Water control and quality program administration · North Carolina
Water Department
Asheville, NC · ~151 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Water Department runs at 328% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water control and quality program administration workplace, earning a grade F.
Water Department: 10.5 TCR = 328% of Water control and quality program administration BLS 3.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Water Department safety composite
Water Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 18%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Water Department: 7.5 → 12.4 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 12.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.44× in 2019
Water Department's TCR rose 4.8 from 7.5 in 2016 to 12.4 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 924110 · Asheville, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 10.5 · 328% of ind
- DART 4.6 DART
- RANK #6/8
- PHOTO City of Phoenix F70 …
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 57 inj
- SIZE ~151 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City of Phoenix F70 Public Wks (0.7 TCR gap)
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Water Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- 0049-00000010
0049-00000010
11.7 TCR
- 00000010 PUBLI
00000010 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
11.7 TCR
- Louisville Jef
Louisville Jefferson County Metro Govt - Public Works - SWMS - Admin
11.3 TCR
- This site
Water Department
10.5 TCR
- City of Phoeni
City of Phoenix F70 Public Wks
9.8 TCR
What this shows Water Department averages 10.5 TCR (328% of the Water control and quality program administration BLS benchmark).
Water Department TCR series: 2016=7.5 · 2017=10 · 2018=12.1 · 2019=12.4 · BLS 3.2
Where Water Department falls in its industry
131 Water control and quality prog establishmentsSafer than 18% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 8 Water control and quality prog employers in North Carolina.
Water Department has more employees than the Water control and quality program admini median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12.4 | 4.6 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.1 | 9.4 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.0 | 7.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
924110 · NC · Asheville
131 Water control and quality program administration employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 290 employers in Asheville, 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 | City of Phoenix F70 Public Wks | 9.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Louisville Jefferson County Metro Govt - Public Works - SWMS - Admin | 11.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 0049-00000010 | 11.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 00000010 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT | 11.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Graycliff Enterprises | 151 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Aquafil OMara | 151 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Louisiana-Pacific Roxboro | 151 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Poppelmann Plastics USA LLC | 151 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mission Hospital; MH Hospital Manager, LLC | 8,097 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Biltmore Workforce Management | 1,894 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mission Medical Associates | 1,336 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Community Care Partners | 1,018 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 6400-Swy 0005 2824 | 10.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Triad Ohio | 10.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shopko Hometown #576 (Alpine, TX) | 10.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 10 - Theisen's - Charles City | 10.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 6962-Swy 0025 2900 | 151 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 6962-Swy 0025 2707 | 151 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 6400-Swy 0027 1798 | 151 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 6400-Swy 0019 1557 | 151 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.