Motor vehicle metal parts stamping · South Carolina
Drive Automotive Industries of America
Piedmont, SC · ~1,325 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Drive Automotive Industries of America runs at 81% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Motor vehicle metal parts stamping workplace, earning a grade C.
Drive Automotive Industries of America: 4.4 TCR = 81% of Motor vehicle metal parts stamping BLS 5.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Drive Automotive Industries of America safety composite
Drive Automotive Industries of America scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 62% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 1%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 1% 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
−5.3
2016→2024
Drive Automotive Industries of America injury rate improved
Drive Automotive Industries of America's TCR fell 5.3 from 7.1 in 2016 to 1.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 7.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.1 · 2018=6.3 · 2019=5.4 · 2020=4.0 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=3.8 · 2024=1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336370 · Piedmont, SC AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade C · TCR 4.4 · 81% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #8/11
- PHOTO Gastonia Components …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 500 inj
- SIZE ~1,325 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Gastonia Components and Logistics - Fairview (0.0 TCR gap)
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Drive Automotive Industries of America in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Drive Automotive Industries of America
4.4 TCR
- Gastonia Compo
Gastonia Components and Logistics - Fairview
4.4 TCR
- Northern Engra
Northern Engraving Corporation - West Salem
4.4 TCR
- Modineer Plant
Modineer Plant 6
4.4 TCR
- Variety Die &
Variety Die & Stamping Co.
4.4 TCR
What this shows Drive Automotive Industries of America averages 4.4 TCR (81% of the Motor vehicle metal parts stamping BLS benchmark).
Drive Automotive Industries of America TCR series: 2016=7.1 · 2018=6.3 · 2019=5.4 · 2020=4 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=3.8 · 2024=1.8 · BLS 5.4
Where Drive Automotive Industries of America falls in its industry
510 Motor vehicle metal parts stam establishmentsSafer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 11 Motor vehicle metal parts stam employers in South Carolina.
Drive Automotive Industries of America has more employees than the Motor vehicle metal parts stamping median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 62 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 60 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 62 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 46 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 74 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 82 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 74 | 38 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336370 · SC · Piedmont
510 Motor vehicle metal parts stamping employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 71 employers in Piedmont, 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 | Gastonia Components and Logistics - Fairview | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Northern Engraving Corporation - West Salem | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Modineer Plant 6 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Variety Die & Stamping Co. | 4.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lander University | 1,317 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Commercial HVAC Americas : MFG-Columbia, SC-USA | 1,334 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AdP | 1,314 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0594 - Lugoff DC | 1,340 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Blood Connection | 657 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PL Developments - OGR Plant | 591 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | C453 Greenville | 372 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Greenville Sequencing Center | 366 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | CMC Rebar Jacksonville East | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S09564 - WM Recycling Palm Beach | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Janus of Santa Cruz | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bainbridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Direct Supply, Inc. | 1,325 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Minnesota Department of Human Services, Central Office, Andersen | 1,325 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ULA-Denver | 1,324 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fairbanks Memorial Hospital | 1,324 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.