Aluminum compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing · South Carolina
Gulbrandsen Chemicals - Orangeburg Facility
Orangeburg, SC · ~103 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gulbrandsen Chemicals - Orangeburg Facility runs at 51% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Aluminum compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Gulbrandsen Chemicals - Orangeburg Facility: 1.7 TCR = 51% of Aluminum compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gulbrandsen Chemicals - Orangeburg Facility safety composite
Gulbrandsen Chemicals - Orangeburg Facility scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 41%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% 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%).
Gulbrandsen Chemicals - Orangeburg Facility held a steady TCR band
Gulbrandsen Chemicals - Orangeburg Facility's TCR held near 0.0 from 1.0 in 2016 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 3.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.0 · 2017=3.6 · 2019=1.5 · 2020=3.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2024=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325180 · Orangeburg, SC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.7 · 51% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #5/8
- PHOTO ERCO Worldwide, USA …
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~103 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ERCO Worldwide, USA - Port Edwards Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gulbrandsen Chemicals - Orangeburg Facility in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Gulbrandsen Chemicals - Orangeburg Facility
1.7 TCR
- ERCO Worldwide
ERCO Worldwide, USA - Port Edwards Plant
1.7 TCR
- Solvay Chemica
Solvay Chemicals, Inc.
1.7 TCR
- USALCO Baltimo
USALCO Baltimore
1.7 TCR
- Southern State
Southern States Chemical, Seapoint
1.7 TCR
What this shows Gulbrandsen Chemicals - Orangeburg Facility averages 1.7 TCR (51% of the Aluminum compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Gulbrandsen Chemicals - Orangeburg Facility TCR series: 2016=1 · 2017=3.6 · 2019=1.5 · 2020=3 · 2022=0 · 2024=1 · BLS 3.3
Where Gulbrandsen Chemicals - Orangeburg Facility falls in its industry
418 Aluminum compounds, not specif establishmentsSafer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 8 Aluminum compounds, not specif employers in South Carolina.
Gulbrandsen Chemicals - Orangeburg Facility has more employees than the Aluminum compounds, not specified elsewh median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325180 · SC · Orangeburg
418 Aluminum compounds, not specified elsewhere by process, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 79 employers in Orangeburg, 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 | ERCO Worldwide, USA - Port Edwards Plant | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Solvay Chemicals, Inc. | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | USALCO Baltimore | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southern States Chemical, Seapoint | 1.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Electric Operations Building (Charleston) | 103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Precision Walls Inc-Columbia | 103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Parkway Products Seneca South Carolina | 103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michelin Tweel Technologies | 103 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Regional Medical Center | 1,530 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Husqvarna Consumer Outdoor Products | 1,287 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Regional Medical Center | 1,209 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MUSC Health Orangeburg | 1,155 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bronco Logistics | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | US Ecology Taylor | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ERCO Worldwide, USA - Port Edwards Plant | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Coatings 2000, Inc. | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Corbin | 103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UOR | 103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | XSB | 103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Willows at Bellevue | 103 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.