Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers · North Carolina
Water Guard
Wilson, NC · ~28 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Water Guard runs at 425% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Water Guard: 9.4 TCR = 425% of Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Water Guard safety composite
Water Guard scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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%).
TCR Δ
−19.0
2016→2023
Water Guard injury rate improved
Water Guard's TCR fell 19.0 from 22.3 in 2016 to 3.2 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 22.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=22.3 · 2017=21.5 · 2018=12.3 · 2019=3.0 · 2020=3.0 · 2021=3.1 · 2022=6.4 · 2023=3.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424690 · Wilson, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.4 · 425% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #21/22
- PHOTO Hasa Inc. - Spring V…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hasa Inc. - Spring Valley (0.0 TCR gap)
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Water Guard in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountain Air Solutions- Denver, CO
9.5 TCR
- This site
Water Guard
9.4 TCR
- Hasa Inc. - Sp
Hasa Inc. - Spring Valley
9.4 TCR
- Corechem - Kno
Corechem - Knoxville
9.4 TCR
- Seacole-CRC, L
Seacole-CRC, LLC
9.4 TCR
What this shows Water Guard averages 9.4 TCR (425% of the Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Water Guard TCR series: 2016=22.3 · 2017=21.5 · 2018=12.3 · 2019=3 · 2020=3 · 2021=3.1 · 2022=6.4 · 2023=3.2 · BLS 2.2
Where Water Guard falls in its industry
766 Chemicals (except agriculture) establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 22 Chemicals (except agriculture) employers in North Carolina.
Water Guard has fewer employees than the Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., au median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424690 · NC · Wilson
766 Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 148 employers in Wilson, 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 | Hasa Inc. - Spring Valley | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Corechem - Knoxville | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Seacole-CRC, LLC | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rocky Mountain Air Solutions- Denver, CO | 9.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | H & D Farms, Inc. | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SMITH FARMS | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michael Morris Farms | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Elkin Hatchery | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wilson (BAMG) | 1,797 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Wilson | 1,080 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kidde Aerospace & Defense | 1,064 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DLP Wilson Medical Center | 907 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | County Jails #1 & #2 | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | VRS Tucson, AZ | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Section 8 Valley | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Avantara Mountain View | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 403 Carver | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carnegie Location | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southland Truck Group, LLC - Lake Charles | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pace Vacaville | 28 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.