Tools, hand, metal blade (e.g., putty knives, scrapers, screwdrivers) · South Carolina
Cheraw MFG (GTS, HTSG)
Cheraw, SC · ~245 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cheraw MFG (GTS, HTSG) runs at 93% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Tools, hand, metal blade (e.g., putty knives, scrapers, screwdrivers) workplace, earning a grade C.
Cheraw MFG (GTS, HTSG): 3.1 TCR = 93% of Tools, hand, metal blade (e.g., putty knives, scrapers, screwdrivers) BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cheraw MFG (GTS, HTSG) safety composite
Cheraw MFG (GTS, HTSG) scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 36%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Cheraw MFG (GTS, HTSG): 3.1 → 4.2 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 4.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.75× in 2021
Cheraw MFG (GTS, HTSG)'s TCR rose 1.1 from 3.1 in 2019 to 4.2 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 0.75× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332216 · Cheraw, SC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.1 · 93% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #2/4
- PHOTO Bon Tool Co
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~245 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bon Tool Co (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cheraw MFG (GTS, HTSG) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Bloomfield Man
Bloomfield Manufacturing Co., Inc.
3.2 TCR
- Snap-on Tools
Snap-on Tools Elkmont
3.2 TCR
- This site
Cheraw MFG (GTS, HTSG)
3.1 TCR
- Flexcut Tool C
Flexcut Tool Company Inc.
3.1 TCR
- Bon Tool Co
Bon Tool Co
3 TCR
What this shows Cheraw MFG (GTS, HTSG) averages 3.1 TCR (93% of the Tools, hand, metal blade (e.g., putty knives, scrapers, screwdrivers) BLS benchmark).
Cheraw MFG (GTS, HTSG) TCR series: 2019=3.1 · 2020=1.9 · 2021=4.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Cheraw MFG (GTS, HTSG) falls in its industry
174 Tools, hand, metal blade (e.g. establishmentsSafer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 4 Tools, hand, metal blade (e.g. employers in South Carolina.
Cheraw MFG (GTS, HTSG) has more employees than the Tools, hand, metal blade (e.g., putty kn median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332216 · SC · Cheraw
174 Tools, hand, metal blade (e.g., putty knives, scrapers, screwdrivers) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 22 employers in Cheraw, 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 | Bon Tool Co | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Flexcut Tool Company Inc. | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bloomfield Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Snap-on Tools Elkmont | 3.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Alfmeier Friedrichs & Rath LLC | 245 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 6887 | 245 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | National HealthCare Mauldin | 245 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Barefoot | 245 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Schaeffler Group USA Inc. - Plant 1 | 949 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cheraw II | 663 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Schaeffler Group USA Inc. - Cheraw 2 | 564 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Highland Industries | 358 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Insource Performance Solutions at LB&B | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 7471-Enphg-Mercyhurst University | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shreveport Food | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Orlando (MCO) | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | American Alloy Steel Inc | 245 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Memorial Medical Center Livingston | 245 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gardengate Health Care Facility | 245 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shelter/Wolverine Center | 245 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.