Academies, college or university · North Carolina
NC State University
Raleigh, NC · ~11,491 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 2.2
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
NC State University runs at 160% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Academies, college or university workplace, earning a grade D.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 2.2
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 1.4
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 1
- worker fatalities on record
Grade compares NC State University's OSHA Total Case Rate of 2.2 to the Academies, college or university BLS benchmark of 1.4 (160% of benchmark) across 3 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
NC State University's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 1.4 industry benchmark.
Where NC State University falls in its industry
409 Academies, college or universi establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.3.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 13 Academies, college or universi employers in North Carolina.
Trend analysis for NC State University
Between 2016 and 2018, NC State University's Total Case Rate improved from 2.5 to 2.1 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 14% decrease across 2 years of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2017, at a TCR of 2.1, while 2016 saw the highest rate, at 2.5, a spread of 0.4 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a comparatively narrow spread, suggesting a fairly consistent safety record across the 3 years with a usable rate on file, rather than one outlier year skewing the multi-year average.
Summed across those 3 reporting years, NC State University recorded 593 total injuries and illnesses and 1 fatality. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 3-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 593 injuries, 31 illnesses, and 1 fatality shown on this page for NC State University are sourced from its own 3 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 611310 - Academies, college or university.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2018)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
102 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 18,817,782 hours worked = 1.08 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| NC State University (this establishment) | 2.24 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 3-year avg |
| Universities industry avg | 1.40 | BLS IIF, NAICS 611310 |
| North Carolina state avg (all industries) | 3.89 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by NC State University to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2018: 203 reportable incidents · 194 injuries, 8 illnesses, 1 fatality - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2017: 192 reportable incidents · 175 injuries, 17 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2016: 230 reportable incidents · 224 injuries, 6 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 194 | 8 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 175 | 17 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 224 | 6 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on NC State University's reported OSHA injury record versus its Academies, college or university peers, not a verdict on whether any single site is safe today.
- At 160% of the Academies, college or university benchmark, NC State University reports more injuries than typical peers, ask specifically how the employer is reducing them. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Academies, college or university sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.