Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers · South Carolina
BASF Corporation - Converse
Spartanburg, SC · ~64 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
BASF Corporation - Converse runs at 203% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
BASF Corporation - Converse: 4.5 TCR = 203% of Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
BASF Corporation - Converse safety composite
BASF Corporation - Converse scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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
BASF Corporation - Converse: 0.0 → 6.3 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 7.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.42× in 2022
BASF Corporation - Converse's TCR rose 6.3 from 0.0 in 2020 to 6.3 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2021 at 7.1 TCR. In 2022, DART was 1.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Spartanburg, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 4.5 · 203% of ind
- DART 6.3 DART
- RANK #11/15
- PHOTO Alter Metal Recyclin…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~64 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Alter Metal Recycling - Council Bluffs (0.0 TCR gap)
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BASF Corporation - Converse in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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BASF Corporation - Converse
4.5 TCR
- Alter Metal Re
Alter Metal Recycling - Council Bluffs
4.5 TCR
- SMC Corinth
SMC Corinth
4.5 TCR
- PADNOS Holland
PADNOS Holland Division
4.5 TCR
- PnP Summit
PnP Summit
4.5 TCR
What this shows BASF Corporation - Converse averages 4.5 TCR (203% of the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
BASF Corporation - Converse TCR series: 2020=0 · 2021=7.1 · 2022=6.3 · BLS 2.2
Where BASF Corporation - Converse falls in its industry
1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automot establishmentsSafer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 15 Scrap materials (e.g., automot employers in South Carolina.
BASF Corporation - Converse has more employees than the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, indus median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.1 | 4.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · SC · Spartanburg
1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 294 employers in Spartanburg, 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 | Alter Metal Recycling - Council Bluffs | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SMC Corinth | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PADNOS Holland Division | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PnP Summit | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Myrtle Beach Service Center/ Technical Services | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Metropolitan Sewer Subdistrict | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Reeves Structures | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kent Companies | 64 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SPARTANBURG FOOD | 8,650 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spartanburg Medical Center | 5,386 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spartanburg County | 1,633 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spartanburg County Government | 1,561 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fremont Plant | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amerequip New Holstein | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Opus Inspection Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Envirotest Systems Corporation | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | T & S Hardwoods Inc. | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tops #586 | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Earle M Jorgensen-Kansas City | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Naugatuck Valley Surgical Center | 64 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.