Natural Gas Distribution · North Carolina

Hickory Resource Center - PNG

Name: Hickory Resource Center - PNG Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Hickory, NC · ~45 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 0.7
Avg TCR: 1.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Hickory Resource Center - PNG runs at 60% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Natural Gas Distribution workplace, earning a grade B.

Hickory Resource Center - PNG: 0.7 TCR = 60% of Natural Gas Distribution BLS 1.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Hickory Resource Center - PNG safety composite

Hickory Resource Center - PNG scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 89% 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).

75/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 0.72 per 100 workers

Safer than 89% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 78% 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

−2.1

2017→2023

Hickory Resource Center - PNG injury rate improved

Hickory Resource Center - PNG's TCR fell 2.1 from 2.1 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 2.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=2.1 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221210 · Hickory, NC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 0.7 · 60% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #6/46
PHOTO 326-NiSource-Chester…
BOOK 6y book
INJ 2 inj
SIZE ~45 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 326-NiSource-Chester VA-Operations (0.0 TCR gap)

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0.7
GALVESTON TX O

0.7
Florida Public

0.7

What this shows Hickory Resource Center - PNG averages 0.7 TCR (60% of the Natural Gas Distribution BLS benchmark).

Hickory Resource Center - PNG TCR series: 2017=2.1 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · BLS 1.2

Where Hickory Resource Center - PNG falls in its industry

1,153 Natural Gas Distribution establishments

Safer than 89% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 46 Natural Gas Distribution employers in North Carolina.

Hickory Resource Center - PNG (45 employees, TCR 0.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.6

Hickory Resource Center - PNG has fewer employees than the Natural Gas Distribution median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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
2023	0.0	0.0	0
2022	0.0	0.0	0
2020	0.0	0.0	0
2019	0.0	0.0	0
2018	2.2	2.2	1
2017	2.1	2.1	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221210 · NC · Hickory

1,153 Natural Gas 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	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	326-NiSource-Chester VA-Operations	CHESTER, VA	0.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Wilmington Resource Center - PNG	WILMINGTON, NC	0.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	GALVESTON TX OF	GALVESTON, TX	0.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Florida Public Utilities - Debary	DEBARY, FL	0.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Happy Holiday Christmas Trees	WEST JEFFERSON	45 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Cracon, Inc.	WEST JEFFERSON	45 FTE
STATE-SIZE	GOMEZ HARVESTING	ROCKY POINT	45 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Lewisville Operations Center	CLEMMONS	45 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Catawba Valley Medical Center	Hickory	2,012 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Merchants Distributors LLC	Hickory	1,480 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Frye Regional Medical Center	Hickory	1,363 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Hickory Manufacturing & Technology Center	Hickory	1,006 FTE
NAT-TCR	Metra Electronics Corporation	Holly Hill, FL	0.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Lemont Park District	Lemont, IL	0.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Engineered Materials : Lexington	Lexington, KY	0.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	MRC Global - 056 Harvey LA	Harvey, LA	0.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Albany NY Collection	Latham, NY	45 FTE
NAT-SIZE	CentraCare Clinic Adult and Pediatric Urology	Sartell, MN	45 FTE
NAT-SIZE	036-Odessa/42nd St	Odessa, TX	45 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Gateway Hotel Santa Monica	Santa Monica, CA	45 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.