Garbage collection services · North Carolina
City of Asheville Public Works
Asheville, NC · ~163 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 16.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Asheville Public Works runs at 643% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Garbage collection services workplace, earning a grade F.
City of Asheville Public Works: 16.7 TCR = 643% of Garbage collection services BLS 2.6 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Asheville Public Works safety composite
City of Asheville Public Works scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 4%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 16.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 15.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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
−0.5
2021→2024
City of Asheville Public Works injury rate improved
City of Asheville Public Works's TCR fell 0.5 from 19.6 in 2021 to 19.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 19.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.92× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=19.6 · 2022=14.9 · 2023=13.3 · 2024=19.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Asheville, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 16.7 · 643% of ind
- DART 15.4 DART
- RANK #85/87
- PHOTO Conwaste Recogido De…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 83 inj
- SIZE ~163 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Conwaste Recogido Desperdicios Solidos Carolina (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Asheville Public Works in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Area - Morton
Area - Morton
16.8 TCR
- Howie's Enterp
Howie's Enterprises LLC
16.8 TCR
- This site
City of Asheville Public Works
16.7 TCR
- Conwaste Recog
Conwaste Recogido Desperdicios Solidos Carolina
16.7 TCR
- Trash Butler
Trash Butler
16.7 TCR
What this shows City of Asheville Public Works averages 16.7 TCR (643% of the Garbage collection services BLS benchmark).
City of Asheville Public Works TCR series: 2021=19.6 · 2022=14.9 · 2023=13.3 · 2024=19.1 · BLS 2.6
Where City of Asheville Public Works falls in its industry
2,322 Garbage collection services establishmentsSafer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #85 safest of 87 Garbage collection services employers in North Carolina.
City of Asheville Public Works has more employees than the Garbage collection services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 | 19.1 | 15.4 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13.3 | 8.6 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 19.6 | 14.5 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · NC · Asheville
2,322 Garbage collection services 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 | Conwaste Recogido Desperdicios Solidos Carolina | 16.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Area - Morton | 16.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trash Butler | 16.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Howie's Enterprises LLC | 16.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Milliken & Company Two Rivers Plant | 163 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Blue Dot Readi Mix LLC | 163 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 6017-CORP LOC - USA UNITED STATES - MAIDEN | 163 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0583 MANHEIM NORTH CAROLINA 318 BAGLEY RD | 163 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 | 110 - GB East Bay | 16.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Greentree at Mt. Vernon | 16.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Heritage Health Care Center | 16.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rapid Expressway Deliveries | 16.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wateree River Correctional Institution | 163 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | West Meade Place | 163 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Boonespring | 163 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Holliston MFG (GTS, HTAS) | 163 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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