Water treatment and distribution · North Carolina
City of Asheville Water Department
Asheville, NC · ~166 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.4
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Asheville Water Department runs at 1034% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water treatment and distribution workplace, earning a grade F.
City of Asheville Water Department: 12.4 TCR = 1034% of Water treatment and distribution BLS 1.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Asheville Water Department safety composite
City of Asheville Water Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 6%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% 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%).
Rising injury rate
City of Asheville Water Department: 8.3 → 20.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 20.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.96× in 2024
City of Asheville Water Department's TCR rose 11.9 from 8.3 in 2021 to 20.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.96× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · Asheville, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 12.4 · 1034% of ind
- DART 11.9 DART
- RANK #32/33
- PHOTO PANOCHE WATER DISTRICT
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 61 inj
- SIZE ~166 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PANOCHE WATER DISTRICT (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Asheville Water Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
City of Asheville Water Department
12.4 TCR
- PANOCHE WATER
PANOCHE WATER DISTRICT
12.4 TCR
- City of Kalama
City of Kalamazoo-Public Services- Stockbridge
12.4 TCR
- Three Valleys
Three Valleys Municipal Water District
12.3 TCR
- Public Works C
Public Works City of Wyoming
12.3 TCR
What this shows City of Asheville Water Department averages 12.4 TCR (1034% of the Water treatment and distribution BLS benchmark).
City of Asheville Water Department TCR series: 2021=8.3 · 2022=7.8 · 2023=13.2 · 2024=20.3 · BLS 1.2
Where City of Asheville Water Department falls in its industry
727 Water treatment and distributi establishmentsSafer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #32 safest of 33 Water treatment and distributi employers in North Carolina.
City of Asheville Water Department has more employees than the Water treatment and distribution median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 20.3 | 11.9 | 23 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13.2 | 8.8 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221310 · NC · Asheville
727 Water treatment and distribution 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 | PANOCHE WATER DISTRICT | 12.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Kalamazoo-Public Services- Stockbridge | 12.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Three Valleys Municipal Water District | 12.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Public Works City of Wyoming | 12.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Costa Carolina Operations, LLC | 166 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Belews Creek Steam Station | 166 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midrex Technologies | 166 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ODI NC | 166 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 | Cinnabar California, Inc. | 12.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wedemeyer Bakery | 12.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | USA Parkway | 12.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Northbrook Inn | 12.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Fremont Fire Department | 166 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Omni Chicago Hotel | 166 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Salem Facility LLC | 166 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Charter Next Generation, Inc. | 166 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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