Grading construction sites · North Carolina
Charles D. Lowder, Inc.
Winston Salem, NC · ~78 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Charles D. Lowder, Inc. runs at 50% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Grading construction sites workplace, earning a grade A.
Charles D. Lowder, Inc.: 1.4 TCR = 50% of Grading construction sites BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Charles D. Lowder, Inc. safety composite
Charles D. Lowder, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 74% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 47%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% 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
−1.3
2016→2024
Charles D. Lowder, Inc. injury rate improved
Charles D. Lowder, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.3 from 2.3 in 2016 to 0.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 3.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.3 · 2017=2.2 · 2018=3.7 · 2019=1.4 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238910 · Winston Salem, NC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 50% of ind
- DART 0.9 DART
- RANK #28/76
- PHOTO Hardy Hole Drilling
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~78 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hardy Hole Drilling (0.0 TCR gap)
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Charles D. Lowder, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Charles D. Lowder, Inc.
1.4 TCR
- Hardy Hole Dri
Hardy Hole Drilling
1.4 TCR
- JS Paris Excav
JS Paris Excavating Inc
1.4 TCR
- Poisel Constru
Poisel Construction Inc.
1.4 TCR
- Fred Burrows T
Fred Burrows Trucking and Excavating LLC
1.4 TCR
What this shows Charles D. Lowder, Inc. averages 1.4 TCR (50% of the Grading construction sites BLS benchmark).
Charles D. Lowder, Inc. TCR series: 2016=2.3 · 2017=2.2 · 2018=3.7 · 2019=1.4 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=0 · 2024=0.9 · BLS 2.8
Where Charles D. Lowder, Inc. falls in its industry
1,750 Grading construction sites establishmentsSafer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 76 Grading construction sites employers in North Carolina.
Charles D. Lowder, Inc. has more employees than the Grading construction sites median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238910 · NC · Winston Salem
1,750 Grading construction sites employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 255 employers in Winston Salem, 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 | Hardy Hole Drilling | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JS Paris Excavating Inc | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Poisel Construction Inc. | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fred Burrows Trucking and Excavating LLC | 1.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kings Mountain Generation Support Facility | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Blue Ridge Electric Corporate Office | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Forest City location | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ground Thunder Construction | 78 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WFBMC - Winston Campus | 13,298 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wake Forest University Health Sciences | 3,280 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Inmar - 9040 Team Support Center | 1,813 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Inmar - Team Support Center | 859 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The STI Group Fab, SM | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Beitzel Corporation | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Republic | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Smith County Middle School | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | LTM, Incorporated dba Knife River Materials Coos Bay | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers, Inc. | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Resolute Tissue Sanford | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | County Clerk | 78 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.