Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing · South Carolina
Nephron Pharmaceuticals
West Columbia, SC · ~743 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Nephron Pharmaceuticals runs at 40% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Nephron Pharmaceuticals: 1.3 TCR = 40% of Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Nephron Pharmaceuticals safety composite
Nephron Pharmaceuticals scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 50%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% 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
−3.0
2016→2023
Nephron Pharmaceuticals injury rate improved
Nephron Pharmaceuticals's TCR fell 3.0 from 3.7 in 2016 to 0.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.7 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.52× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.7 · 2017=0.8 · 2018=1.4 · 2020=0.0 · 2023=0.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325412 · West Columbia, SC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 40% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #5/17
- PHOTO Berkeley, CA
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 40 inj
- SIZE ~743 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Berkeley, CA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Nephron Pharmaceuticals in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Nephron Pharmaceuticals
1.3 TCR
- Berkeley, CA
Berkeley, CA
1.3 TCR
- G&W Laboratori
G&W Laboratories, Inc.
1.3 TCR
- Meridian Medic
Meridian Medical Technologies
1.3 TCR
- Cleveland, MS
Cleveland, MS
1.3 TCR
What this shows Nephron Pharmaceuticals averages 1.3 TCR (40% of the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Nephron Pharmaceuticals TCR series: 2016=3.7 · 2017=0.8 · 2018=1.4 · 2020=0 · 2023=0.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Nephron Pharmaceuticals falls in its industry
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 17 Pharmaceutical preparations (e employers in South Carolina.
Nephron Pharmaceuticals has more employees than the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325412 · SC · West Columbia
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 171 employers in West 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 | Berkeley, CA | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | G&W Laboratories, Inc. | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Meridian Medical Technologies | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cleveland, MS | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GREER MEDICAL CAMPUS | 743 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Charleston Paper Mill | 744 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OpSource | 745 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ADUSA Dist DC 5 Mauldin SC | 748 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lexington Medical Center | 4,128 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SC-02 | 4,124 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - CAE1 | 2,755 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : CAE1 | 2,722 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Orbix dba Petol Gearench | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Lake City | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pair Gain Communications Inc | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Olivo's Perfect Printing, Inc. | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CA029 | 743 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Health and Human Services | 743 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 6458-ZOKP | 743 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Admin | 743 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.