Dump trucking (e.g., gravel, sand, top soil) · South Carolina
L.A. Barrier & Son, Inc.
Lexington, SC · ~78 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.4
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
L.A. Barrier & Son, Inc. runs at 53% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Dump trucking (e.g., gravel, sand, top soil) workplace, earning a grade B.
L.A. Barrier & Son, Inc.: 2.4 TCR = 53% of Dump trucking (e.g., gravel, sand, top soil) BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
L.A. Barrier & Son, Inc. safety composite
L.A. Barrier & Son, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 66% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 53%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−0.9
2017→2024
L.A. Barrier & Son, Inc. injury rate improved
L.A. Barrier & Son, Inc.'s TCR fell 0.9 from 2.7 in 2017 to 1.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 3.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=2.7 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=2.4 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=2.7 · 2023=3.3 · 2024=1.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484220 · Lexington, SC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 53% of ind
- DART 0.9 DART
- RANK #5/12
- PHOTO Enterprise Transport…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~78 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Enterprise Transportation Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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L.A. Barrier & Son, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
L.A. Barrier & Son, Inc.
2.4 TCR
- Enterprise Tra
Enterprise Transportation Company
2.4 TCR
- Midwest Contra
Midwest Contracting Services, LLC
2.4 TCR
- Advantage Tank
Advantage Tank Lines 20068 Rocky Hill
2.4 TCR
- Howell & Rawso
Howell & Rawson Trucking
2.4 TCR
What this shows L.A. Barrier & Son, Inc. averages 2.4 TCR (53% of the Dump trucking (e.g., gravel, sand, top soil) BLS benchmark).
L.A. Barrier & Son, Inc. TCR series: 2017=2.7 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=2.4 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=2.7 · 2023=3.3 · 2024=1.7 · BLS 4.5
Where L.A. Barrier & Son, Inc. falls in its industry
1,130 Dump trucking (e.g., gravel, s establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 12 Dump trucking (e.g., gravel, s employers in South Carolina.
L.A. Barrier & Son, Inc. has more employees than the Dump trucking (e.g., gravel, sand, top s median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484220 · SC · Lexington
1,130 Dump trucking (e.g., gravel, sand, top soil) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 136 employers in Lexington, 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 | Enterprise Transportation Company | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Midwest Contracting Services, LLC | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Advantage Tank Lines 20068 Rocky Hill | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Howell & Rawson Trucking | 2.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Charleston Gas Operations | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Administration | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Georgetown County Water and Sewer District | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Thompson Construction Group Inc Cross | 78 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | County of Lexington | 1,630 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Michelin US5 Lexington SC | 1,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Michelin North America US7 | 838 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Columbia | 760 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mercedes TX Truss | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Horizon Carpentry Inc | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Arizona Western Main Fee | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Midwest Finishing, Inc. | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Simmons Knife & Saw | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mission Trail Waste Systems | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CW Young Construction, LP | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Beaverton OR Truss | 78 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.