Firefighting services (except forest and private) · North Carolina
City of Greensboro Fire Department
Greensboro, NC · ~605 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Greensboro Fire Department runs at 194% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Firefighting services (except forest and private) workplace, earning a grade D.
City of Greensboro Fire Department: 6.2 TCR = 194% of Firefighting services (except forest and private) BLS 3.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Greensboro Fire Department safety composite
City of Greensboro Fire Department scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 72% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
61/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 6.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 3.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% 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%).
Rising injury rate
City of Greensboro Fire Department: 5.9 → 7.2 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 7.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.5× in 2021
City of Greensboro Fire Department's TCR rose 1.3 from 5.9 in 2016 to 7.2 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.6 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Greensboro, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 194% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #25/36
- PHOTO City of Goldsboro/Fi…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 174 inj
- SIZE ~605 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City of Goldsboro/Fire Station 1 (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Greensboro Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Jr. Lifeguard
Jr. Lifeguard HQ
6.3 TCR
- Kingman Fire D
Kingman Fire Department
6.3 TCR
- This site
City of Greensboro Fire Department
6.2 TCR
- City of Goldsb
City of Goldsboro/Fire Station 1
6.2 TCR
- Great Hill Hos
Great Hill Hose Fire Department
6.2 TCR
What this shows City of Greensboro Fire Department averages 6.2 TCR (194% of the Firefighting services (except forest and private) BLS benchmark).
City of Greensboro Fire Department TCR series: 2016=5.9 · 2017=5 · 2018=7.6 · 2019=5.2 · 2020=6.2 · 2021=7.2 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Greensboro Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Firefighting services (except establishmentsSafer than 72% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #25 safest of 36 Firefighting services (except employers in North Carolina.
City of Greensboro Fire Department has more employees than the Firefighting services (except forest and median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 35 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 31 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 20 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.6 | 4.4 | 32 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 31 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · NC · Greensboro
793 Firefighting services (except forest and private) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 920 employers in Greensboro, 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 | City of Goldsboro/Fire Station 1 | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Great Hill Hose Fire Department | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jr. Lifeguard HQ | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kingman Fire Department | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | BioMerieux Durham | 604 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | 606 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NC_Morrisville_101 Innovation Ave._0RDC1010 | 604 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | City of Raleigh- Fire Department | 606 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MHCMH-Cone-Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital | 3,806 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Guilford County Local Government - All Employees | 3,270 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Guilford County Local Government | 3,194 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NCGRE - GREENSBORO HUB | 2,447 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Walmart (WC USX WLA) | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Linen King, LLC (Conway) | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Florida Food Service, Inc | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MPW - Location 6901 | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pc - Cs S | 605 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 401 Nicollet Mall | 605 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 4186-DC3 | 605 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 174031-Indianapolis Mpa | 605 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.