Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing · South Carolina
Chief Industries Inc Buildings SC
Lancaster, SC · ~51 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Chief Industries Inc Buildings SC runs at 468% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Chief Industries Inc Buildings SC: 15.4 TCR = 468% of Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Chief Industries Inc Buildings SC safety composite
Chief Industries Inc Buildings SC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 11% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (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).
5/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 1% 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
−13.9
2023→2024
Chief Industries Inc Buildings SC injury rate improved
Chief Industries Inc Buildings SC's TCR fell 13.9 from 22.4 in 2023 to 8.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 22.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=22.4 · 2024=8.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Lancaster, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 15.4 · 468% of ind
- DART 6.8 DART
- RANK #22/22
- PHOTO DeLong's, Inc. - Sed…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~51 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: DeLong's, Inc. - Sedalia (0.0 TCR gap)
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Chief Industries Inc Buildings SC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Streich Bros.
Streich Bros. Inc.
15.6 TCR
- This site
Chief Industries Inc Buildings SC
15.4 TCR
- DeLong's, Inc.
DeLong's, Inc. - Sedalia
15.4 TCR
- WARRIOR MFG.,
WARRIOR MFG., LLC-HUTCHINSON, MN
15.3 TCR
- Moran Iron Wor
Moran Iron Works, Inc
15.3 TCR
What this shows Chief Industries Inc Buildings SC averages 15.4 TCR (468% of the Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Chief Industries Inc Buildings SC TCR series: 2023=22.4 · 2024=8.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Chief Industries Inc Buildings SC falls in its industry
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 22 Structural steel, fabricated, employers in South Carolina.
Chief Industries Inc Buildings SC has fewer employees than the Structural steel, fabricated, manufactur median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 22.4 | 19.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · SC · Lancaster
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 51 employers in Lancaster, 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 | DeLong's, Inc. - Sedalia | 15.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Streich Bros. Inc. | 15.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WARRIOR MFG., LLC-HUTCHINSON, MN | 15.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Moran Iron Works, Inc | 15.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Minto - Hilton Head Construction, Land and Mastercare | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MYR | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Small Capital Projects | 51 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Fitts Company, Inc. | 51 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Morningside of Lancaster | 1,568 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lancaster County Government | 1,009 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nutramax Laboratories Inc. | 592 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nutramax SC1 | 375 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fire Department | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Resource Center - Celoron A | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Valley Care and Rehab | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ValleyBaptMC-BrwEVS | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dimensions Living Appleton LLC | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Riverside Community Services | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Food City, LLC | 51 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | York Branch | 51 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.