Distribution of electric power · North Carolina

Morganton

Morganton, NC · ~44 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
5.9
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Morganton runs at 489% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Distribution of electric power workplace, earning a grade F.

Morganton: 5.9 TCR = 489% of Distribution of electric power BLS 1.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Morganton safety composite

Morganton scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 14%), 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).

F

28/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 5.87 per 100 workers

Safer than 14% of industry peers

DART rate
F 2.72 per 100 workers

Safer than 28% 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%).

TCR Δ

−2.6

2016→2024

Morganton injury rate improved

Morganton's TCR fell 2.6 from 8.0 in 2016 to 5.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 12.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.46× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=8.0 · 2017=12.0 · 2018=10.2 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=0.0 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=5.8 · 2024=5.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221122 · Morganton, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 5.9 · 489% of ind

  • DART 2.7 DART
  • RANK #95/107
  • PHOTO Casper
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 18 inj
  • SIZE ~44 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Casper (0.0 TCR gap)

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Morganton in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Morganton averages 5.9 TCR (489% of the Distribution of electric power BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Morganton TCR series: 2016=8 · 2017=12 · 2018=10.2 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=0 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=5.8 · 2024=5.4 · BLS 1.2

Where Morganton falls in its industry

2,958 Distribution of electric power establishments

Safer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #95 safest of 107 Distribution of electric power employers in North Carolina.

Morganton (44 employees, TCR 5.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 05001,0001,5002,000 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Morganton
Morganton (44 employees, TCR 5.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Morganton has fewer employees than the Distribution of electric power median and a higher 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 5.4 2.7 2 0 0
2023 5.8 5.8 2 0 0
2022 2.9 0.0 0 1 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 2.6 2.6 1 0 0
2018 10.2 3.1 3 7 0
2017 12.0 2.0 6 0 0
2016 8.0 0.0 4 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221122 · NC · Morganton

2,958 Distribution of electric power employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 106 employers in Morganton, 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 Casper 5.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Auburn Crew Headquarters 5.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Demopolis Crew Headquarters 5.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR LADWP 11791 TRUESDALE 5.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE Sleepy Creek Farms 44 FTE
STATE-SIZE ALBEMARLE WMSTN 44 FTE
STATE-SIZE Aqua Services, Inc. - Cary 44 FTE
STATE-SIZE Rocky River Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant 44 FTE
CITY-NEAR DEX-BLUE RIDGE HOSPITAL 3,263 FTE
CITY-NEAR Blue Ridge HealthCare Hospitals, Inc. 1,461 FTE
CITY-NEAR 0090-BRHC Hospitals 1,460 FTE
CITY-NEAR Broughton Hospital 1,198 FTE
NAT-TCR TPSS Co-op 5.9 TCR
NAT-TCR American Red Cross - 100 Robert St S 5.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Casper 5.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Valley On Columbia 5.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE Upstate Farms Cultured Products LLC 44 FTE
NAT-SIZE Stewart & Jasper Orchards 44 FTE
NAT-SIZE Stewart & Jasper Processing 44 FTE
NAT-SIZE Ford of Greenfield 44 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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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