Saw blades, all types, manufacturing · South Carolina
International Knife and Saw, Inc,
Florence, SC · ~92 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
International Knife and Saw, Inc, runs at 140% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Saw blades, all types, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
International Knife and Saw, Inc,: 4.6 TCR = 140% of Saw blades, all types, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
International Knife and Saw, Inc, safety composite
International Knife and Saw, Inc, scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 33%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.9
2017→2021
International Knife and Saw, Inc, injury rate improved
International Knife and Saw, Inc,'s TCR fell 3.9 from 6.0 in 2017 to 2.1 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2017 at 6.0 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=6.0 · 2018=5.8 · 2020=4.6 · 2021=2.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332216 · Florence, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 140% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Manufacturing
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~92 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Manufacturing (0.0 TCR gap)
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International Knife and Saw, Inc, in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Manufacturing
Manufacturing
4.7 TCR
- Specialty Desi
Specialty Design and Manufacturing Company, Inc.
4.7 TCR
- Edge Manufactu
Edge Manufacturing, Incl
4.7 TCR
- This site
International Knife and Saw, Inc,
4.6 TCR
- Best Cutting D
Best Cutting Die Company
4.6 TCR
What this shows International Knife and Saw, Inc, averages 4.6 TCR (140% of the Saw blades, all types, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
International Knife and Saw, Inc, TCR series: 2017=6 · 2018=5.8 · 2020=4.6 · 2021=2.1 · BLS 3.3
Where International Knife and Saw, Inc, falls in its industry
174 Saw blades, all types, manufac establishmentsSafer than 33% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Saw blades, all types, manufac employers in South Carolina.
International Knife and Saw, Inc, has more employees than the Saw blades, all types, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332216 · SC · Florence
174 Saw blades, all types, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 208 employers in Florence, 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 | Manufacturing | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Specialty Design and Manufacturing Company, Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Best Cutting Die Company | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Edge Manufacturing, Incl | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Johnson's Roofing Service Inc | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CarolinaPower Inc BR22 | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amick Farms, LLC SC FeedMill | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North Charleston Facility | 92 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | McLeod Regional Medical Center | 3,889 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MCLEOD REG MED CTR OF PEE DEE MH101 | 3,883 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MCLEOD PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES MH104 | 1,867 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | McLeod Physician Associates II | 1,386 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | FRT - Laredo | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Early LIFE Center 9 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Windsor Senior Living | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Paul Michels and Sons, Inc | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Waste Industries Atlanta South Fairburn | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Riverside Place | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jaynes Corporation - Albuquerque, NM | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fire & Life Safety America Richmond | 92 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.