Electric Power Distribution · North Carolina
Hickory Operations Center
Hickory, NC · ~72 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.3
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hickory Operations Center runs at 26% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Electric Power Distribution workplace, earning a grade A.
Hickory Operations Center: 0.3 TCR = 26% of Electric Power Distribution BLS 1.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hickory Operations Center safety composite
Hickory Operations Center scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 96% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
79/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 96% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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%).
Hickory Operations Center held a steady TCR band
Hickory Operations Center's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 1.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=1.3 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221122 · Hickory, NC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.3 · 26% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/107
- PHOTO Western Electricity …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~72 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Western Electricity Coordinating Council (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hickory Operations Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.3
Hickory Operations Center
0.3 TCR
- Western Electr 0.3
Western Electricity Coordinating Council
0.3 TCR
- PSE&G NJ Utili 0.3
PSE&G NJ Utility Support
0.3 TCR
- Enid Service C 0.3
Enid Service Center
0.3 TCR
- Florence Trans 0.3
Florence Transmission Substation Complex
0.3 TCR
What this shows Hickory Operations Center averages 0.3 TCR (26% of the Electric Power Distribution BLS benchmark).
Hickory Operations Center TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=1.3 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 1.2
Where Hickory Operations Center falls in its industry
2,958 Electric Power Distribution establishmentsSafer than 96% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 107 Electric Power Distribution employers in North Carolina.
Hickory Operations Center has more employees than the Electric Power Distribution median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221122 · NC · Hickory
2,958 Electric Power Distribution 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 | Western Electricity Coordinating Council | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PSE&G NJ Utility Support | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Enid Service Center | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Florence Transmission Substation Complex | 0.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Terrell and Johmmy Williams | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Toney Lumber Company, Inc. | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | French Broad Electric Membership Corporation - Headquarters | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative | 72 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 | BrandSafway LLC - Shell Refinery - Norco | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bowlin Services LLC | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dickinson Refinery | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Robinson Refinery | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kokomo Operations Center | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nbvc Custodial | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Waterford at Creekside | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 011 - Fairfield Ca | 72 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.