Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) manufacturing · South Carolina
Continental Tire the Americas LLC - Sumter Plant
Sumter, SC · ~1,350 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Continental Tire the Americas LLC - Sumter Plant runs at 143% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Continental Tire the Americas LLC - Sumter Plant: 4.7 TCR = 143% of Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Continental Tire the Americas LLC - Sumter Plant safety composite
Continental Tire the Americas LLC - Sumter Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 54% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Continental Tire the Americas LLC - Sumter Plant: 3.6 → 5.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.73× in 2024
Continental Tire the Americas LLC - Sumter Plant's TCR rose 1.8 from 3.6 in 2020 to 5.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.73× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326211 · Sumter, SC ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 143% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #17/19
- PHOTO ATW Elkhart
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 201 inj
- SIZE ~1,350 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ATW Elkhart (0.1 TCR gap)
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Continental Tire the Americas LLC - Sumter Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Wonderland Tir
Wonderland Tire
4.9 TCR
- ATW Elkhart
ATW Elkhart
4.8 TCR
- Cooper Tire
Cooper Tire
4.8 TCR
- This site
Continental Tire the Americas LLC - Sumter Plant
4.7 TCR
- HRT Plymouth
HRT Plymouth
4.6 TCR
What this shows Continental Tire the Americas LLC - Sumter Plant averages 4.7 TCR (143% of the Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Continental Tire the Americas LLC - Sumter Plant TCR series: 2020=3.6 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=5 · 2024=5.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Continental Tire the Americas LLC - Sumter Plant falls in its industry
114 Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-p establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 19 Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-p employers in South Carolina.
Continental Tire the Americas LLC - Sumter Plant has more employees than the Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 58 | 20 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 44 | 22 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 53 | 18 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326211 · SC · Sumter
114 Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 130 employers in Sumter, 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 | ATW Elkhart | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cooper Tire | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wonderland Tire | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HRT Plymouth | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | South Carolina Department of Public Safety - All Divisions | 1,348 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0594 - Lugoff DC | 1,340 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Medical Grouop of the Carolinas | 1,360 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Commercial HVAC Americas : MFG-Columbia, SC-USA | 1,334 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Thompson Construction Group | 2,328 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prisma Health Tuomey | 1,440 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sumter Utilities, Inc. | 1,370 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Continental Tire | 1,232 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Chesapeake - 516 Woodlake Circle | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Belletetes Pembroke | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 10338 North Raleigh | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Argyle Winery (Tasting Room) | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Emerson Automation Solutions - Shakopee | 1,350 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | WA002 | 1,350 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MDW - Inflight | 1,350 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Life Sciences Solutions Group (LSG) Remote Employees | 1,350 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.