Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods · South Carolina
003 - Fountain Inn, Sc
Fountain Inn, SC · ~539 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
003 - Fountain Inn, Sc runs at 148% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods workplace, earning a grade D.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.3
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 2.2
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 32
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares 003 - Fountain Inn, Sc's OSHA Total Case Rate of 3.3 to the Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods BLS benchmark of 2.2 (148% of benchmark) across 2 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). This reflects reported recordable injuries, not an independent safety inspection -- underreporting is a known limitation of employer self-recordkeeping.
Injury rate over time
003 - Fountain Inn, Sc's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 2.2 industry benchmark.
Where 003 - Fountain Inn, Sc falls in its industry
1,676 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable establishmentsSafer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.4.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 29 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable employers in South Carolina.
Trend analysis for 003 - Fountain Inn, Sc
Between 2023 and 2024, 003 - Fountain Inn, Sc's Total Case Rate improved from 3.7 to 2.8 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 25% decrease across 1 year of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2024, at a TCR of 2.8, while 2023 saw the highest rate, at 3.7, a spread of 0.9 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a comparatively narrow spread, suggesting a fairly consistent safety record across the 2 years with a usable rate on file, rather than one outlier year skewing the multi-year average.
Summed across those 2 reporting years, 003 - Fountain Inn, Sc recorded 32 total injuries and illnesses, with no fatalities reported in any of those years. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 2-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 32 injuries shown on this page for 003 - Fountain Inn, Sc are sourced from its own 2 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 423610 - Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2024)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
5 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 1,007,730 hours worked = 0.99 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 003 - Fountain Inn, Sc (this establishment) | 3.25 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 2-year avg |
| Distribution equipment, electrical, merchant wholesalers industry avg | 2.20 | BLS IIF, NAICS 423610 |
| South Carolina state avg (all industries) | 4.08 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by 003 - Fountain Inn, Sc to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2024: 14 reportable incidents · 14 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2023: 18 reportable incidents · 18 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on 003 - Fountain Inn, Sc's reported OSHA injury record versus its Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods peers, not a verdict on whether any single site is safe today.
- At 148% of the Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods benchmark, 003 - Fountain Inn, Sc reports more injuries than typical peers, ask specifically how the employer is reducing them. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.