General public administration · North Carolina
Gaston County Government
Gastonia, NC · ~1,711 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gaston County Government runs at 129% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General public administration workplace, earning a grade D.
Gaston County Government: 4.1 TCR = 129% of General public administration BLS 3.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gaston County Government safety composite
Gaston County Government scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 32%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Gaston County Government: 3.3 → 5.0 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 5.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.8× in 2022
Gaston County Government's TCR rose 1.6 from 3.3 in 2016 to 5.0 in 2022. In 2022, DART was 0.8× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · Gastonia, NC ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 4.1 · 129% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK #53/105
- PHOTO Washington County Pa…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 393 inj
- SIZE ~1,711 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Washington County Parks (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gaston County Government in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Gaston County Government
4.1 TCR
- Washington Cou
Washington County Parks
4.1 TCR
- Town & Village
Town & Village of Ludlow
4.1 TCR
- City of Spring
City of Spring Valley
4.1 TCR
- NN Engineering
NN Engineering Traffic Operations
4.1 TCR
What this shows Gaston County Government averages 4.1 TCR (129% of the General public administration BLS benchmark).
Gaston County Government TCR series: 2016=3.3 · 2017=3.7 · 2018=4.5 · 2019=4.1 · 2020=4.3 · 2021=4 · 2022=5 · BLS 3.2
Where Gaston County Government falls in its industry
1,496 General public administration establishmentsSafer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #53 safest of 105 General public administration employers in North Carolina.
Gaston County Government has more employees than the General public administration median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 73 | 17 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 51 | 19 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 53 | 24 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 58 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 58 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921190 · NC · Gastonia
1,496 General public administration 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 | Washington County Parks | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Town & Village of Ludlow | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Spring Valley | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NN Engineering Traffic Operations | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 0007-Atrium Health Pineville | 1,725 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0007-CHS Pineville | 1,725 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OrthoCarolina | 1,693 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NCRAL - RALEIGH | 1,730 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gaston Memorial Hospital, Incorporated d/b/a CaroMont Regional Medical Center | 3,156 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wix Allen Plant | 931 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gastonia Components and Logistics - Tulip | 912 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stabilus, Inc. | 497 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Summit Polymers - Plant Eight | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ardmore PA | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 680 - Roseville West | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 609 - Hooksett | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Venture Forthe | 1,711 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Herman Miller Main Site | 1,711 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon Transportation Services : BWI5 | 1,711 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Frederick Ferris Thompson Hospital | 1,710 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.