Acid dyes, synthetic organic, manufacturing · South Carolina
Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site
North Charleston, SC · ~40 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site runs at 198% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Acid dyes, synthetic organic, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site: 6.5 TCR = 198% of Acid dyes, synthetic organic, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site safety composite
Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% 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
−2.3
2023→2024
Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site injury rate improved
Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site's TCR fell 2.3 from 7.7 in 2023 to 5.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=7.7 · 2024=5.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325130 · North Charleston, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.5 · 198% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #11/11
- PHOTO Sun Chemical Color M…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~40 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sun Chemical Color Materials (0.1 TCR gap)
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Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Solomon Colors
Solomon Colors, Inc Rialto
7.1 TCR
- Heubach LTD
Heubach LTD
6.9 TCR
- Sun Chemical C
Sun Chemical Color Materials
6.7 TCR
- This site
Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site
6.5 TCR
- Chickering
Chickering
6 TCR
What this shows Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site averages 6.5 TCR (198% of the Acid dyes, synthetic organic, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site TCR series: 2023=7.7 · 2024=5.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site falls in its industry
75 Acid dyes, synthetic organic, establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 11 Acid dyes, synthetic organic, employers in South Carolina.
Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site has fewer employees than the Acid dyes, synthetic organic, manufactur median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325130 · SC · North Charleston
75 Acid dyes, synthetic organic, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 256 employers in North 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 | Sun Chemical Color Materials | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Heubach LTD | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Solomon Colors, Inc Rialto | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chickering | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Log Creek Thinning Inc | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southern Region Complex (Florence) | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CEC Main Location | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sands Building Group | 40 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Charleston County | 2,601 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palmetto Goodwill Services | 1,105 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Trident Medical Center | 1,015 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SRC Charleston ISS Division | 815 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 5742 - Naperville | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 5820 - White Marsh | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Legacy House of South Jordan | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - HOU7 | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Motorwerks MINI | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bear Insulation, Inc. | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 104614 - MECT - VMR South Central LRT | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bushmills Ethanol, Inc. | 40 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.