Mixed mode transit systems (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) · North Carolina

Western Piedmont Regional Transit Authority

Conover, NC · ~80 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

C
Average Safety Record
4.3
Avg TCR
4.5
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Western Piedmont Regional Transit Authority runs at 94% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Mixed mode transit systems (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) workplace, earning a grade C.

Western Piedmont Regional Transit Authority: 4.3 TCR = 94% of Mixed mode transit systems (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Western Piedmont Regional Transit Authority safety composite

Western Piedmont Regional Transit Authority scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 66% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 41%), 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).

D

54/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 4.25 per 100 workers

Safer than 66% of industry peers

DART rate
D 5.16 per 100 workers

Safer than 41% 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

Western Piedmont Regional Transit Authority: 2.6 → 6.9 TCR

Peak year 2021 @ 6.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.21× in 2021

Western Piedmont Regional Transit Authority's TCR rose 4.2 from 2.6 in 2019 to 6.9 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 1.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 485111 · Conover, NC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 4.3 · 94% of ind

  • DART 5.2 DART
  • RANK #3/4
  • PHOTO Metro Transit Operat…
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 8 inj
  • SIZE ~80 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Metro Transit Operation Support Center/Instruction Center (0.0 TCR gap)

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Western Piedmont Regional Transit Authority in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Western Piedmont Regional Transit Authority averages 4.3 TCR (94% of the Mixed mode transit systems (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Western Piedmont Regional Transit Authority TCR series: 2019=2.6 · 2020=3.2 · 2021=6.9 · BLS 4.5

Where Western Piedmont Regional Transit Authority falls in its industry

421 Mixed mode transit systems (e. establishments

Safer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Mixed mode transit systems (e. employers in North Carolina.

Western Piedmont Regional Transit Authority (80 employees, TCR 4.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 217 employees and a TCR of 5.8 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 05001,0001,500 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Western Piedmont Regional Transit Authority
Western Piedmont Regional Transit Authority (80 employees, TCR 4.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 217 employees and a TCR of 5.8

Western Piedmont Regional Transit Authority has fewer employees than the Mixed mode transit systems (e.g., bus, c median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.8. 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
2021 6.9 5.2 4 0 0
2020 3.2 1.6 2 0 0
2019 2.6 0.0 2 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

485111 · NC · Conover

421 Mixed mode transit systems (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 95 employers in Conover, 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 Metro Transit Operation Support Center/Instruction Center 4.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR 55883 Sussex 4.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Mangrove 4.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR 1953-1003 4.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE Tri- Hishtil 808241 80 FTE
STATE-SIZE Bentwood Farms Inc. 80 FTE
STATE-SIZE Davidson Water, Inc. 80 FTE
STATE-SIZE Beam Construction Company, Inc. 80 FTE
CITY-NEAR Zenith - Conover 409 FTE
CITY-NEAR WM 4224 369 FTE
CITY-NEAR 4224 327 FTE
CITY-NEAR 2510 Conover Folding 309 FTE
NAT-TCR John L Sullivan Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram 4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Dexter Axle Company - Plant 62 4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Puratos1705 4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Brentwood Industries Inc. Martinsburg 4.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE Ceratizit Sacramento 80 FTE
NAT-SIZE Alden North Shore 80 FTE
NAT-SIZE Hydro-Temp Mechanical Inc 80 FTE
NAT-SIZE OZ Directional Drilling 80 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: 2021, 2020, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.