Hardware stores · South Carolina
Blanton Supplies of Little River
Little River, SC · ~26 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Blanton Supplies of Little River runs at 177% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Hardware stores workplace, earning a grade D.
Blanton Supplies of Little River: 6.0 TCR = 177% of Hardware stores BLS 3.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Blanton Supplies of Little River safety composite
Blanton Supplies of Little River scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 39%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 5.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% 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
−6.6
2017→2024
Blanton Supplies of Little River injury rate improved
Blanton Supplies of Little River's TCR fell 6.6 from 12.4 in 2017 to 5.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 12.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.96× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=12.4 · 2018=7.2 · 2019=6.9 · 2020=9.5 · 2021=3.3 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=3.1 · 2024=5.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 444130 · Little River, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.0 · 177% of ind
- DART 5.8 DART
- RANK #10/17
- PHOTO 0706 - WARNER ROBINS…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 0706 - WARNER ROBINS, GA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Blanton Supplies of Little River in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Blanton Supplies of Little River
6 TCR
- 0706 - WARNER
0706 - WARNER ROBINS, GA
6 TCR
- JACKSONVILLE W
JACKSONVILLE WEST, FL #00213
6 TCR
- Teton Ace Hard
Teton Ace Hardware 11
6 TCR
- 0767 - FARMING
0767 - FARMINGTON, MO
6 TCR
What this shows Blanton Supplies of Little River averages 6.0 TCR (177% of the Hardware stores BLS benchmark).
Blanton Supplies of Little River TCR series: 2017=12.4 · 2018=7.2 · 2019=6.9 · 2020=9.5 · 2021=3.3 · 2022=0 · 2023=3.1 · 2024=5.8 · BLS 3.4
Where Blanton Supplies of Little River falls in its industry
1,493 Hardware stores establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.2.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 17 Hardware stores employers in South Carolina.
Blanton Supplies of Little River has more employees than the Hardware stores median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.2. 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 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.5 | 6.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.4 | 8.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
444130 · SC · Little River
1,493 Hardware stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 19 employers in Little River, 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 | 0706 - WARNER ROBINS, GA | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JACKSONVILLE WEST, FL #00213 | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Teton Ace Hardware 11 | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 0767 - FARMINGTON, MO | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Walther Farms SC | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | COLUMBIA ENERGY CENTER | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Simpsonville Operations Center | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Savage Rd. Crew Quarters | 26 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MCLEOD-SEACOAST MEDICAL CTR | 1,036 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | McLeod Health Seacoast | 779 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tidelands Health Rehabilitation Hospital at Little River | 214 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | A.O. Hardee and Son, Inc. | 179 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kadant GranTek Inc. | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Global Custom Decorating | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Crown Pointe Senior Living Community | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Westport #652 | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ferdinand Branch Plant | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sullivan Save-A-Lot | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sterling Rail | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Schexnailder Sheet Metal Works, Inc. | 26 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.