Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · North Carolina
Fire / Ems / All Other Employees
Carrboro, NC · ~39 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire / Ems / All Other Employees runs at 343% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade F.
Fire / Ems / All Other Employees: 11.0 TCR = 343% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fire / Ems / All Other Employees safety composite
Fire / Ems / All Other Employees scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 10.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.6
2021→2024
Fire / Ems / All Other Employees injury rate improved
Fire / Ems / All Other Employees's TCR fell 1.6 from 12.0 in 2021 to 10.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 12.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=12.0 · 2022=10.5 · 2024=10.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Carrboro, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.0 · 343% of ind
- DART 8.3 DART
- RANK #33/36
- PHOTO Washburn Fire Protec…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~39 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Washburn Fire Protection District (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fire / Ems / All Other Employees in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Fire / Ems / All Other Employees
11 TCR
- Washburn Fire
Washburn Fire Protection District
11 TCR
- Franklin Fire
Franklin Fire Department
11 TCR
- 923 MANTENO CO
923 MANTENO COMMUNITY FPD
11 TCR
- Palatine Rural
Palatine Rural Fire Protection District
10.9 TCR
What this shows Fire / Ems / All Other Employees averages 11.0 TCR (343% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Fire / Ems / All Other Employees TCR series: 2021=12 · 2022=10.5 · 2024=10.4 · BLS 3.2
Where Fire / Ems / All Other Employees falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 43% 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 #33 safest of 36 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in North Carolina.
Fire / Ems / All Other Employees has fewer employees than the Fire departments (e.g., government, volu median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.5 | 8.4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · NC · Carrboro
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 19 employers in Carrboro, 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 | Washburn Fire Protection District | 11.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Palatine Rural Fire Protection District | 10.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Franklin Fire Department | 11.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 923 MANTENO COMMUNITY FPD | 11.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Taylor's Nursery-Louisburg | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | B & S Farming, Inc. | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jeffery C Lee Farms, INC | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sullivan Farms Inc. | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fleet Feet Sports Development Company | 829 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | J Street LLC | 518 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ADMIN SERVICES / CENTURY CENTER | 149 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6921-00297 | 91 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Richwood Meat Company 1 2021 | 11.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | San Diego Sector | 11.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cleary Building - Verona Plant | 11.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tosh Pork Martin | 11.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Action Plastics, Inc | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NB Corporation of America | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | empirical foods, inc. - Assembly | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North Central Electric co-op | 39 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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