Catalytic converters, engine exhaust, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing · South Carolina
Purem Spartanburg
Spartanburg, SC · ~158 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Purem Spartanburg runs at 71% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Catalytic converters, engine exhaust, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Purem Spartanburg: 3.8 TCR = 71% of Catalytic converters, engine exhaust, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Purem Spartanburg safety composite
Purem Spartanburg scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% 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
−3.7
2022→2023
Purem Spartanburg injury rate improved
Purem Spartanburg's TCR fell 3.7 from 5.7 in 2022 to 2.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 5.7 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=5.7 · 2023=2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336390 · Spartanburg, SC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 3.8 · 71% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #20/30
- PHOTO Umicore Catalyst USA…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~158 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Umicore Catalyst USA, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Purem Spartanburg in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Purem Spartanburg
3.8 TCR
- Umicore Cataly
Umicore Catalyst USA, LLC
3.8 TCR
- Parker Lancast
Parker Lancaster
3.8 TCR
- Checkers Indus
Checkers Industrial Products, LLC. dba Checkers Safety Group
3.8 TCR
- Modine Manufac
Modine Manufacturing Company - Lawrenceburg 2
3.8 TCR
What this shows Purem Spartanburg averages 3.8 TCR (71% of the Catalytic converters, engine exhaust, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Purem Spartanburg TCR series: 2022=5.7 · 2023=2 · BLS 5.4
Where Purem Spartanburg falls in its industry
772 Catalytic converters, engine e establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #20 safest of 30 Catalytic converters, engine e employers in South Carolina.
Purem Spartanburg has more employees than the Catalytic converters, engine exhaust, au median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336390 · SC · Spartanburg
772 Catalytic converters, engine exhaust, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 294 employers in Spartanburg, 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 | Umicore Catalyst USA, LLC | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Parker Lancaster | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Checkers Industrial Products, LLC. dba Checkers Safety Group | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Modine Manufacturing Company - Lawrenceburg 2 | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Safety Components | 158 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenwood | 158 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0559 LOWE S OF ORANGEBURG SC | 158 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Articularis Healthcare Group | 158 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SPARTANBURG FOOD | 8,650 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spartanburg Medical Center | 5,386 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spartanburg County | 1,633 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spartanburg County Government | 1,561 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ncdam - Scs Durham - Xxxx | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Roanoke Svc Bldg | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sauder Woodworking | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aquatic Co. Three Rivers | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Gresham #047 | 158 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Moreno Valley #046 | 158 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fontana #033 | 158 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aerospace : Mentor | 158 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.