General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers · South Carolina
Columbia SC
Columbia, SC · ~319 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Columbia SC runs at 351% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Columbia SC: 7.7 TCR = 351% of General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Columbia SC safety composite
Columbia SC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 2%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 7.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 3.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 2% 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
−5.9
2016→2024
Columbia SC injury rate improved
Columbia SC's TCR fell 5.9 from 10.4 in 2016 to 4.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 11.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.48× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.4 · 2017=6.2 · 2018=8.4 · 2019=11.3 · 2020=9.3 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=7.7 · 2023=5.8 · 2024=4.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424410 · Columbia, SC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.7 · 351% of ind
- DART 3.7 DART
- RANK #21/30
- PHOTO Quality Custom Distr…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 226 inj
- SIZE ~319 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Quality Custom Distribution Albuquerque (0.0 TCR gap)
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Columbia SC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Columbia SC
7.7 TCR
- Quality Custom
Quality Custom Distribution Albuquerque
7.7 TCR
- Sysco South Fl
Sysco South Florida
7.7 TCR
- Sysco Idaho
Sysco Idaho
7.7 TCR
- Lincoln Sysco
Lincoln Sysco
7.7 TCR
What this shows Columbia SC averages 7.7 TCR (351% of the General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Columbia SC TCR series: 2016=10.4 · 2017=6.2 · 2018=8.4 · 2019=11.3 · 2020=9.3 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=7.7 · 2023=5.8 · 2024=4.6 · BLS 2.2
Where Columbia SC falls in its industry
1,651 General Line Grocery Merchant establishmentsSafer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.1.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 30 General Line Grocery Merchant employers in South Carolina.
Columbia SC has more employees than the General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesaler median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.1. 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 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 28 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424410 · SC · Columbia
1,651 General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 542 employers in Columbia, 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 | Quality Custom Distribution Albuquerque | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sysco South Florida | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sysco Idaho | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lincoln Sysco | 7.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 4506 | 319 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 631 | 319 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Costa Layman, LLC | 320 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mark Anthony Brewing | 320 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palmetto Health Richland | 5,949 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prisma Health Richland | 4,729 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | South Carolina Department of Transportation | 4,400 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SC Department of Transportation | 3,864 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Red Wing Shoe Co. - SBF Upper | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pafra - Franklin | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Harmony Physical Rehabilitation | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tempe 10048 | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Meban - Bangor | 319 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Txcor - Corpus Christi | 319 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wimid - Middleton Center | 319 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Department of Health Professions | 319 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.