Grocery stores · North Carolina
Lowes Foods #157
Sanford, NC · ~108 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lowes Foods #157 runs at 129% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Grocery stores workplace, earning a grade D.
Lowes Foods #157: 4.4 TCR = 129% of Grocery stores BLS 3.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lowes Foods #157 safety composite
Lowes Foods #157 scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 61% 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% 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
−1.4
2016→2024
Lowes Foods #157 injury rate improved
Lowes Foods #157's TCR fell 1.4 from 8.7 in 2016 to 7.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.7 · 2017=9.8 · 2018=1.8 · 2019=1.9 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=5.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=7.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Sanford, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.4 · 129% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #1233/1627
- PHOTO Carlie C's IGA #875
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~108 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Carlie C's IGA #875 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lowes Foods #157 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Lowes Foods #157
4.4 TCR
- Carlie C's IGA
Carlie C's IGA #875
4.4 TCR
- Rouses Market
Rouses Market #61
4.4 TCR
- Store 0212
Store 0212
4.4 TCR
- Store 1326
Store 1326
4.4 TCR
What this shows Lowes Foods #157 averages 4.4 TCR (129% of the Grocery stores BLS benchmark).
Lowes Foods #157 TCR series: 2016=8.7 · 2017=9.8 · 2018=1.8 · 2019=1.9 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=5 · 2022=0 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=7.3 · BLS 3.4
Where Lowes Foods #157 falls in its industry
30,654 Grocery stores establishmentsSafer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1233 safest of 1627 Grocery stores employers in North Carolina.
Lowes Foods #157 has more employees than the Grocery stores median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · NC · Sanford
30,654 Grocery stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 121 employers in Sanford, 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 | Carlie C's IGA #875 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rouses Market #61 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Store 0212 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Store 1326 | 4.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | County of Harnett-Public Utilities | 108 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Samet Corporation - Charlotte | 108 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Seretta Construction Mid-Atlantic, LLC | 108 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Carrier Commercial Services (Charlotte) | 108 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Coty US LLC | 1,264 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pentair Sanford Hawkins Ave | 937 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sanford, NC | 772 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pentair Water Pool and Spa | 768 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Facility Services | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Mall of Monroe | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rock Hill Elementary School | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | IN100 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Groveland SC | 108 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PF MLE SNF Ops, LLC | 108 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Seaman Corporation - Plant 1 | 108 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Versant Power Presque Isle Operations Center | 108 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.