Thrift shops, used merchandise · North Carolina

University Store

Name: University Store Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Charlotte, NC · ~25 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 2.4
Avg TCR: 3.4
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

University Store runs at 71% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Thrift shops, used merchandise workplace, earning a grade B.

University Store: 2.4 TCR = 71% of Thrift shops, used merchandise BLS 3.4 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

University Store safety composite

University Store scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

74/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 2.42 per 100 workers

Safer than 83% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 80% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 50% 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

University Store: 0.0 → 4.8 TCR

Peak year 2018 @ 4.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2018

University Store's TCR rose 4.8 from 0.0 in 2016 to 4.8 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 453310 · Charlotte, NC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 71% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #10/31
PHOTO Blanco North
BOOK 2y book
INJ 1 inj
SIZE ~25 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Blanco North (0.0 TCR gap)

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2.4
Blanco North

2.4
Store 70

2.4
Norwalk Store

2.4
Lincolnton Sto

2.4

What this shows University Store averages 2.4 TCR (71% of the Thrift shops, used merchandise BLS benchmark).

University Store TCR series: 2016=0 · 2018=4.8 · BLS 3.4

Where University Store falls in its industry

1,556 Thrift shops, used merchandise establishments

Safer than 83% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 31 Thrift shops, used merchandise employers in North Carolina.

University Store (25 employees, TCR 2.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 36 employees and a TCR of 5.3

University Store has fewer employees than the Thrift shops, used merchandise median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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	4.8	0.0	1	0	0
2016	0.0	0.0	0	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

453310 · NC · Charlotte

1,556 Thrift shops, used merchandise employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 2,058 employers in Charlotte, 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	Blanco North	SAN ANTONIO, TX	2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Store 70	OVERLAND PARK, KS	2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Norwalk Store	NORWALK, CT	2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Lincolnton Store	LINCOLNTON, NC	2.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Fair View Nursery, Inc.	WILSON	25 FTE
STATE-SIZE	John William Carter III	EAGLE SPRINGS	25 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Hill of Berry's	ROXBORO	25 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Andrew Tyson Farms	NASHVILLE	25 FTE
CITY-NEAR	1101-Carolinas Medical Center (1101)	Charlotte	8,444 FTE
CITY-NEAR	0001-Carolinas Medical Center	Charlotte	8,032 FTE
CITY-NEAR	4795-AA-CLT-CHARLOTTE-CLT-TRML	Charlotte	7,295 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center	Charlotte	4,973 FTE
NAT-TCR	Alliance (Txfth)	Ft. Worth, TX	2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	Kautaq Construction Services, LLC	Tempe, AZ	2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	Cleveland OH HCS at Home 90-43-63-12	Clearwater, FL	2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	dd's DISCOUNTS Store 5290	Garland, TX	2.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE	EJ Robinson Glass Co.	Cincinnati, OH	25 FTE
NAT-SIZE	GCR - Dayton	Dayton, OH	25 FTE
NAT-SIZE	GCT - Sharonville	Cincinnati, OH	25 FTE
NAT-SIZE	8032 Greencastle-Antrim School District	Greencastle, PA	25 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, 2016. 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.