Colleges Universities and Professional Schools · North Carolina
Duke University
Durham, NC · ~23,871 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Duke University runs at 126% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Colleges Universities and Professional Schools workplace, earning a grade D.
Duke University: 1.8 TCR = 126% of Colleges Universities and Professional Schools BLS 1.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Duke University safety composite
Duke University scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 24%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% 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%).
Duke University held a steady TCR band
Duke University's TCR held near 0.1 from 2.0 in 2016 to 2.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 2.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.6× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.0 · 2017=1.6 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=1.5 · 2020=1.4 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=2.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611310 · Durham, NC ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 1.8 · 126% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #4/12
- PHOTO Notre Dame de Namur …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 2,069 inj
- SIZE ~23,871 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Notre Dame de Namur University (0.0 TCR gap)
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Duke University in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Duke University
1.8 TCR
- Notre Dame de
Notre Dame de Namur University
1.8 TCR
- Urbana Campus
Urbana Campus
1.7 TCR
- Southern Adven
Southern Adventist University
1.7 TCR
- UC San Diego
UC San Diego
1.7 TCR
What this shows Duke University averages 1.8 TCR (126% of the Colleges Universities and Professional Schools BLS benchmark).
Duke University TCR series: 2016=2 · 2017=1.6 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=1.5 · 2020=1.4 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=2.1 · BLS 1.4
Where Duke University falls in its industry
347 Colleges Universities and Prof establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 12 Colleges Universities and Prof employers in North Carolina.
Duke University has more employees than the Colleges Universities and Professional S median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 267 | 132 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 244 | 224 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 178 | 84 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 185 | 65 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 271 | 16 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 286 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 299 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 339 | 17 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611310 · NC · Durham
347 Colleges Universities and Professional Schools employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 530 employers in Durham, 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 | Notre Dame de Namur University | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Urbana Campus | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southern Adventist University | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | UC San Diego | 1.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 21,973 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Headway Workforce Solutions | 13,936 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WFBMC - Winston Campus | 13,298 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NC State University | 11,491 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Duke University Hospital | 11,048 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BCBSNC Telecommuters | 3,033 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wolfspeed - Durham, NC | 3,013 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GSK/ViiV Pharma Field Sales | 2,700 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #4578 Gilbert, AZ | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #1848 Lansdale, PA | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #5348 North Prince George, VA | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Analog Devices, Inc. Camas Site | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Urbana Campus | 23,671 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Michigan State University | 24,146 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UC Davis | 24,317 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Newport News Shipbuilding - Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries | 24,543 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.