Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings · North Carolina
City of Hickory - Public Services
Hickory, NC · ~265 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Hickory - Public Services runs at 167% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings workplace, earning a grade D.
City of Hickory - Public Services: 7.5 TCR = 167% of Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings BLS 4.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Hickory - Public Services safety composite
City of Hickory - Public Services scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 34%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% 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%).
TCR Δ
−5.0
2021→2024
City of Hickory - Public Services injury rate improved
City of Hickory - Public Services's TCR fell 5.0 from 10.4 in 2021 to 5.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 10.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=10.4 · 2022=5.8 · 2023=8.5 · 2024=5.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561790 · Hickory, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 7.5 · 167% of ind
- DART 3.9 DART
- RANK #7/8
- PHOTO Owens Chimney Systems
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 64 inj
- SIZE ~265 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Owens Chimney Systems (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Hickory - Public Services in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Zoom Drain - P
Zoom Drain - Philadelphia
7.8 TCR
- Hobert Pools
Hobert Pools
7.6 TCR
- This site
City of Hickory - Public Services
7.5 TCR
- Owens Chimney
Owens Chimney Systems
7.5 TCR
- Woods Maintena
Woods Maintenance Services Inc.
7.4 TCR
What this shows City of Hickory - Public Services averages 7.5 TCR (167% of the Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings BLS benchmark).
City of Hickory - Public Services TCR series: 2021=10.4 · 2022=5.8 · 2023=8.5 · 2024=5.4 · BLS 4.5
Where City of Hickory - Public Services falls in its industry
171 Other Services to Buildings an establishmentsSafer than 34% 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 #7 safest of 8 Other Services to Buildings an employers in North Carolina.
City of Hickory - Public Services has more employees than the Other Services to Buildings and Dwelling 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 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.4 | 7.4 | 19 | 5 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561790 · NC · Hickory
171 Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings 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 | Owens Chimney Systems | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hobert Pools | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Woods Maintenance Services Inc. | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Zoom Drain - Philadelphia | 7.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Baker Roofing Corporate | 265 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WB Moore Company | 265 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greensboro NC FXFE-GBO | 265 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Legrand | 265 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 | 10778 Portsmouth | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Demeter Millwork, LLC | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Foreman Pro Cleaning, LLC | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Webster | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Formosa Plastics Corporation Point Comfort TX | 265 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Radisson Blu Mall of America | 265 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LAZ Parking Chicago, LLC | 265 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 8027613 Mountaire De | 265 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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