Bacon, slab and sliced, produced in slaughtering plants · South Carolina
Grinds - Columbia SC
West Columbia, SC · ~313 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Grinds - Columbia SC runs at 129% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Bacon, slab and sliced, produced in slaughtering plants workplace, earning a grade D.
Grinds - Columbia SC: 4.3 TCR = 129% of Bacon, slab and sliced, produced in slaughtering plants BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Grinds - Columbia SC safety composite
Grinds - Columbia SC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 61% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 51%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- C 0
Safer than 55% 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%).
Grinds - Columbia SC held a steady TCR band
Grinds - Columbia SC's TCR held near 0.2 from 3.4 in 2017 to 3.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 12.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=3.4 · 2018=5.1 · 2019=3.0 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=12.5 · 2022=2.4 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=3.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311611 · West Columbia, SC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 129% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK P61
- PHOTO H&B Packing Co. Inc
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 92 inj
- SIZE ~313 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: H&B Packing Co. Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Grinds - Columbia SC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Grinds - Columbia SC
4.3 TCR
- H&B Packing Co
H&B Packing Co. Inc
4.3 TCR
- Smithfield
Smithfield
4.3 TCR
- Abbyland Foods
Abbyland Foods, Inc
4.3 TCR
- Sioux City Fab
Sioux City Fabrication Plant
4.2 TCR
What this shows Grinds - Columbia SC averages 4.3 TCR (129% of the Bacon, slab and sliced, produced in slaughtering plants BLS benchmark).
Grinds - Columbia SC TCR series: 2017=3.4 · 2018=5.1 · 2019=3 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=12.5 · 2022=2.4 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Grinds - Columbia SC falls in its industry
212 Bacon, slab and sliced, produc establishmentsSafer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Grinds - Columbia SC has more employees than the Bacon, slab and sliced, produced in slau median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12.5 | 10.4 | 39 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311611 · SC · West Columbia
212 Bacon, slab and sliced, produced in slaughtering plants employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 171 employers in West 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 | H&B Packing Co. Inc | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Smithfield | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Abbyland Foods, Inc | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sioux City Fabrication Plant | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Apex Tool Group - Lexington Operations | 313 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 1382 | 313 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4593 | 313 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1135 | 313 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lexington Medical Center | 4,128 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SC-02 | 4,124 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - CAE1 | 2,755 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : CAE1 | 2,722 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | REDDING | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Bonita Springs | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | W Schonbek LLC | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 10597 Market Square | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Belvac- Main | 313 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tampa | 313 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kraft Family Ymca - Ymca of the Triangle | 313 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fareva Morton Grove Inc | 313 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.