Distribution of electric power · South Carolina

Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities

Orangeburg, SC · ~199 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
4.8
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities runs at 400% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Distribution of electric power workplace, earning a grade F.

Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities: 4.8 TCR = 400% of Distribution of electric power BLS 1.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities safety composite

Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 22%), 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

30/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 4.8 per 100 workers

Safer than 22% of industry peers

DART rate
F 3.05 per 100 workers

Safer than 24% 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

−3.3

2017→2024

Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities injury rate improved

Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities's TCR fell 3.3 from 7.3 in 2017 to 4.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 7.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=7.3 · 2018=5.2 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=4.6 · 2022=3.8 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=4.1

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221122 · Orangeburg, SC ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 4.8 · 400% of ind

  • DART 3.0 DART
  • RANK #80/86
  • PHOTO Tippah Electric Powe…
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 59 inj
  • SIZE ~199 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Tippah Electric Power Association (0.0 TCR gap)

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Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities averages 4.8 TCR (400% of the Distribution of electric power BLS benchmark).

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

Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities TCR series: 2017=7.3 · 2018=5.2 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=4.6 · 2022=3.8 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=4.1 · BLS 1.2

Where Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities falls in its industry

2,958 Distribution of electric power establishments

Safer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #80 safest of 86 Distribution of electric power employers in South Carolina.

Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities (199 employees, TCR 4.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5 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 05001,0001,5002,000 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities
Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities (199 employees, TCR 4.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities has more employees than the Distribution of electric power median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 4.1 3.0 7 1 0
2023 4.2 3.1 7 1 0
2022 3.8 2.7 7 0 0
2021 4.6 2.9 8 0 0
2020 3.6 2.6 6 1 0
2019 5.7 4.0 6 4 0
2018 5.2 2.3 6 3 0
2017 7.3 5.7 12 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221122 · SC · Orangeburg

2,958 Distribution of electric power employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 79 employers in Orangeburg, 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 Tippah Electric Power Association 4.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Dixie Electric Cooperative 4.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Menomonie Service Center-1P 4.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Eversource - Walpole 4.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE BEC- Moncks Corner Facility 199 FTE
STATE-SIZE Charleston HQ install 199 FTE
STATE-SIZE Ingevity SC, LLC - Charleston Chemical Plant 199 FTE
STATE-SIZE Zeus Columbia 199 FTE
CITY-NEAR Regional Medical Center 1,530 FTE
CITY-NEAR Husqvarna Consumer Outdoor Products 1,287 FTE
CITY-NEAR The Regional Medical Center 1,209 FTE
CITY-NEAR MUSC Health Orangeburg 1,155 FTE
NAT-TCR El Dorado County Transit Authority 4.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Joel Hewatt Co., Inc. 4.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Mount Desert Island Hospital 4.8 TCR
NAT-TCR TLS Tulsa 4.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE Roncelli Inc. 199 FTE
NAT-SIZE Papa Cantella's Inc. 199 FTE
NAT-SIZE Tx:Team Rehab, Inc. 199 FTE
NAT-SIZE Meadville Medical Center Grove Street 199 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, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.