Grocery stores · South Carolina
Lowes Foods #233
Murrells Inlet, SC · ~121 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lowes Foods #233 runs at 192% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Grocery stores workplace, earning a grade D.
Lowes Foods #233: 6.5 TCR = 192% of Grocery stores BLS 3.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lowes Foods #233 safety composite
Lowes Foods #233 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 29%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% 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
−9.7
2016→2024
Lowes Foods #233 injury rate improved
Lowes Foods #233's TCR fell 9.7 from 12.7 in 2016 to 2.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 13.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.45× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=12.7 · 2017=13.7 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=9.7 · 2020=5.5 · 2021=5.4 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=2.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Murrells Inlet, SC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.5 · 192% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #681/789
- PHOTO Redner's Warehouse M…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 40 inj
- SIZE ~121 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Redner's Warehouse Market Lansdale (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lowes Foods #233 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Lowes Foods #233
6.5 TCR
- Redner's Wareh
Redner's Warehouse Market Lansdale
6.5 TCR
- 001-FF01-Onala
001-FF01-Onalaska
6.5 TCR
- Hugo's #8
Hugo's #8
6.5 TCR
- 10554 Longmont
10554 Longmont
6.5 TCR
What this shows Lowes Foods #233 averages 6.5 TCR (192% of the Grocery stores BLS benchmark).
Lowes Foods #233 TCR series: 2016=12.7 · 2017=13.7 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=9.7 · 2020=5.5 · 2021=5.4 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=2.9 · BLS 3.4
Where Lowes Foods #233 falls in its industry
30,654 Grocery stores establishmentsSafer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #681 safest of 789 Grocery stores employers in South Carolina.
Lowes Foods #233 has more employees than the Grocery stores median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.7 | 4.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12.7 | 1.4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · SC · Murrells Inlet
30,654 Grocery stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 31 employers in Murrells Inlet, 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 | Redner's Warehouse Market Lansdale | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 001-FF01-Onalaska | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hugo's #8 | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 10554 Longmont | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Metroplex (Charleston) | 121 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greeneville Meyer | 121 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Piggly Wiggly #91 | 121 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 5371 | 121 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tidelands Health Rehabilitation Hospital an Affiliate of Encompass Health | 196 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Garden City | 191 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NHC HealthCare, Garden City | 169 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 011-00025 | 146 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Edwards Cast Stone | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Children's Home of Poughkeepsie, NY | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hugo's #8 | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mental Health Association in Ulster County, Inc. | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Portland Plant | 121 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Groveport | 121 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aurora | 121 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Columbus, OH - 5435 Crosswind Drive | 121 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.