Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dealers, direct selling · South Carolina
Palmetto Propane, Fuels, and Ice, Inc.
Batesburg, SC · ~98 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Palmetto Propane, Fuels, and Ice, Inc. runs at 209% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dealers, direct selling workplace, earning a grade F.
Palmetto Propane, Fuels, and Ice, Inc.: 7.1 TCR = 209% of Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dealers, direct selling BLS 3.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Palmetto Propane, Fuels, and Ice, Inc. safety composite
Palmetto Propane, Fuels, and Ice, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 38%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 7.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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
−1.5
2017→2019
Palmetto Propane, Fuels, and Ice, Inc. injury rate improved
Palmetto Propane, Fuels, and Ice, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.5 from 7.7 in 2017 to 6.2 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2017 at 7.7 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=7.7 · 2018=7.5 · 2019=6.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 454310 · Batesburg, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.1 · 209% of ind
- DART 4.1 DART
- RANK #4/6
- PHOTO Meenan PA - Upper Da…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~98 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Meenan PA - Upper Darby (0.0 TCR gap)
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Palmetto Propane, Fuels, and Ice, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Palmetto Propane, Fuels, and Ice, Inc.
7.1 TCR
- Meenan PA - Up
Meenan PA - Upper Darby
7.1 TCR
- AmeriGas - ACE
AmeriGas - ACE - Conroe, TX (PC)
7.1 TCR
- Griffith - All
Griffith - Allied
7.1 TCR
- Retail East -
Retail East - Reading
7.1 TCR
What this shows Palmetto Propane, Fuels, and Ice, Inc. averages 7.1 TCR (209% of the Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dealers, direct selling BLS benchmark).
Palmetto Propane, Fuels, and Ice, Inc. TCR series: 2017=7.7 · 2018=7.5 · 2019=6.2 · BLS 3.4
Where Palmetto Propane, Fuels, and Ice, Inc. falls in its industry
366 Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.1.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 6 Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) employers in South Carolina.
Palmetto Propane, Fuels, and Ice, Inc. has more employees than the Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dealers, d median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
454310 · SC · Batesburg
366 Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dealers, direct selling employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 8 employers in Batesburg, 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 | Meenan PA - Upper Darby | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AmeriGas - ACE - Conroe, TX (PC) | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Griffith - Allied | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Retail East - Reading | 7.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Unlimited Contract Services Bethune | 98 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JIPSD | 98 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Concept Packaging Group 1 | 98 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | allnex USA, Inc. | 98 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amick Farms, LLC Processing Plant | 2,175 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amick Farms, LLC SC Processing Plant | 1,860 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hitachi Rail STS Batesburg, SC | 181 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IG Design Group Americas, Inc. - Leesville, SC | 84 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bentley Brook - Resort | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Prairie Farms - Caves of Faribault | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Atlas Environmental Services, Inc. | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6400-Swy 0045 8275 | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Parkview Middle School | 98 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cst Ord | 98 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tops 207 | 98 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Superior Grocers # 137 | 98 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.