Construction machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers · South Carolina
Ascendum Machinery- Columbia
Cayce, SC · ~22 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ascendum Machinery- Columbia runs at 243% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Construction machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Ascendum Machinery- Columbia: 5.3 TCR = 243% of Construction machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ascendum Machinery- Columbia safety composite
Ascendum Machinery- Columbia scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 76% 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% 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
−14.6
2018→2024
Ascendum Machinery- Columbia injury rate improved
Ascendum Machinery- Columbia's TCR fell 14.6 from 14.6 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 14.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=14.6 · 2019=9.9 · 2020=4.6 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=3.8 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423810 · Cayce, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.3 · 243% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK P18
- PHOTO Ascendum Machinery -…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ascendum Machinery - Charlotte (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ascendum Machinery- Columbia in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ascendum Machinery- Columbia
5.3 TCR
- Ascendum Machi
Ascendum Machinery - Charlotte
5.3 TCR
- 01058-01-01-ME
01058-01-01-MERRILL
5.3 TCR
- Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City
5.3 TCR
- New Hampton
New Hampton
5.3 TCR
What this shows Ascendum Machinery- Columbia averages 5.3 TCR (243% of the Construction machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Ascendum Machinery- Columbia TCR series: 2018=14.6 · 2019=9.9 · 2020=4.6 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=0 · 2023=3.8 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Ascendum Machinery- Columbia falls in its industry
533 Construction machinery and equ establishmentsSafer than 18% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Ascendum Machinery- Columbia has fewer employees than the Construction machinery and equipment mer median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423810 · SC · Cayce
533 Construction machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 46 employers in Cayce, 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 | Ascendum Machinery - Charlotte | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 01058-01-01-MERRILL | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Salt Lake City | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | New Hampton | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ISE Newberry Liquid Plant | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Summerville SC | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Allendale Biomass LLC | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenville Business Office | 22 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HISTORIC COLUMBIA SPEEDWAY | 863 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate Headquarters | 606 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CMC Steel South Carolina | 418 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | OPERATIONS SUPPORT CENTER | 293 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ascendum Machinery - Charlotte | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Northwest Construction | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rapat Corporation | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Viking SupplyNet & Fabrication Services - Phoenix | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pac Green Landscape | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Transport Service 60106 Denver | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at San Jose Job Corps | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Toyota Ky Cafe 601 | 22 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.