Continuing care retirement communities · North Carolina
The Forest at Duke
Durham, NC · ~268 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The Forest at Duke runs at 229% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Continuing care retirement communities workplace, earning a grade F.
The Forest at Duke: 8.7 TCR = 229% of Continuing care retirement communities BLS 3.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The Forest at Duke safety composite
The Forest at Duke scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 38%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 8.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% 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
−1.6
2016→2024
The Forest at Duke injury rate improved
The Forest at Duke's TCR fell 1.6 from 8.0 in 2016 to 6.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 12.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.0 · 2017=12.6 · 2019=10.0 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=6.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 623311 · Durham, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.7 · 229% of ind
- DART 3.8 DART
- RANK #84/105
- PHOTO Sanctuary at St. Jos…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 90 inj
- SIZE ~268 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sanctuary at St. Joseph's Village (0.0 TCR gap)
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The Forest at Duke in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
The Forest at Duke
8.7 TCR
- Sanctuary at S
Sanctuary at St. Joseph's Village
8.7 TCR
- The Arbors at
The Arbors at St. Barnabas
8.7 TCR
- Arden Courts o
Arden Courts of Kensington
8.7 TCR
- Arden Courts o
Arden Courts of Richmond
8.7 TCR
What this shows The Forest at Duke averages 8.7 TCR (229% of the Continuing care retirement communities BLS benchmark).
The Forest at Duke TCR series: 2016=8 · 2017=12.6 · 2019=10 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=6.3 · BLS 3.8
Where The Forest at Duke falls in its industry
4,127 Continuing care retirement com establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.9.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #84 safest of 105 Continuing care retirement com employers in North Carolina.
The Forest at Duke has more employees than the Continuing care retirement communities median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.9. 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 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.6 | 2.1 | 25 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
623311 · NC · Durham
4,127 Continuing care retirement communities employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 530 employers in Durham, 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 | Sanctuary at St. Joseph's Village | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Arbors at St. Barnabas | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Arden Courts of Kensington | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Arden Courts of Richmond | 8.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | APAC Atlantic, Inc. | 268 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mayodan 5 | 268 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 6202 Mebane Folding | 268 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Allen Industries | 268 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Duke University | 23,871 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Duke University Hospital | 11,048 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BCBSNC Telecommuters | 3,033 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wolfspeed - Durham, NC | 3,013 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Stevens Design & Fabrication Inc | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arden Courts of Kensington | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mansfield Branch | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Inspired Living Tampa | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Services McAllen TX | 268 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hillside Hospital LLC | 268 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FC: Atlanta | 268 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Richardson Home Care | 268 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.