Refuse collection services · North Carolina

North Davidson Garbage Service, Inc.

Name: North Davidson Garbage Service, Inc. Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Lexington, NC · ~44 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 8.6
Avg TCR: 2.6
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

North Davidson Garbage Service, Inc. runs at 329% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Refuse collection services workplace, earning a grade F.

North Davidson Garbage Service, Inc.: 8.6 TCR = 329% of Refuse collection services BLS 2.6 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

North Davidson Garbage Service, Inc. safety composite

North Davidson Garbage Service, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 22%), 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).

31/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 8.55 per 100 workers

Safer than 22% of industry peers
DART rate: F 6.15 per 100 workers

Safer than 25% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 52% 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

−4.8

2017→2018

North Davidson Garbage Service, Inc. injury rate improved

North Davidson Garbage Service, Inc.'s TCR fell 4.8 from 10.9 in 2017 to 6.2 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 10.9 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=10.9 · 2018=6.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 562111 · Lexington, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 8.6 · 329% of ind

DART 6.2 DART
RANK #76/87
PHOTO Peninsula Sanitary S…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 8 inj
SIZE ~44 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Peninsula Sanitary Service, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows North Davidson Garbage Service, Inc. averages 8.6 TCR (329% of the Refuse collection services BLS benchmark).

North Davidson Garbage Service, Inc. TCR series: 2017=10.9 · 2018=6.2 · BLS 2.6

Where North Davidson Garbage Service, Inc. falls in its industry

2,322 Refuse collection services establishments

Safer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #76 safest of 87 Refuse collection services employers in North Carolina.

North Davidson Garbage Service, Inc. (44 employees, TCR 8.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1

North Davidson Garbage Service, Inc. has fewer employees than the Refuse collection services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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
2018	6.2	6.2	3	0	0
2017	10.9	6.6	5	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562111 · NC · Lexington

2,322 Refuse collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 120 employers in Lexington, NC · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Peninsula Sanitary Service, Inc.	STANFORD, CA	8.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	S05854 - WI Mosinee TS	MOSINEE, WI	8.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Advanced Disposal - Beloit	BELOIT, WI	8.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Advanced Disposal - Morehead Hauling Company	MOREHEAD, KY	8.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Sleepy Creek Farms	HARRELLS	44 FTE
STATE-SIZE	ALBEMARLE WMSTN	WILLIAMSTON	44 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Morganton	MORGANTON	44 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Aqua Services, Inc. - Cary	CARY	44 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Davidson County Schools	Lexington	3,351 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Davidson County Government	Lexington	1,237 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Atrium Windows & Door	Lexington	910 FTE
CITY-NEAR	ASCO Power Technologies	Lexington	639 FTE
NAT-TCR	Heart Hospital of Lafayette	Lafayette, LA	8.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Atrium Post Acute Care of Williams Bay	Williams Bay, WI	8.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Price's - El Paso - FDD	El Paso, TX	8.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	176 ABC Supply Co., Inc	Webster, TX	8.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Columbia Cottage-Collegeville,PA	Collegeville, PA	44 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Office 83	North Olmsted, OH	44 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Rws Tx North Central Denton Child Care	Denton, TX	44 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Ohlheiser	Newington, CT	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: 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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