Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing · South Carolina
AVANTech, Inc. - Columbia
Columbia, SC · ~90 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
AVANTech, Inc. - Columbia runs at 73% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
AVANTech, Inc. - Columbia: 2.4 TCR = 73% of Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
AVANTech, Inc. - Columbia safety composite
AVANTech, Inc. - Columbia scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
67/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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
AVANTech, Inc. - Columbia: 1.1 → 4.5 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 4.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2021
AVANTech, Inc. - Columbia's TCR rose 3.4 from 1.1 in 2017 to 4.5 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332420 · Columbia, SC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 73% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/4
- PHOTO Performance Pulsatio…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~90 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Performance Pulsation Control (0.0 TCR gap)
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AVANTech, Inc. - Columbia in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Tank Connectio
Tank Connection Oswego
2.5 TCR
- This site
AVANTech, Inc. - Columbia
2.4 TCR
- Performance Pu
Performance Pulsation Control
2.4 TCR
- Bulldog Steel
Bulldog Steel Products Inc.
2.4 TCR
- Permian Tank &
Permian Tank & Manufacturing, Inc. - Odessa Steel
2.4 TCR
What this shows AVANTech, Inc. - Columbia averages 2.4 TCR (73% of the Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
AVANTech, Inc. - Columbia TCR series: 2017=1.1 · 2018=1.3 · 2019=1 · 2020=4.1 · 2021=4.5 · BLS 3.3
Where AVANTech, Inc. - Columbia falls in its industry
355 Water tanks, heavy gauge metal establishmentsSafer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 4 Water tanks, heavy gauge metal employers in South Carolina.
AVANTech, Inc. - Columbia has more employees than the Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufact median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332420 · SC · Columbia
355 Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 542 employers in Columbia, 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 | Performance Pulsation Control | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bulldog Steel Products Inc. | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Permian Tank & Manufacturing, Inc. - Odessa Steel | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tank Connection Oswego | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WATEREE STEAM PLANT | 90 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corley Service Corporation | 90 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Holy City Brewing, LLC | 90 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nephron Nitrile, LLC | 90 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palmetto Health Richland | 5,949 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prisma Health Richland | 4,729 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | South Carolina Department of Transportation | 4,400 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SC Department of Transportation | 3,864 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Founders Brewing - 235 Grandville | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Summit Lubricants | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Elbex Corp. | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Messer | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Harcourt Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation | 90 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oak Hill Terrace VLC | 90 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Super Stop & Shop 0698 | 90 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Haven of Safford, LLC | 90 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.