Distribution line, sewer and water, construction · North Carolina
Utility Services/Construction
Wilmington, NC · ~38 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Utility Services/Construction runs at 204% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Distribution line, sewer and water, construction workplace, earning a grade F.
Utility Services/Construction: 5.7 TCR = 204% of Distribution line, sewer and water, construction BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Utility Services/Construction safety composite
Utility Services/Construction scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 21%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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
−10.2
2016→2024
Utility Services/Construction injury rate improved
Utility Services/Construction's TCR fell 10.2 from 10.2 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 11.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.2 · 2017=3.0 · 2018=11.5 · 2019=9.2 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=5.6 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=9.1 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237110 · Wilmington, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.7 · 204% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #38/55
- PHOTO Spectrum Underground…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~38 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Spectrum Underground, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Utility Services/Construction in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Utility Services/Construction
5.7 TCR
- Spectrum Under
Spectrum Underground, Inc.
5.7 TCR
- EZ Excavating
EZ Excavating
5.7 TCR
- Kana
Kana
5.7 TCR
- Layne Christen
Layne Christensen 7915 Cherrywood Loop
5.7 TCR
What this shows Utility Services/Construction averages 5.7 TCR (204% of the Distribution line, sewer and water, construction BLS benchmark).
Utility Services/Construction TCR series: 2016=10.2 · 2017=3 · 2018=11.5 · 2019=9.2 · 2020=0 · 2021=5.6 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=9.1 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.8
Where Utility Services/Construction falls in its industry
1,614 Distribution line, sewer and w establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #38 safest of 55 Distribution line, sewer and w employers in North Carolina.
Utility Services/Construction has fewer employees than the Distribution line, sewer and water, cons median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.1 | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237110 · NC · Wilmington
1,614 Distribution line, sewer and water, construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 360 employers in Wilmington, 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 | Spectrum Underground, Inc. | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EZ Excavating | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kana | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Layne Christensen 7915 Cherrywood Loop | 5.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Morganton Hatchery | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harris Energy & Environmental Center | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Enerdyne Power Systems, Inc | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Electric Utilities (8100) | 38 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | 6,890 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | New Hanover Regional Medical Center | 4,768 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GE Hitachi Nuclear Americas | 1,975 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | New Hanover County Government | 1,974 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | XSD | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Berlin Office | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Breakthru Beverage | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Goodwill Crystal Lake | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Anderson Electric, Inc. / Danville Branch | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Levell Center | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chestnut Hill #205 | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Avera DeSmet Memorial Hospital | 38 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.