DAIRY DISTRIBUTION · South Carolina
Dfa Distributing South - Columbia Sc
Columbia, SC · ~24 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dfa Distributing South - Columbia Sc runs at 510% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical DAIRY DISTRIBUTION workplace, earning a grade F.
Dfa Distributing South - Columbia Sc: 11.2 TCR = 510% of DAIRY DISTRIBUTION BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dfa Distributing South - Columbia Sc safety composite
Dfa Distributing South - Columbia Sc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11%), 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)
- F 11.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% 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
−12.4
2022→2024
Dfa Distributing South - Columbia Sc injury rate improved
Dfa Distributing South - Columbia Sc's TCR fell 12.4 from 15.9 in 2022 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 15.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=15.9 · 2023=14.2 · 2024=3.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424430 · Columbia, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.2 · 510% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #5/6
- PHOTO Hiland Dairy Foods C…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~24 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hiland Dairy Foods Company LLC. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dfa Distributing South - Columbia Sc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Meadow Gold Bo
Meadow Gold Boise - Boise Dist
11.5 TCR
- TransCold Dist
TransCold Distribution Inc. - Chino
11.4 TCR
- This site
Dfa Distributing South - Columbia Sc
11.2 TCR
- Hiland Dairy F
Hiland Dairy Foods Company LLC.
11.2 TCR
- Schenkels - Hu
Schenkels - Huntington - DTI
11.2 TCR
What this shows Dfa Distributing South - Columbia Sc averages 11.2 TCR (510% of the DAIRY DISTRIBUTION BLS benchmark).
Dfa Distributing South - Columbia Sc TCR series: 2022=15.9 · 2023=14.2 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 2.2
Where Dfa Distributing South - Columbia Sc falls in its industry
231 DAIRY DISTRIBUTION establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.9.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 6 DAIRY DISTRIBUTION employers in South Carolina.
Dfa Distributing South - Columbia Sc has fewer employees than the DAIRY DISTRIBUTION median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.9. 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 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14.2 | 10.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424430 · SC · Columbia
231 DAIRY DISTRIBUTION 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 | Hiland Dairy Foods Company LLC. | 11.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Schenkels - Huntington - DTI | 11.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TransCold Distribution Inc. - Chino | 11.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Meadow Gold Boise - Boise Dist | 11.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ISE Newberry Silverstreet Processing | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | American Timberlands | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Aiken Substation/Transmission | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Meter Lab (Columbia) | 24 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 | Curley's Machine Works, Inc | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bk 7804 | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Belltower Health & Rehabilitation | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kyhar - Harlan | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | At Home Stores #365 | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | At Home Stores #324 | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Precision Glass Bending | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Uc Health Broomfield Hosp Food | 24 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.