Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · North Carolina
Town of Forest City - Fire Department
Forest City, NC · ~21 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Town of Forest City - Fire Department runs at 220% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade F.
Town of Forest City - Fire Department: 7.0 TCR = 220% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Town of Forest City - Fire Department safety composite
Town of Forest City - Fire Department scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
69/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 7.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% 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
−9.3
2021→2024
Town of Forest City - Fire Department injury rate improved
Town of Forest City - Fire Department's TCR fell 9.3 from 13.0 in 2021 to 3.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 13.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=13.0 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=3.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Forest City, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.0 · 220% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #31/36
- PHOTO Fire Station 3
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~21 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fire Station 3 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Town of Forest City - Fire Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Fire Station 3
Fire Station 3
7.1 TCR
- This site
Town of Forest City - Fire Department
7 TCR
- 6935-FR-FIRE
6935-FR-FIRE
7 TCR
- Fire Station 2
Fire Station 2
7 TCR
- Greenwich Fire
Greenwich Fire Department
7 TCR
What this shows Town of Forest City - Fire Department averages 7.0 TCR (220% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Town of Forest City - Fire Department TCR series: 2021=13 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=3.8 · BLS 3.2
Where Town of Forest City - Fire Department falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #31 safest of 36 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in North Carolina.
Town of Forest City - Fire Department has fewer employees than the Fire departments (e.g., government, volu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.8. 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 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · NC · Forest City
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 38 employers in Forest City, 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 | Fire Station 3 | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6935-FR-FIRE | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fire Station 2 | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Greenwich Fire Department | 7.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Timothy Yarbrough | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Liberty NC Breeders | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NCJA1-SEL-JASON 1' | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sunburst Trout Farms | 21 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Forest City Permanent | 473 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1036 | 415 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems, LLC | 390 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1036 | 379 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fishermen's Community Hospital | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Silvercrest Garner Farms | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Graham Construction | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | River Valley Converting | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | M.E. Industries, Inc. | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UTS Maritime Services, LLC | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Karnak Midwest LLC | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | United Dayton | 21 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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