Bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing · South Carolina
Carolina Poly
Chester, SC · ~484 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Carolina Poly runs at 277% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Carolina Poly: 9.1 TCR = 277% of Bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Carolina Poly safety composite
Carolina Poly scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.14 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% 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
−1.5
2017→2024
Carolina Poly injury rate improved
Carolina Poly's TCR fell 1.5 from 5.9 in 2017 to 4.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 17.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=5.9 · 2018=17.2 · 2019=8.6 · 2022=11.9 · 2023=6.7 · 2024=4.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326111 · Chester, SC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 9.1 · 277% of ind
- DART 4.0 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO F&D Plastics
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 273 inj
- SIZE ~484 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: F&D Plastics (0.1 TCR gap)
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Carolina Poly in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- KNF Jersey Cit
KNF Jersey City
9.5 TCR
- ALPHA INDUSTRI
ALPHA INDUSTRIES INC 1542
9.3 TCR
- This site
Carolina Poly
9.1 TCR
- F&D Plastics
F&D Plastics
9 TCR
- colormasters -
colormasters - plant 2
8.7 TCR
What this shows Carolina Poly averages 9.1 TCR (277% of the Bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Carolina Poly TCR series: 2017=5.9 · 2018=17.2 · 2019=8.6 · 2022=11.9 · 2023=6.7 · 2024=4.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Carolina Poly falls in its industry
322 Bags, plastics film, single wa establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Bags, plastics film, single wa employers in South Carolina.
Carolina Poly has more employees than the Bags, plastics film, single wall or mult median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.9 | 9.4 | 68 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 17.2 | 10.8 | 65 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326111 · SC · Chester
322 Bags, plastics film, single wall or multiwall, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 28 employers in Chester, 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 | F&D Plastics | 9.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ALPHA INDUSTRIES INC 1542 | 9.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KNF Jersey City | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | colormasters - plant 2 | 8.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Velux Greenwood LLC | 484 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hubbell Power Systems - Aiken | 484 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IVC - Dairy Drive Greenville | 485 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MAU @ Kimberly Clark Beech Island | 485 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MUSC Health Chester Medical Center | 344 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chester Plywood - WP | 324 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Boral Stone Chester | 291 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1603 | 198 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Timber Ridge at Talus | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Witwer Construction, Inc. | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kansas City North Mo - 3342 | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Beaver Dam Wi - 3224 | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Medical City Frisco | 484 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BETA Technologies, Inc | 484 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Loews Sapphire Falls Resort | 484 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bear Creek Mountain Resort | 484 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.