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.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.5
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 5
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site's OSHA Total Case Rate of 6.5 to the Acid dyes, synthetic organic, manufacturing BLS benchmark of 3.3 (198% of benchmark) across 2 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Where Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site falls in its industry
82 Acid dyes, synthetic organic, establishmentsSafer than 10% 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 #13 safest of 13 Acid dyes, synthetic organic, employers in South Carolina.
Trend analysis for Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site
Between 2023 and 2024, Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site's Total Case Rate improved from 7.7 to 5.3 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 30% decrease across 1 year of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2024, at a TCR of 5.3, while 2023 saw the highest rate, at 7.7, a spread of 2.3 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a comparatively narrow spread, suggesting a fairly consistent safety record across the 2 years with a usable rate on file, rather than one outlier year skewing the multi-year average.
Summed across those 2 reporting years, Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site recorded 5 total injuries and illnesses, with no fatalities reported in any of those years. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 2-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 5 injuries shown on this page for Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site are sourced from its own 2 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 325130 - Acid dyes, synthetic organic, manufacturing.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2024)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
1 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 74,785 hours worked = 2.67 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site (this establishment) | 6.52 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 2-year avg |
| Acid dyes, synthetic organic, manufacturing industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 325130 |
| South Carolina state avg (all industries) | 4.08 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2024: 2 reportable incidents · 2 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2023: 3 reportable incidents · 3 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
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 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site's reported OSHA injury record versus its Acid dyes, synthetic organic, manufacturing peers, not a verdict on whether any single site is safe today.
- At 198% of the Acid dyes, synthetic organic, manufacturing benchmark, Colors & Effects USA LLC - North Charleston Site reports more injuries than typical peers, ask specifically how the employer is reducing them. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Acid dyes, synthetic organic, manufacturing sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
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Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.