General public administration · North Carolina
Rowan County Fire/Emergency Services
Salisbury, NC · ~120 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Rowan County Fire/Emergency Services runs at 246% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General public administration workplace, earning a grade F.
Rowan County Fire/Emergency Services: 7.9 TCR = 246% of General public administration BLS 3.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Rowan County Fire/Emergency Services safety composite
Rowan County Fire/Emergency Services scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 10%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% 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
−2.8
2021→2024
Rowan County Fire/Emergency Services injury rate improved
Rowan County Fire/Emergency Services's TCR fell 2.8 from 10.8 in 2021 to 8.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 10.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.02× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=10.8 · 2022=7.8 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=8.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · Salisbury, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.9 · 246% of ind
- DART 8.0 DART
- RANK #88/105
- PHOTO City of Elmhurst - P…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~120 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City of Elmhurst - Public Works (0.0 TCR gap)
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Rowan County Fire/Emergency Services in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Rowan County Fire/Emergency Services
7.9 TCR
- City of Elmhur
City of Elmhurst - Public Works
7.9 TCR
- Decatur County
Decatur County
7.8 TCR
- Police Departm
Police Department
7.8 TCR
- City of Yakima
City of Yakima Public Works Department
7.8 TCR
What this shows Rowan County Fire/Emergency Services averages 7.9 TCR (246% of the General public administration BLS benchmark).
Rowan County Fire/Emergency Services TCR series: 2021=10.8 · 2022=7.8 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=8 · BLS 3.2
Where Rowan County Fire/Emergency Services falls in its industry
1,496 General public administration establishmentsSafer than 29% 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 #88 safest of 105 General public administration employers in North Carolina.
Rowan County Fire/Emergency Services has more employees than the General public administration 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 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.8 | 6.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921190 · NC · Salisbury
1,496 General public administration employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 180 employers in Salisbury, 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 | City of Elmhurst - Public Works | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Decatur County | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Police Department | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Yakima Public Works Department | 7.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lumbee River EMC | 120 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North Carolina Department of Adult Correction Central Engineering | 120 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sugarcreek Construction LLC | 120 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Glover Construction Co. | 120 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CSCEXC | 1,314 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Novant Health Rowan Medical Center | 1,176 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rowan County Government | 1,151 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CLT1 | 973 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Carris Reels McKinney, Plywood | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PAC Machinery Bags & Materials | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bellewood Senior Care | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chang Steel, Inc. | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Valley Village Care Center, LLC | 120 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Selah House | 120 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Portland, OR - Suttle Rd. | 120 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Haskel International LLC | 120 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.