Elementary and secondary schools · South Carolina
Philip Simmons Middle School
Wando, SC · ~55 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Philip Simmons Middle School runs at 280% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Elementary and secondary schools workplace, earning a grade F.
Philip Simmons Middle School: 3.9 TCR = 280% of Elementary and secondary schools BLS 1.4 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Philip Simmons Middle School safety composite
Philip Simmons Middle School scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 31%), 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 3.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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
−3.5
2019→2024
Philip Simmons Middle School injury rate improved
Philip Simmons Middle School's TCR fell 3.5 from 6.0 in 2019 to 2.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 12.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=6.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=12.2 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611110 · Wando, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 3.9 · 280% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #69/129
- PHOTO Phoebus High School
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~55 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Phoebus High School (0.0 TCR gap)
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Philip Simmons Middle School in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Philip Simmons Middle School
3.9 TCR
- Phoebus High S
Phoebus High School
3.9 TCR
- Lindsay Middle
Lindsay Middle School
3.9 TCR
- ISD 492 Austin
ISD 492 Austin Southgate Elementary
3.9 TCR
- EARLY LEARNING
EARLY LEARNING CENTER
3.9 TCR
What this shows Philip Simmons Middle School averages 3.9 TCR (280% of the Elementary and secondary schools BLS benchmark).
Philip Simmons Middle School TCR series: 2019=6 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=12.2 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=2.6 · BLS 1.4
Where Philip Simmons Middle School falls in its industry
3,374 Elementary and secondary schoo establishmentsSafer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #69 safest of 129 Elementary and secondary schoo employers in South Carolina.
Philip Simmons Middle School has fewer employees than the Elementary and secondary schools median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611110 · SC · Wando
3,374 Elementary and secondary schools employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 8 employers in Wando, 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 | Phoebus High School | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lindsay Middle School | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ISD 492 Austin Southgate Elementary | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EARLY LEARNING CENTER | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | JRD Growers | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Startex-Jackson-Wellford-Duncan Water District | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JMCOPEINC | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Axiom Foundations | 55 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BP Cooper River Plant | 208 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cooper River Plant | 200 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | INEOS US Chemicals Company, Cooper River Plant | 185 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cape Romain Contractors | 96 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ray Smith & Associates, Inc. 78 White Street | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Peters Construction Corporation | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BR17 Redding | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Suzanna's Kitchen, Inc. | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | AMP Companies, Inc. | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Belleville | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TCSO CS Visalia Courthouse | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lockport Township High School District 205 Transportation Center | 55 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.