Other Airport Operations · North Carolina
City of Hickory - Airport
Hickory, NC · ~22 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Hickory - Airport runs at 161% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Other Airport Operations workplace, earning a grade D.
City of Hickory - Airport: 7.3 TCR = 161% of Other Airport Operations BLS 4.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Hickory - Airport safety composite
City of Hickory - Airport scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), 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)
- F 7.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−23.0
2021→2024
City of Hickory - Airport injury rate improved
City of Hickory - Airport's TCR fell 23.0 from 23.0 in 2021 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 23.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=23.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=6.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 488119 · Hickory, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 7.3 · 161% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #37/52
- PHOTO 00001283 DEN - 283 D…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 00001283 DEN - 283 DENVER INT L AIRPORT (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Hickory - Airport in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
City of Hickory - Airport
7.3 TCR
- 00001283 DEN -
00001283 DEN - 283 DENVER INT L AIRPORT
7.3 TCR
- Prospect Airpo
Prospect Airport Services AUS
7.3 TCR
- AGI MIA
AGI MIA
7.3 TCR
- Prospect Inter
Prospect International Airport Services TUS
7.2 TCR
What this shows City of Hickory - Airport averages 7.3 TCR (161% of the Other Airport Operations BLS benchmark).
City of Hickory - Airport TCR series: 2021=23 · 2022=0 · 2023=6 · 2024=0 · BLS 4.5
Where City of Hickory - Airport falls in its industry
1,555 Other Airport Operations establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #37 safest of 52 Other Airport Operations employers in North Carolina.
City of Hickory - Airport has fewer employees than the Other Airport Operations median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
488119 · NC · Hickory
1,555 Other Airport Operations employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 240 employers in Hickory, 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 | 00001283 DEN - 283 DENVER INT L AIRPORT | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Prospect International Airport Services TUS | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Prospect Airport Services AUS | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AGI MIA | 7.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | A Plus Farms, Inc. | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rock Ridge Farms Partnership | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Vanguard Farms, Inc. | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LNM - 105 -EST | 22 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Catawba Valley Medical Center | 2,012 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Merchants Distributors LLC | 1,480 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Frye Regional Medical Center | 1,363 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hickory Manufacturing & Technology Center | 1,006 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fairlawn Haven | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DoorDash Essentials, DET-1 | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pepper Source Rogers | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DCL3 | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Holiday Inn - Lexington | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elanco Terre Haute | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Greenville, SC | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LANSING BUILDING PRODUCTS NORTHEAST LLC - West Bridgewater | 22 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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