physical vapor deposition coatings · South Carolina

Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Rock Hill Tools

Rock Hill, SC · ~34 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

C
Average Safety Record
3.5
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Rock Hill Tools runs at 106% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical physical vapor deposition coatings workplace, earning a grade C.

Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Rock Hill Tools: 3.5 TCR = 106% of physical vapor deposition coatings BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Rock Hill Tools safety composite

Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Rock Hill Tools scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

C

63/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 3.49 per 100 workers

Safer than 55% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 82% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 51% 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

−5.7

2016→2020

Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Rock Hill Tools injury rate improved

Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Rock Hill Tools's TCR fell 5.7 from 5.7 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2016 at 5.7 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=5.7 · 2017=4.2 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332812 · Rock Hill, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 3.5 · 106% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #7/9
  • PHOTO AZZ Galvanizing - Ba…
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 6 inj
  • SIZE ~34 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: AZZ Galvanizing - Baton Rouge (0.0 TCR gap)

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Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Rock Hill Tools in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Rock Hill Tools averages 3.5 TCR (106% of the physical vapor deposition coatings BLS benchmark).

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

Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Rock Hill Tools TCR series: 2016=5.7 · 2017=4.2 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Rock Hill Tools falls in its industry

646 physical vapor deposition coat establishments

Safer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 9 physical vapor deposition coat employers in South Carolina.

Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Rock Hill Tools (34 employees, TCR 3.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 58 employees and a TCR of 3.9 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 0200400600 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Rock Hill Tools
Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Rock Hill Tools (34 employees, TCR 3.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 58 employees and a TCR of 3.9

Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc Rock Hill Tools has fewer employees than the physical vapor deposition coatings median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 3.2 3.2 1 0 0
2018 4.3 4.3 1 0 0
2017 4.2 4.2 1 0 0
2016 5.7 5.7 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332812 · SC · Rock Hill

646 physical vapor deposition coatings employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 221 employers in Rock Hill, 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 AZZ Galvanizing - Baton Rouge 3.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Fort Valley, GA - MK Plant 6 3.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR 3P Industries 3.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Specialty Coating Systems Milford 3.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE TLG TURF 34 FTE
STATE-SIZE ArborGen Inc. Headquarters 34 FTE
STATE-SIZE Lancaster Operations Center 34 FTE
STATE-SIZE Marlboro Electric Cooperative Headquarters Office 34 FTE
CITY-NEAR 4701-340 1,642 FTE
CITY-NEAR 340 PIEDMONT MEDICAL CENTER 1,552 FTE
CITY-NEAR Rock Hill Distribution Center RHDC 1,107 FTE
CITY-NEAR City of Rock Hill 1,072 FTE
NAT-TCR Evans Plumbing, INC 3.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Helena HA 3.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Tmx2051 - Oahu 3.5 TCR
NAT-TCR 435 Apple Valley, Mn 3.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Harrisonburg AG/Sports supply 34 FTE
NAT-SIZE Signature Flight Support Oakland 34 FTE
NAT-SIZE Mannington Covington DC 34 FTE
NAT-SIZE PnP Hammond 34 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: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.