Sewage treatment plants or facilities · South Carolina
North Charleston Sewer District
Charleston, SC · ~80 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.4
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
North Charleston Sewer District runs at 535% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Sewage treatment plants or facilities workplace, earning a grade F.
North Charleston Sewer District: 6.4 TCR = 535% of Sewage treatment plants or facilities BLS 1.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
North Charleston Sewer District safety composite
North Charleston Sewer District scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 23%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% 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%).
Rising injury rate
North Charleston Sewer District: 4.3 → 5.0 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 12.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.77× in 2024
North Charleston Sewer District's TCR rose 0.6 from 4.3 in 2021 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 12.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.77× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221320 · Charleston, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.4 · 535% of ind
- DART 5.0 DART
- RANK #10/10
- PHOTO Public Works
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~80 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Public Works (0.0 TCR gap)
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North Charleston Sewer District in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- SHELLEY'S ENVI
SHELLEY'S ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
6.5 TCR
- This site
North Charleston Sewer District
6.4 TCR
- Public Works
Public Works
6.4 TCR
- Greater Peoria
Greater Peoria Sanitary District
6.3 TCR
- Regional Waste
Regional Waste Water Treatment Plant
6.3 TCR
What this shows North Charleston Sewer District averages 6.4 TCR (535% of the Sewage treatment plants or facilities BLS benchmark).
North Charleston Sewer District TCR series: 2021=4.3 · 2022=12.9 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=5 · BLS 1.2
Where North Charleston Sewer District falls in its industry
400 Sewage treatment plants or fac establishmentsSafer than 33% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 10 Sewage treatment plants or fac employers in South Carolina.
North Charleston Sewer District has more employees than the Sewage treatment plants or facilities median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.9 | 4.8 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221320 · SC · Charleston
400 Sewage treatment plants or facilities 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 | Public Works | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SHELLEY'S ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Greater Peoria Sanitary District | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Regional Waste Water Treatment Plant | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WILLIAMS STEAM PLANT | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NNOB - VC Summer Units 1, 2, 3 | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CHARLESTON GAS OPERATIONS | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lennar - Coastal Carolinas (Myrtle Beach) | 80 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Medical University Hospital Authority | 8,204 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Medical University of South Carolina | 5,881 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SC-03 | 4,525 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SAFETY MANAGEMENT DIVISION | 1,790 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DYO5 | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SLC9 | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AAW - New Haven | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Morrisania Consolidation | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sullivan Roofing Inc | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | California Expert Tree Solutions | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Atlanta Marriott Northeast Emory | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grunder Landscaping Company | 80 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.