Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction · South Carolina

J.H. Hiers Construction

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Walterboro, SC · ~182 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 0.2
Avg TCR: 2.8
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

J.H. Hiers Construction runs at 8% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction workplace, earning a grade A.

J.H. Hiers Construction: 0.2 TCR = 8% of Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

J.H. Hiers Construction safety composite

J.H. Hiers Construction scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 99% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).

72/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): A 0.21 per 100 workers

Safer than 99% of industry peers
DART rate: C 0.43 per 100 workers

Safer than 55% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 52% 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

J.H. Hiers Construction: 0.0 → 0.4 TCR

Peak year 2024 @ 0.4 TCR · DART/TCR 2.05× in 2024

J.H. Hiers Construction's TCR rose 0.4 from 0.0 in 2023 to 0.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2.05× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 237110 · Walterboro, SC AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 0.2 · 8% of ind

DART 0.4 DART
RANK #2/21
PHOTO Precon Corporation
BOOK 2y book
INJ 1 inj
SIZE ~182 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Precon Corporation (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows J.H. Hiers Construction averages 0.2 TCR (8% of the Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction BLS benchmark).

J.H. Hiers Construction TCR series: 2023=0 · 2024=0.4 · BLS 2.8

Where J.H. Hiers Construction falls in its industry

1,614 Utility line (i.e., sewer, wat establishments

Safer than 99% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 21 Utility line (i.e., sewer, wat employers in South Carolina.

J.H. Hiers Construction (182 employees, TCR 0.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 3.0

J.H. Hiers Construction has more employees than the Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), const median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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	0.4	0.4	1	0	0
2023	0.0	0.0	0	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

237110 · SC · Walterboro

1,614 Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 37 employers in Walterboro, SC · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Precon Corporation	NEWBERRY, FL	0.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Fehlinger Construction Group, LLC.	SHAVERTOWN, PA	0.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Toano Contractors, Inc.	TOANO, VA	0.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	JKB Construction Company	LIBERTY HILL, TX	0.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE	CSP Estill	ESTILL	182 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Plastic Omnium Clean Energy Systems	ANDERSON	182 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Engineered Systems, Inc	DUNCAN	182 FTE
STATE-SIZE	2807-1521	BEAUFORT	182 FTE
CITY-NEAR	COLLETON COUNTY GOVERNMENT	Walterboro	577 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Colleton Medical Center	Walterboro	388 FTE
CITY-NEAR	1358	Walterboro	359 FTE
CITY-NEAR	WM 1358	Walterboro	348 FTE
NAT-TCR	Pfg Precision Optics	Ocean Springs, MS	0.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Womack Machine Supply Co Farmers Branch	Farmers Branch, TX	0.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Fort Worth Tx Office	Fort Worth, TX	0.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Equistar chemicals, L.P. (Victoria Plant)	Victoria, TX	0.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	New Jersey Performing Arts Center	Newark, NJ	182 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Knox County Association for Remarkable Citizens	Vincennes, IN	182 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Watum - Tumwater	Tumwater, WA	182 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Stewart Hotel	New York, NY	182 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.