General services departments, government · North Carolina
Public Works Department
Hendersonville, NC · ~57 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Public Works Department runs at 279% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General services departments, government workplace, earning a grade F.
Public Works Department: 8.9 TCR = 279% of General services departments, government BLS 3.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Public Works Department safety composite
Public Works Department scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 24% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 1%), 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).
12/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 1% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Public Works Department: 10.6 → 11.3 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 14.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.27× in 2024
Public Works Department's TCR rose 0.7 from 10.6 in 2016 to 11.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 14.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.27× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · Hendersonville, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.9 · 279% of ind
- DART 11.3 DART
- RANK #93/105
- PHOTO 301 Fire, Rescue & E…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 39 inj
- SIZE ~57 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 301 Fire, Rescue & Emergency Services (0.0 TCR gap)
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Public Works Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Public Works Department
8.9 TCR
- 301 Fire, Resc
301 Fire, Rescue & Emergency Services
8.9 TCR
- Fleet Services
Fleet Services
8.9 TCR
- Village of Bar
Village of Barrington - Public Works Facility
8.9 TCR
- Fire Departmen
Fire Department
8.9 TCR
What this shows Public Works Department averages 8.9 TCR (279% of the General services departments, government BLS benchmark).
Public Works Department TCR series: 2016=10.6 · 2017=9.8 · 2018=14.6 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=6.7 · 2021=9.2 · 2022=10.6 · 2023=3.8 · 2024=11.3 · BLS 3.2
Where Public Works Department falls in its industry
1,496 General services departments, establishmentsSafer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #93 safest of 105 General services departments, employers in North Carolina.
Public Works Department has fewer employees than the General services departments, government median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.6 | 8.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14.6 | 10.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.8 | 5.9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921190 · NC · Hendersonville
1,496 General services departments, government employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 90 employers in Hendersonville, 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 | 301 Fire, Rescue & Emergency Services | 8.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fleet Services | 8.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Village of Barrington - Public Works Facility | 8.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Department | 8.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Corporate Division | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kirlin Builders | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cape Romain / McLean A Joint Venture | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Engineered Steel Products | 57 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Park Ridge Health | 1,172 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AdventHealth Hendersonville | 788 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1242 | 402 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1242 | 400 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Greater Atlanta Region | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Village at Shrewsbury | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Builders - Kearney | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | El Super 8 | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Simpson Construction Services | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ambulatory Surgery Center of Greater New York, LLC | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ralph W. Earl Co., Inc. | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brazos Valley Contracting Co. | 57 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.