Blocks, fire clay, manufacturing · South Carolina
Meridian Brick-Columbia Plant 4-Meridian
Columbia, SC · ~56 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Meridian Brick-Columbia Plant 4-Meridian runs at 97% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Blocks, fire clay, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Meridian Brick-Columbia Plant 4-Meridian: 3.2 TCR = 97% of Blocks, fire clay, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Meridian Brick-Columbia Plant 4-Meridian safety composite
Meridian Brick-Columbia Plant 4-Meridian scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 20%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% 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
−3.8
2017→2020
Meridian Brick-Columbia Plant 4-Meridian injury rate improved
Meridian Brick-Columbia Plant 4-Meridian's TCR fell 3.8 from 8.3 in 2017 to 4.5 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2017 at 8.3 TCR. In 2020, DART was 1.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=8.3 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=4.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327120 · Columbia, SC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 97% of ind
- DART 4.5 DART
- RANK #3/6
- PHOTO Hanover Plant
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~56 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hanover Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Meridian Brick-Columbia Plant 4-Meridian in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Meridian Brick-Columbia Plant 4-Meridian
3.2 TCR
- Hanover Plant
Hanover Plant
3.2 TCR
- The Christy Re
The Christy Refractories Company L.L.C.
3.2 TCR
- 110 North Main
110 North Main Street
3.1 TCR
- Meridian Brick
Meridian Brick-Elgin Plant-2 Meridian
3.1 TCR
What this shows Meridian Brick-Columbia Plant 4-Meridian averages 3.2 TCR (97% of the Blocks, fire clay, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Meridian Brick-Columbia Plant 4-Meridian TCR series: 2017=8.3 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=4.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Meridian Brick-Columbia Plant 4-Meridian falls in its industry
307 Blocks, fire clay, manufacturi establishmentsSafer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 6 Blocks, fire clay, manufacturi employers in South Carolina.
Meridian Brick-Columbia Plant 4-Meridian has fewer employees than the Blocks, fire clay, manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327120 · SC · Columbia
307 Blocks, fire clay, manufacturing 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 | Hanover Plant | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 110 North Main Street | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Christy Refractories Company L.L.C. | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Meridian Brick-Elgin Plant-2 Meridian | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lockhart Power Company | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Construction Professionals Inc | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Spartanburg Water Customer Service | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kent Companies South Carolina Office | 56 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 | General Office Products | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Clinton County Solid Waste Authority | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4558-Mondelez | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southern Medical Linen Service | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Smith Ironworks, Inc. | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The CORE Group- Tampa | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The CORE Group- SOCAL | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ennis-Chatham | 56 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.