Academies, college or university · South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC · ~5,881 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Medical University of South Carolina runs at 254% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Academies, college or university workplace, earning a grade F.
Medical University of South Carolina: 3.5 TCR = 254% of Academies, college or university BLS 1.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Medical University of South Carolina safety composite
Medical University of South Carolina scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 40% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 2%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 2% 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
Medical University of South Carolina: 2.5 → 3.9 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 4.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.19× in 2024
Medical University of South Carolina's TCR rose 1.3 from 2.5 in 2022 to 3.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 4.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.19× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611310 · Charleston, SC ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade F · TCR 3.5 · 254% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #5/5
- PHOTO St. Paul TC
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 613 inj
- SIZE ~5,881 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: St. Paul TC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Medical University of South Carolina in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- St. Paul TC
St. Paul TC
3.6 TCR
- Tulane Univers
Tulane University-Health Sciences Center
3.6 TCR
- Emory Ortho an
Emory Ortho and Spine Hospital
3.6 TCR
- This site
Medical University of South Carolina
3.5 TCR
- Martin Luther
Martin Luther College
3.5 TCR
What this shows Medical University of South Carolina averages 3.5 TCR (254% of the Academies, college or university BLS benchmark).
Medical University of South Carolina TCR series: 2022=2.5 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 1.4
Where Medical University of South Carolina falls in its industry
347 Academies, college or universi establishmentsSafer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 5 Academies, college or universi employers in South Carolina.
Medical University of South Carolina has more employees than the Academies, college or university median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 263 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 150 | 2 | 1 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611310 · SC · Charleston
347 Academies, college or university employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 341 employers in Charleston, 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 | St. Paul TC | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tulane University-Health Sciences Center | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Martin Luther College | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Emory Ortho and Spine Hospital | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Palmetto Health Richland | 5,949 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SC007 | 5,982 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GREENVILLE MEMORIAL MED CAMPUS | 6,132 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Spartanburg Medical Center | 5,386 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Medical University Hospital Authority | 8,204 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SC-03 | 4,525 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SAFETY MANAGEMENT DIVISION | 1,790 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Charleston | 1,715 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 1255 Long Island City | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4139 Butler | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6976 Deerwood | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Buttonwillow Warehouse - Woodlake | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sycamore Labor Inc. | 5,865 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MacNeal Hospital | 5,900 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel and Casino | 5,862 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 9095-HNL | 5,861 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.