Academies, college or university · North Carolina
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston Salem, NC · ~3,280 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 2.8
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Wake Forest University Health Sciences runs at 198% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Academies, college or university workplace, earning a grade D.
Wake Forest University Health Sciences: 2.8 TCR = 198% of Academies, college or university BLS 1.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wake Forest University Health Sciences safety composite
Wake Forest University Health Sciences scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 2.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% 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%).
Wake Forest University Health Sciences held a steady TCR band
Wake Forest University Health Sciences's TCR held near 0.3 from 2.0 in 2016 to 1.8 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2018 at 4.5 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.24× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.0 · 2018=4.5 · 2022=1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611310 · Winston Salem, NC ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 2.8 · 198% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #9/12
- PHOTO Division 20 Universi…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 203 inj
- SIZE ~3,280 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Division 20 University of Rochester (0.0 TCR gap)
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Wake Forest University Health Sciences in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
2.8 TCR
- Division 20 Un
Division 20 University of Rochester
2.8 TCR
- Universidad An
Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Aguadilla
2.8 TCR
- West Virginia
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
2.8 TCR
- Norfolk State
Norfolk State University
2.8 TCR
What this shows Wake Forest University Health Sciences averages 2.8 TCR (198% of the Academies, college or university BLS benchmark).
Wake Forest University Health Sciences TCR series: 2016=2 · 2018=4.5 · 2022=1.8 · BLS 1.4
Where Wake Forest University Health Sciences falls in its industry
347 Academies, college or universi establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 12 Academies, college or universi employers in North Carolina.
Wake Forest University Health Sciences has more employees than the Academies, college or university median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 74 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611310 · NC · Winston Salem
347 Academies, college or university employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 255 employers in Winston Salem, 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 | Division 20 University of Rochester | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Aguadilla | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Norfolk State University | 2.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Guilford County Local Government - All Employees | 3,270 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DEX-BLUE RIDGE HOSPITAL | 3,263 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 521 Northridge Distribution | 3,312 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lumber Bridge Processing | 3,214 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WFBMC - Winston Campus | 13,298 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Inmar - 9040 Team Support Center | 1,813 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Inmar - Team Support Center | 859 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wake Forest Health Network | 809 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Allied Waste Niagara Falls Landfill LLC | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Family Pres Knoxville | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Spectrum Health-Zeeland | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cardinal CT -Easton CT | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | BP Westlake Campus | 3,279 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CA011 | 3,282 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Prime Ag Services Inc. | 3,283 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grossmont Hospital | 3,275 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.