Paperboard and paperboard products (except office supplies) merchant wholesalers · South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Charleston, SC · ~74 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Charleston, SC runs at 419% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Paperboard and paperboard products (except office supplies) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Charleston, SC: 9.2 TCR = 419% of Paperboard and paperboard products (except office supplies) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Charleston, SC safety composite
Charleston, SC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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%).
TCR Δ
−13.5
2016→2024
Charleston, SC injury rate improved
Charleston, SC's TCR fell 13.5 from 15.5 in 2016 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 15.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=15.5 · 2017=6.9 · 2018=12.9 · 2019=9.0 · 2020=8.3 · 2021=10.1 · 2024=2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424130 · Charleston, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.2 · 419% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #5/6
- PHOTO Joshen Paper & Packa…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 54 inj
- SIZE ~74 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Joshen Paper & Packaging of PA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Charleston, SC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Bunzl Retail S
Bunzl Retail Services, LLC (Greenville)
9.7 TCR
- This site
Charleston, SC
9.2 TCR
- Joshen Paper &
Joshen Paper & Packaging of PA
9.2 TCR
- EPC Lubbock
EPC Lubbock
9 TCR
- Bunzl Retail S
Bunzl Retail Services, LLC (Bensalem)
8.7 TCR
What this shows Charleston, SC averages 9.2 TCR (419% of the Paperboard and paperboard products (except office supplies) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Charleston, SC TCR series: 2016=15.5 · 2017=6.9 · 2018=12.9 · 2019=9 · 2020=8.3 · 2021=10.1 · 2024=2 · BLS 2.2
Where Charleston, SC falls in its industry
290 Paperboard and paperboard prod establishmentsSafer than 4% 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 #5 safest of 6 Paperboard and paperboard prod employers in South Carolina.
Charleston, SC has more employees than the Paperboard and paperboard products (exce 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 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.1 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.9 | 9.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15.5 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424130 · SC · Charleston
290 Paperboard and paperboard products (except office supplies) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 341 employers in Charleston, 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 | Joshen Paper & Packaging of PA | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EPC Lubbock | 9.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bunzl Retail Services, LLC (Greenville) | 9.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bunzl Retail Services, LLC (Bensalem) | 8.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Thompson Construction Group Inc GE | 74 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J. Davis Construction | 74 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Spann Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc. | 74 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Charleston Branch | 74 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Medical University Hospital Authority | 8,204 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Medical University of South Carolina | 5,881 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SC-03 | 4,525 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SAFETY MANAGEMENT DIVISION | 1,790 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | McPherson Health and Rehab | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Washington Dulles Marriott Suites | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Elcor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Community Hospital of Huntington Park | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Marc Glassman Inc 07FL | 74 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UFP Schertz,LLC | 74 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rome Ga | 74 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | United Premium Foods | 74 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.