Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid manufacturing · South Carolina

Nova Molecular Sumter LLC

Sumter, SC · ~69 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

C
Average Safety Record
3.4
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Nova Molecular Sumter LLC runs at 102% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.

Nova Molecular Sumter LLC: 3.4 TCR = 102% of Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Nova Molecular Sumter LLC safety composite

Nova Molecular Sumter LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 21%), 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).

F

34/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 3.35 per 100 workers

Safer than 21% of industry peers

DART rate
D 1.12 per 100 workers

Safer than 36% 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

−1.2

2019→2024

Nova Molecular Sumter LLC injury rate improved

Nova Molecular Sumter LLC's TCR fell 1.2 from 3.4 in 2019 to 2.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 11.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.33× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=3.4 · 2020=11.9 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=2.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325199 · Sumter, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 3.4 · 102% of ind

  • DART 1.1 DART
  • RANK #19/21
  • PHOTO Tedia Fairfield
  • BOOK 6y book
  • INJ 14 inj
  • SIZE ~69 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Tedia Fairfield (0.0 TCR gap)

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Nova Molecular Sumter LLC in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Nova Molecular Sumter LLC averages 3.4 TCR (102% of the Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Nova Molecular Sumter LLC TCR series: 2019=3.4 · 2020=11.9 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=0 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=2.2 · BLS 3.3

Where Nova Molecular Sumter LLC falls in its industry

552 Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid ma establishments

Safer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 21 Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid ma employers in South Carolina.

Nova Molecular Sumter LLC (69 employees, TCR 3.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 73 employees and a TCR of 1.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 02004006008001,000 02468 Average employees Total Case Rate Nova Molecular Sumter LLC
Nova Molecular Sumter LLC (69 employees, TCR 3.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 73 employees and a TCR of 1.5

Nova Molecular Sumter LLC has fewer employees than the Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid manufacturin 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 2.2 1.1 2 0 0
2023 1.1 1.1 1 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 1.4 0.0 1 0 0
2020 11.9 11.9 8 0 0
2019 3.4 1.7 2 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325199 · SC · Sumter

552 Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 130 employers in Sumter, 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 Tedia Fairfield 3.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Henwil Corporation 3.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR TD 3.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Boulder Scientific Company SP 3.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE Pageland Hatchery 69 FTE
STATE-SIZE Greer Operations Center 69 FTE
STATE-SIZE Lloyd Roofing 69 FTE
STATE-SIZE USA SC Spartanburg 69 FTE
CITY-NEAR Thompson Construction Group 2,328 FTE
CITY-NEAR Prisma Health Tuomey 1,440 FTE
CITY-NEAR Sumter Utilities, Inc. 1,370 FTE
CITY-NEAR Continental Tire the Americas LLC - Sumter Plant 1,350 FTE
NAT-TCR Crs Chicago 3.4 TCR
NAT-TCR The Enclave at Rye Rehabiliation & Nursing Center 3.4 TCR
NAT-TCR AXP Lounge PHL 3.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Saginaw Pipe Co., Inc. 3.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE Lindon UT 69 FTE
NAT-SIZE STF Electric 69 FTE
NAT-SIZE Carolina Metals Group LLC 69 FTE
NAT-SIZE Es-Dell Seton Medica 69 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.