Oils, lubricating petroleum, made from refined petroleum · South Carolina
Downstream & Chemicals - Charleston, SC Lubricants Plant
Charleston, SC · ~30 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Downstream & Chemicals - Charleston, SC Lubricants Plant runs at 65% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Oils, lubricating petroleum, made from refined petroleum workplace, earning a grade B.
Downstream & Chemicals - Charleston, SC Lubricants Plant: 2.1 TCR = 65% of Oils, lubricating petroleum, made from refined petroleum BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Downstream & Chemicals - Charleston, SC Lubricants Plant safety composite
Downstream & Chemicals - Charleston, SC Lubricants Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 29%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Downstream & Chemicals - Charleston, SC Lubricants Plant: 0.0 → 2.6 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 5.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.23× in 2024
Downstream & Chemicals - Charleston, SC Lubricants Plant's TCR rose 2.6 from 0.0 in 2018 to 2.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 5.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.23× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 324191 · Charleston, SC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.1 · 65% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK P57
- PHOTO 1000
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 1000 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Downstream & Chemicals - Charleston, SC Lubricants Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Shreveport, LA
Shreveport, LA
2.2 TCR
- JAX INC.
JAX INC.
2.2 TCR
- Fuchs Lubrican
Fuchs Lubricants Company
2.2 TCR
- This site
Downstream & Chemicals - Charleston, SC Lubricants Plant
2.1 TCR
- 1000
1000
2.1 TCR
What this shows Downstream & Chemicals - Charleston, SC Lubricants Plant averages 2.1 TCR (65% of the Oils, lubricating petroleum, made from refined petroleum BLS benchmark).
Downstream & Chemicals - Charleston, SC Lubricants Plant TCR series: 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2022=2.7 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=2.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Downstream & Chemicals - Charleston, SC Lubricants Plant falls in its industry
171 Oils, lubricating petroleum, m establishmentsSafer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Downstream & Chemicals - Charleston, SC Lubricants Plant has fewer employees than the Oils, lubricating petroleum, made from r median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
324191 · SC · Charleston
171 Oils, lubricating petroleum, made from refined petroleum employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 341 employers in Charleston, 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 | 1000 | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shreveport, LA | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JAX INC. | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fuchs Lubricants Company | 2.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | FAIRFIELD PUMPED STORAGE HYDRO | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DENMARK DISTRICT OFFICE | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenwood Operations Center | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Anderson Resource Center - PNG | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Medical University Hospital Authority | 8,204 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Medical University of South Carolina | 5,881 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SC-03 | 4,525 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SAFETY MANAGEMENT DIVISION | 1,790 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Injectec, Inc | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | OBDL Corvallis | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park: Luray | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1110 N. Eastern Ave. | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cornelius | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southern Casting Company | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Willow Creek Veterinary Center | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Spoon River Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 30 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.