Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing · South Carolina
Carolina Ceramics
Columbia, SC · ~62 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 13.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Carolina Ceramics runs at 397% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Carolina Ceramics: 13.1 TCR = 397% of Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Carolina Ceramics safety composite
Carolina Ceramics scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 1%), 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).
14/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 13.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 15 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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
−2.7
2019→2021
Carolina Ceramics injury rate improved
Carolina Ceramics's TCR fell 2.7 from 17.7 in 2019 to 15.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 17.7 TCR. In 2021, DART was 1.14× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=17.7 · 2020=6.7 · 2021=15.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327120 · Columbia, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 13.1 · 397% of ind
- DART 15.0 DART
- RANK #5/6
- PHOTO US Brick LLC
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~62 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: US Brick LLC (0.2 TCR gap)
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Carolina Ceramics in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Refractory Ser
Refractory Service Corporation-East Chicago
13.4 TCR
- US Brick LLC
US Brick LLC
13.3 TCR
- This site
Carolina Ceramics
13.1 TCR
- STONEPEAK CERA
STONEPEAK CERAMICS, INC.
12.8 TCR
- Mercury Mosaic
Mercury Mosaics Minneapolis
12.6 TCR
What this shows Carolina Ceramics averages 13.1 TCR (397% of the Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Carolina Ceramics TCR series: 2019=17.7 · 2020=6.7 · 2021=15 · BLS 3.3
Where Carolina Ceramics falls in its industry
307 Bricks (i.e., common, face, gl establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 6 Bricks (i.e., common, face, gl employers in South Carolina.
Carolina Ceramics has more employees than the Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, holl median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327120 · SC · Columbia
307 Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, 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 | US Brick LLC | 13.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Refractory Service Corporation-East Chicago | 13.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | STONEPEAK CERAMICS, INC. | 12.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mercury Mosaics Minneapolis | 12.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Contract Construction inc. | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Three Oaks Contractors Inc. | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chandler Construction Services, Inc. | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mount Valley Greenville | 62 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 | Pacifica Suites | 13.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DDS West Region - STS | 13.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Elliott/Drinkward Construction | 13.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shoreline Care Center | 13.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Liberty Health and Wellness | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | VIP Plastics | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stuart Service Center | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TEBJES, INC. DBA BASIC Equipment | 62 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.