Materials Recovery Facilities · South Carolina
Columbia Sonoco Recycling - F255
Columbia, SC · ~32 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Columbia Sonoco Recycling - F255 runs at 56% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Materials Recovery Facilities workplace, earning a grade B.
Columbia Sonoco Recycling - F255: 1.5 TCR = 56% of Materials Recovery Facilities BLS 2.6 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Columbia Sonoco Recycling - F255 safety composite
Columbia Sonoco Recycling - F255 scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 88% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
76/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 88% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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%).
Columbia Sonoco Recycling - F255 held a steady TCR band
Columbia Sonoco Recycling - F255's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 5.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=5.7 · 2018=4.9 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562920 · Columbia, SC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.5 · 56% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK P88
- PHOTO S05870 - MN Minneapo…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~32 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: S05870 - MN Minneapolis MRF (0.0 TCR gap)
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Columbia Sonoco Recycling - F255 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Columbia Sonoco Recycling - F255
1.5 TCR
- S05870 - MN Mi
S05870 - MN Minneapolis MRF
1.5 TCR
- Tervita Texas
Tervita Texas Office & TX, LA and Arkansas Field Operations
1.4 TCR
- Tervita NE Sho
Tervita NE Shop, Office & Operations
1.4 TCR
- Casella Recycl
Casella Recycle - Boston
1.4 TCR
What this shows Columbia Sonoco Recycling - F255 averages 1.5 TCR (56% of the Materials Recovery Facilities BLS benchmark).
Columbia Sonoco Recycling - F255 TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=5.7 · 2018=4.9 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.6
Where Columbia Sonoco Recycling - F255 falls in its industry
422 Materials Recovery Facilities establishmentsSafer than 88% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Columbia Sonoco Recycling - F255 has fewer employees than the Materials Recovery Facilities median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562920 · SC · Columbia
422 Materials Recovery Facilities 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 | S05870 - MN Minneapolis MRF | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tervita Texas Office & TX, LA and Arkansas Field Operations | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tervita NE Shop, Office & Operations | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Casella Recycle - Boston | 1.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Humphrey Coker Seed Company Inc | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Humphrey Coker Seed Company - Salters Gin | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Electric Utility | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ridgeland | 32 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 | OrthoIndy Enterprises | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amherst | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lincolnton | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | QSI Edinburg | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Forest Park - D009 | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Greenville - D060 | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bucher Municipal North America, Inc | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Warren Construction Group | 32 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.