Grocery stores · North Carolina
Lowes Foods #198
Wilmington, NC · ~89 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lowes Foods #198 runs at 135% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Grocery stores workplace, earning a grade D.
Lowes Foods #198: 4.6 TCR = 135% of Grocery stores BLS 3.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lowes Foods #198 safety composite
Lowes Foods #198 scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 39%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% 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
−5.7
2016→2024
Lowes Foods #198 injury rate improved
Lowes Foods #198's TCR fell 5.7 from 9.3 in 2016 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 9.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.78× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.3 · 2017=2.4 · 2018=7.9 · 2019=5.2 · 2020=6.4 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=6.8 · 2024=3.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Wilmington, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 135% of ind
- DART 3.6 DART
- RANK #1272/1627
- PHOTO FOODLAND 116
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~89 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: FOODLAND 116 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lowes Foods #198 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Lowes Foods #198
4.6 TCR
- FOODLAND 116
FOODLAND 116
4.6 TCR
- Tamura Superet
Tamura Superette, Inc.
4.6 TCR
- Store 0242
Store 0242
4.6 TCR
- Store 0817
Store 0817
4.6 TCR
What this shows Lowes Foods #198 averages 4.6 TCR (135% of the Grocery stores BLS benchmark).
Lowes Foods #198 TCR series: 2016=9.3 · 2017=2.4 · 2018=7.9 · 2019=5.2 · 2020=6.4 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=6.8 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 3.4
Where Lowes Foods #198 falls in its industry
30,654 Grocery stores establishmentsSafer than 51% 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 #1272 safest of 1627 Grocery stores employers in North Carolina.
Lowes Foods #198 has fewer 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 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · NC · Wilmington
30,654 Grocery stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 360 employers in Wilmington, 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 | FOODLAND 116 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tamura Superette, Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Store 0242 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Store 0817 | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | C.T. Wilson Construction Company, Inc. | 89 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corporate Office | 89 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kinetic Systems Inc. Durham Office-Shop NC | 89 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cross Technologies Inc Whitsett | 89 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | 6,890 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | New Hanover Regional Medical Center | 4,768 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GE Hitachi Nuclear Americas | 1,975 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | New Hanover County Government | 1,974 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Newark | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lezzer Pennsdale | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Edge Manufacturing, Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | WellStar Douglas Hospital | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Complexus Medical | 89 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kluber Lubrication NA LP (TX) | 89 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hope Health and Rehabilitation | 89 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Weck's San Mateo | 89 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.