General freight trucking, local · South Carolina
Baker Transportation
Lake City, SC · ~67 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.7
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Baker Transportation runs at 15% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical General freight trucking, local workplace, earning a grade A.
Baker Transportation: 0.7 TCR = 15% of General freight trucking, local BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Baker Transportation safety composite
Baker Transportation scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 97% 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).
75/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 97% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 67% 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
Baker Transportation: 0.0 → 1.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 1.4 TCR · DART/TCR 2× in 2024
Baker Transportation's TCR rose 1.4 from 0.0 in 2023 to 1.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484110 · Lake City, SC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.7 · 15% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #2/63
- PHOTO Howard Sheppard - Sa…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~67 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Howard Sheppard - Sandersville (0.0 TCR gap)
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Baker Transportation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Baker Transportation
0.7 TCR
- Howard Sheppar
Howard Sheppard - Sandersville
0.7 TCR
- Masyan Express
Masyan Express, Inc
0.7 TCR
- Lone Star Mate
Lone Star Materials and Asphalt
0.7 TCR
- CPG Newark
CPG Newark
0.7 TCR
What this shows Baker Transportation averages 0.7 TCR (15% of the General freight trucking, local BLS benchmark).
Baker Transportation TCR series: 2023=0 · 2024=1.4 · BLS 4.5
Where Baker Transportation falls in its industry
2,784 General freight trucking, loca establishmentsSafer than 97% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 63 General freight trucking, loca employers in South Carolina.
Baker Transportation has more employees than the General freight trucking, local median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484110 · SC · Lake City
2,784 General freight trucking, local employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 14 employers in Lake City, 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 | Howard Sheppard - Sandersville | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Masyan Express, Inc | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lone Star Materials and Asphalt | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CPG Newark | 0.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Duncan Operations Center | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oconee | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Columbia Gas Crew Quarters | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cooper River Partners, LLC | 67 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, America | 882 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lake City Community Hospital | 280 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 621 | 278 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 621 | 268 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lacreek Electric Association, Inc. | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chavez Farm Labor Contractor, Inc. | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nvlsv - Las Vegas Global Business Services - Gbs | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lubbock Tx Distribution Center | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | St Catherine's Manor of Washington Court House | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Seward Operating, LLC | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Caledonia Spirits | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Guido Lumber Company Inc | 67 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.