Convalescent homes or convalescent hospitals (except psychiatric) · South Carolina
Life Care Center of Columbia
Columbia, SC · ~158 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 6.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Life Care Center of Columbia runs at 57% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Convalescent homes or convalescent hospitals (except psychiatric) workplace, earning a grade B.
Life Care Center of Columbia: 3.7 TCR = 57% of Convalescent homes or convalescent hospitals (except psychiatric) BLS 6.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Life Care Center of Columbia safety composite
Life Care Center of Columbia scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 28%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 3.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Life Care Center of Columbia: 1.3 → 6.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 6.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.72× in 2024
Life Care Center of Columbia's TCR rose 5.1 from 1.3 in 2022 to 6.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 623110 · Columbia, SC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 3.7 · 57% of ind
- DART 6.4 DART
- RANK #46/165
- PHOTO BTNRH West Hospital
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~158 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: BTNRH West Hospital (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · South Carolina employers → · Look up another →
Life Care Center of Columbia in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Life Care Center of Columbia
3.7 TCR
- BTNRH West Hos
BTNRH West Hospital
3.7 TCR
- Hamlet Assiste
Hamlet Assisted Living Operator LLC
3.7 TCR
- Life Care Cent
Life Care Center of Richland
3.7 TCR
- CAREONE AT PEA
CAREONE AT PEABODY
3.7 TCR
What this shows Life Care Center of Columbia averages 3.7 TCR (57% of the Convalescent homes or convalescent hospitals (except psychiatric) BLS benchmark).
Life Care Center of Columbia TCR series: 2022=1.3 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=6.4 · BLS 6.5
Where Life Care Center of Columbia falls in its industry
15,252 Convalescent homes or convales establishmentsSafer than 77% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.6.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #46 safest of 165 Convalescent homes or convales employers in South Carolina.
Life Care Center of Columbia has more employees than the Convalescent homes or convalescent hospi median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
623110 · SC · Columbia
15,252 Convalescent homes or convalescent hospitals (except psychiatric) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 542 employers in 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 | BTNRH West Hospital | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hamlet Assisted Living Operator LLC | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Life Care Center of Richland | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CAREONE AT PEABODY | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Safety Components | 158 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenwood | 158 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Purem Spartanburg | 158 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0559 LOWE S OF ORANGEBURG SC | 158 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palmetto Health Richland | 5,949 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prisma Health Richland | 4,729 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | South Carolina Department of Transportation | 4,400 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SC Department of Transportation | 3,864 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Industrial Magnetics, Inc | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 90008150 South Coast Rail C7/ Skanska-D.W. White Joint Venture | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Warwick Publishing Company | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CalmaxTechnology02 | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Winland Foods Inc. | 158 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Keystone RV Crossroads - Plant 501 | 158 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kahl Home | 158 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RiverCentre | 158 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.