Animal feed mills, dog and cat, manufacturing · South Carolina
Diamond Pet Foods - Gaston
Gaston, SC · ~174 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Diamond Pet Foods - Gaston runs at 36% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Animal feed mills, dog and cat, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Diamond Pet Foods - Gaston: 1.4 TCR = 36% of Animal feed mills, dog and cat, manufacturing BLS 3.9 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Diamond Pet Foods - Gaston safety composite
Diamond Pet Foods - Gaston scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 49%), 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).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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
−2.1
2018→2022
Diamond Pet Foods - Gaston injury rate improved
Diamond Pet Foods - Gaston's TCR fell 2.1 from 3.8 in 2018 to 1.7 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2018 at 3.8 TCR. In 2022, DART was 1.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=3.8 · 2019=1.1 · 2020=0.5 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=1.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311111 · Gaston, SC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 36% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #2/6
- PHOTO Merrick's Inc
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~174 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Merrick's Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Diamond Pet Foods - Gaston in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Diamond Pet Foods - Gaston
1.4 TCR
- Merrick's Inc
Merrick's Inc
1.4 TCR
- PCB - Perfecti
PCB - Perfection Pet Foods Kibble
1.4 TCR
- NPPC Allentown
NPPC Allentown
1.4 TCR
- Grober Nutriti
Grober Nutrition LLC
1.4 TCR
What this shows Diamond Pet Foods - Gaston averages 1.4 TCR (36% of the Animal feed mills, dog and cat, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Diamond Pet Foods - Gaston TCR series: 2018=3.8 · 2019=1.1 · 2020=0.5 · 2021=0 · 2022=1.7 · BLS 3.9
Where Diamond Pet Foods - Gaston falls in its industry
302 Animal feed mills, dog and cat establishmentsSafer than 83% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 6 Animal feed mills, dog and cat employers in South Carolina.
Diamond Pet Foods - Gaston has more employees than the Animal feed mills, dog and cat, manufact median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311111 · SC · Gaston
302 Animal feed mills, dog and cat, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 32 employers in Gaston, 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 | Merrick's Inc | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PCB - Perfection Pet Foods Kibble | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NPPC Allentown | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Grober Nutrition LLC | 1.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | King Asphalt, Inc. | 174 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SP Orian LLC | 174 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cummins Meritor Manning | 174 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2807-0410 | 174 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Private Residence Gaston SC | 861 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Alpek Polyester USA, LLC-Columbia Site | 500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DAK Americas, LLC-Columbia Site | 495 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stier Supply Co. | 286 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Itasca-Mantrap Cooperative Electrical Ass'n. | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1475 Harrison Rd | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Valentine Contractors | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rockaway Home Care | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | MCAM Scranton | 174 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Coorstek | 174 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Greenwood Nursing & Rehab | 174 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tabor Hills Healthcare Facility, LLC | 174 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.