (e.g., theme, establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.3.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 10 Amusement parks (e.g., theme, employers in North Carolina.
Carowinds has more employees than the Amusement parks (e.g., theme, water) median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.3. 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 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 30 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 45 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 39 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.7 | 5.7 | 81 | 7 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
713110 · NC · Charlotte
296 Amusement parks (e.g., theme, water) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 2,058 employers in Charlotte, 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 | HERMANN PARK CONSERVANCY | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4829-12313 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wild Waves Theme & Waterpark | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Urban Air North Fayette | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | AW North Carolina | 2,063 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Reynolds American Inc. Trade Marketing Services | 2,061 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Volvo Group NA Greensboro | 2,082 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Daimler Truck North America - Cleveland Truck Plant | 2,046 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1101-Carolinas Medical Center (1101) | 8,444 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0001-Carolinas Medical Center | 8,032 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4795-AA-CLT-CHARLOTTE-CLT-TRML | 7,295 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | 4,973 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Clark Manor | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Faber Construction | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shoprite of 20th Avenue | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant Food Stores 6474 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Caesars Atlantic City Hotel & Casino | 2,065 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Soldier Field | 2,066 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | San Joaquin General Hospital | 2,067 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | J & J Worldwide Services | 2,067 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.