Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing · South Carolina
Cowpens SC Truss
Cowpens, SC · ~84 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cowpens SC Truss runs at 121% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Cowpens SC Truss: 4.0 TCR = 121% of Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cowpens SC Truss safety composite
Cowpens SC Truss scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 35%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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%).
TCR Δ
−6.8
2016→2024
Cowpens SC Truss injury rate improved
Cowpens SC Truss's TCR fell 6.8 from 8.1 in 2016 to 1.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 10.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.1 · 2017=4.7 · 2018=10.0 · 2019=3.1 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=3.1 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=1.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321215 · Cowpens, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.0 · 121% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #5/7
- PHOTO Oak Grove MN Panel
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~84 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Oak Grove MN Panel (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cowpens SC Truss in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Cowpens SC Truss
4 TCR
- Oak Grove MN P
Oak Grove MN Panel
3.9 TCR
- Pocatello ID T
Pocatello ID Truss
3.9 TCR
- Lake County FL
Lake County FL Floor Panel
3.9 TCR
- Delaware OH Tr
Delaware OH Truss
3.9 TCR
What this shows Cowpens SC Truss averages 4.0 TCR (121% of the Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Cowpens SC Truss TCR series: 2016=8.1 · 2017=4.7 · 2018=10 · 2019=3.1 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=3.1 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=1.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Cowpens SC Truss falls in its industry
143 Engineered Wood Member Manufac establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 7 Engineered Wood Member Manufac employers in South Carolina.
Cowpens SC Truss has more employees than the Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321215 · SC · Cowpens
143 Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 18 employers in Cowpens, 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 | Oak Grove MN Panel | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pocatello ID Truss | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lake County FL Floor Panel | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Delaware OH Truss | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | McClam & Associates Inc | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BKGP | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IG Design Group Americas, Inc. - Leesville, SC | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Spartanburg Sheet Plant | 84 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DC11 DC11 COWPENS SC | 1,195 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4186-DC11 | 478 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cowpens - 600 Webber Road | 447 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mermet | 170 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Southport NC Yard | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Evansville Terminal | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Univance Inc | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Beaumont Martin Transport | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Jacksonville FL Millwork | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Saehaesung Al Inc. Andalusia Plant | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | C&B Charlotte NC 110 | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Parkridge West Hospital | 84 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.