Veterinary clinics · North Carolina
Dickson Animal Clinic
Gastonia, NC · ~28 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.1
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dickson Animal Clinic runs at 2026% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Veterinary clinics workplace, earning a grade F.
Dickson Animal Clinic: 10.1 TCR = 2026% of Veterinary clinics BLS 0.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dickson Animal Clinic safety composite
Dickson Animal Clinic scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 72% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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 10.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% 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
−11.4
2017→2024
Dickson Animal Clinic injury rate improved
Dickson Animal Clinic's TCR fell 11.4 from 18.5 in 2017 to 7.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 18.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=18.5 · 2018=5.4 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=10.8 · 2021=13.8 · 2022=4.0 · 2023=15.7 · 2024=7.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541940 · Gastonia, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.1 · 2026% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/9
- PHOTO Lakefield Veterinary…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lakefield Veterinary Group - 129 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dickson Animal Clinic in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Dickson Animal Clinic
10.1 TCR
- Lakefield Vete
Lakefield Veterinary Group - 129
10.1 TCR
- Lakefield Vete
Lakefield Veterinary Group - 172
10.1 TCR
- Holly Springs
Holly Springs
10 TCR
- Western Hills
Western Hills Animal Medical & Surgical Clinic
10 TCR
What this shows Dickson Animal Clinic averages 10.1 TCR (2026% of the Veterinary clinics BLS benchmark).
Dickson Animal Clinic TCR series: 2017=18.5 · 2018=5.4 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=10.8 · 2021=13.8 · 2022=4 · 2023=15.7 · 2024=7.1 · BLS 0.5
Where Dickson Animal Clinic falls in its industry
261 Veterinary clinics establishmentsSafer than 58% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 12.0.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 9 Veterinary clinics employers in North Carolina.
Dickson Animal Clinic has fewer employees than the Veterinary clinics median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 12.0. 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 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 18.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541940 · NC · Gastonia
261 Veterinary clinics employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 182 employers in Gastonia, 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 | Lakefield Veterinary Group - 129 | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lakefield Veterinary Group - 172 | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Holly Springs | 10.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Western Hills Animal Medical & Surgical Clinic | 10.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | H & D Farms, Inc. | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SMITH FARMS | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michael Morris Farms | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Elkin Hatchery | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gaston Memorial Hospital, Incorporated d/b/a CaroMont Regional Medical Center | 3,156 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gaston County Government | 1,711 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wix Allen Plant | 931 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gastonia Components and Logistics - Tulip | 912 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Danville IL | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Magpro LLC | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Bayport | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JR Doran Inc. dba Ceramic Tile Plus | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Astor Services for Children & Families- ECP- Mt. Alvernia | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lake Road Generating Company LLC | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Doyle & Roth Mfg. Co., Inc. | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lincoln Park Boring Co. | 28 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.