Boards of supervisors, county and local · North Carolina
New Hanover County Government
Wilmington, NC · ~1,974 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 2
- Fatalities
The verdict
New Hanover County Government runs at 139% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Boards of supervisors, county and local workplace, earning a grade D.
New Hanover County Government: 4.5 TCR = 139% of Boards of supervisors, county and local BLS 3.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
New Hanover County Government safety composite
New Hanover County Government scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 2%), 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).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 2
Safer than 2% 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
−2.0
2018→2024
New Hanover County Government injury rate improved
New Hanover County Government's TCR fell 2.0 from 5.3 in 2018 to 3.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 7.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=5.3 · 2019=7.2 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=5.4 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=3.8 · 2024=3.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921120 · Wilmington, NC ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 139% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #9/12
- PHOTO County of Tehama
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 500 inj
- SIZE ~1,974 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: County of Tehama (0.0 TCR gap)
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New Hanover County Government in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
New Hanover County Government
4.5 TCR
- County of Teha
County of Tehama
4.5 TCR
- Franklin Count
Franklin County, WA
4.5 TCR
- City of Colusa
City of Colusa
4.3 TCR
- City of Berwyn
City of Berwyn
4.3 TCR
What this shows New Hanover County Government averages 4.5 TCR (139% of the Boards of supervisors, county and local BLS benchmark).
New Hanover County Government TCR series: 2018=5.3 · 2019=7.2 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=5.4 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=3.8 · 2024=3.3 · BLS 3.2
Where New Hanover County Government falls in its industry
158 Boards of supervisors, county establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 12 Boards of supervisors, county employers in North Carolina.
New Hanover County Government has more employees than the Boards of supervisors, county and local median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 61 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 70 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 57 | 8 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 82 | 8 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 53 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 83 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 94 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921120 · NC · Wilmington
158 Boards of supervisors, county and local 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 | County of Tehama | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Franklin County, WA | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Colusa | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Berwyn | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CORP-System Wide | 1,974 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GE Hitachi Nuclear Americas | 1,975 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Duke Raleigh Hospital | 1,984 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : CLT2 | 2,000 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 | Cape Fear Community College | 1,210 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Global Nuclear Fuels, Wilmington, NC | 630 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Duke Manufacturing Company - Sedalia | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cresline Northwest, LLC | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix Airpor | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1262 PYP Wilmington | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Selfhelp Community Services Inc. | 1,975 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Xavier University | 1,975 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lauberge Casino Resort | 1,973 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Bernards Hospital | 1,975 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.