Grocery stores · North Carolina
Lowes Foods #185
Garner, NC · ~123 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lowes Foods #185 runs at 170% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Grocery stores workplace, earning a grade D.
Lowes Foods #185: 5.8 TCR = 170% of Grocery stores BLS 3.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lowes Foods #185 safety composite
Lowes Foods #185 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 29%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% 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
−1.2
2016→2024
Lowes Foods #185 injury rate improved
Lowes Foods #185's TCR fell 1.2 from 5.9 in 2016 to 4.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 9.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.8× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.9 · 2017=6.5 · 2018=4.8 · 2019=9.0 · 2020=4.0 · 2021=8.2 · 2022=3.0 · 2023=5.9 · 2024=4.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Garner, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 170% of ind
- DART 4.6 DART
- RANK #1438/1627
- PHOTO FOOD GIANT 403
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 35 inj
- SIZE ~123 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: FOOD GIANT 403 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lowes Foods #185 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Lowes Foods #185
5.8 TCR
- FOOD GIANT 403
FOOD GIANT 403
5.8 TCR
- 10466 Virginia
10466 Virginia Beach
5.8 TCR
- 10105 Torrance
10105 Torrance
5.8 TCR
- Progreso LMMM
Progreso LMMM Lufkin #1 LLC
5.8 TCR
What this shows Lowes Foods #185 averages 5.8 TCR (170% of the Grocery stores BLS benchmark).
Lowes Foods #185 TCR series: 2016=5.9 · 2017=6.5 · 2018=4.8 · 2019=9 · 2020=4 · 2021=8.2 · 2022=3 · 2023=5.9 · 2024=4.6 · BLS 3.4
Where Lowes Foods #185 falls in its industry
30,654 Grocery stores establishmentsSafer than 36% 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 #1438 safest of 1627 Grocery stores employers in North Carolina.
Lowes Foods #185 has more employees than the Grocery stores median and a higher 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 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · NC · Garner
30,654 Grocery stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 139 employers in Garner, 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 | FOOD GIANT 403 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 10466 Virginia Beach | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 10105 Torrance | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Progreso LMMM Lufkin #1 LLC | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | The Hamlin Companies | 123 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | USA NC High Point | 123 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Evergreen Packaging - Raleigh | 123 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sealed air Lenoir | 123 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - RDU1 | 4,707 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Overland Contracting Inc. | 802 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PBV-Garner | 542 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Region 056 | 506 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 540 - Dump - Atlanta | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Meridian HWY 39 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Abbington of Pickerington | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mrc Cornerstone | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bethany Pointe Health Campus | 123 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Homewood Disposal - Homewood | 123 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Western Construction, Inc. | 123 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Betz Industries | 123 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.