Courier Services Except by Air · South Carolina
Palmetto (Scton)
Charleston, SC · ~180 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 8.6
- Avg TCR
- 6.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Palmetto (Scton) runs at 132% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Courier Services Except by Air workplace, earning a grade D.
Palmetto (Scton): 8.6 TCR = 132% of Courier Services Except by Air BLS 6.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Palmetto (Scton) safety composite
Palmetto (Scton) scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 41%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 8.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 7.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Palmetto (Scton): 7.3 → 9.9 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 9.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.85× in 2018
Palmetto (Scton)'s TCR rose 2.7 from 7.3 in 2017 to 9.9 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 0.85× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 492110 · Charleston, SC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 8.6 · 132% of ind
- DART 7.3 DART
- RANK #46/72
- PHOTO D. Beyer Associates,…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~180 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: D. Beyer Associates, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Palmetto (Scton) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Palmetto (Scton)
8.6 TCR
- D. Beyer Assoc
D. Beyer Associates, Inc.
8.6 TCR
- FLLEE - LEESBU
FLLEE - LEESBURG CENTER
8.6 TCR
- Starbird Deliv
Starbird Delivery LLC
8.6 TCR
- 240730000
240730000
8.6 TCR
What this shows Palmetto (Scton) averages 8.6 TCR (132% of the Courier Services Except by Air BLS benchmark).
Palmetto (Scton) TCR series: 2017=7.3 · 2018=9.9 · BLS 6.5
Where Palmetto (Scton) falls in its industry
6,679 Courier Services Except by Air establishmentsSafer than 46% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 8.0.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #46 safest of 72 Courier Services Except by Air employers in South Carolina.
Palmetto (Scton) has more employees than the Courier Services Except by Air median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 8.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9.9 | 7.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
492110 · SC · Charleston
6,679 Courier Services Except by Air 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 | D. Beyer Associates, Inc. | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FLLEE - LEESBURG CENTER | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Starbird Delivery LLC | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 240730000 | 8.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | UFP NAC, LLC | 180 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SC Steel LLC | 180 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Filtration Group LLC | 180 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2207 LOWE S OF N. AUGUSTA SC | 180 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 | Dekalb (Ildek) | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | STL-SPUSA | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0323 - Sugar Land, Tx | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Longview (Txlon) | 180 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stevens Point Hub (Wiste) | 180 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nampa Center (Idnam) | 180 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ocala Center (Floca) | 180 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.