Polyethylene terephathalate (PET) resins manufacturing · South Carolina
Alpek Polyester USA, LLC-Columbia Site
Gaston, SC · ~500 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Alpek Polyester USA, LLC-Columbia Site runs at 25% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Polyethylene terephathalate (PET) resins manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Alpek Polyester USA, LLC-Columbia Site: 0.8 TCR = 25% of Polyethylene terephathalate (PET) resins manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Alpek Polyester USA, LLC-Columbia Site safety composite
Alpek Polyester USA, LLC-Columbia Site scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 76% 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).
58/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.05 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
Alpek Polyester USA, LLC-Columbia Site: 0.4 → 1.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 1.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.3× in 2024
Alpek Polyester USA, LLC-Columbia Site's TCR rose 0.9 from 0.4 in 2023 to 1.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325211 · Gaston, SC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 25% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #6/29
- PHOTO Lubrizol La Porte
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~500 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lubrizol La Porte (0.0 TCR gap)
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Alpek Polyester USA, LLC-Columbia Site in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Alpek Polyester USA, LLC-Columbia Site
0.8 TCR
- Lubrizol La Po
Lubrizol La Porte
0.8 TCR
- Daikin America
Daikin America, Inc.
0.8 TCR
- AOC Tennessee
AOC Tennessee Resins
0.8 TCR
- Sekisui Specia
Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America,LLC.
0.8 TCR
What this shows Alpek Polyester USA, LLC-Columbia Site averages 0.8 TCR (25% of the Polyethylene terephathalate (PET) resins manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Alpek Polyester USA, LLC-Columbia Site TCR series: 2023=0.4 · 2024=1.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Alpek Polyester USA, LLC-Columbia Site falls in its industry
644 Polyethylene terephathalate (P establishmentsSafer than 76% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 29 Polyethylene terephathalate (P employers in South Carolina.
Alpek Polyester USA, LLC-Columbia Site has more employees than the Polyethylene terephathalate (PET) resins median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325211 · SC · Gaston
644 Polyethylene terephathalate (PET) resins manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 32 employers in Gaston, SC · 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 | Lubrizol La Porte | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Daikin America, Inc. | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AOC Tennessee Resins | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America,LLC. | 0.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | St. Francis Eastside | 500 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenwood County Local Government | 500 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schaeffler Group USA Inc. - Corp. & Engineering | 501 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | W. International SC, LLC | 499 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Private Residence Gaston SC | 861 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DAK Americas, LLC-Columbia Site | 495 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stier Supply Co. | 286 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NFI Interactive Logistics LLC-126 ACCESS ROAD | 216 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Library | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Washington Elementary School | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Branson Head Start | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Cleaning Authority of Plymouth | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Central Administration | 500 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Springfield Grocer Company, Inc | 500 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jefferson General Hospital (DBA Jefferson Healthcare) | 500 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | American Battle Monuments Commission HQ | 500 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.