Grading construction sites · South Carolina
Richardson Construction Co.
Columbia, SC · ~35 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Richardson Construction Co. runs at 89% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Grading construction sites workplace, earning a grade C.
Richardson Construction Co.: 2.5 TCR = 89% of Grading construction sites BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Richardson Construction Co. safety composite
Richardson Construction Co. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 28%), 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 2.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−1.3
2016→2024
Richardson Construction Co. injury rate improved
Richardson Construction Co.'s TCR fell 1.3 from 3.9 in 2016 to 2.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 6.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.03× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.9 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=6.2 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238910 · Columbia, SC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 2.5 · 89% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #17/26
- PHOTO Maryland Materials M…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~35 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Maryland Materials Management, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Richardson Construction Co. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Richardson Construction Co.
2.5 TCR
- Maryland Mater
Maryland Materials Management, LLC
2.5 TCR
- Tri State Dism
Tri State Dismantling Corp.
2.5 TCR
- NCB-Main
NCB-Main
2.5 TCR
- Brubacher Exca
Brubacher Excavating inc.
2.5 TCR
What this shows Richardson Construction Co. averages 2.5 TCR (89% of the Grading construction sites BLS benchmark).
Richardson Construction Co. TCR series: 2016=3.9 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=6.2 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=2.6 · BLS 2.8
Where Richardson Construction Co. falls in its industry
1,750 Grading construction sites establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 26 Grading construction sites employers in South Carolina.
Richardson Construction Co. has fewer employees than the Grading construction sites median and a lower 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 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238910 · SC · Columbia
1,750 Grading construction sites employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 542 employers in Columbia, 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 | Maryland Materials Management, LLC | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tri State Dismantling Corp. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NCB-Main | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Brubacher Excavating inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Conway Service Center and Warehouse | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FLORENCE DISTRICT OFFICE | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Power Delivery Operations (Charleston) | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Darlington County Water & Sewer Authority | 35 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palmetto Health Richland | 5,949 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prisma Health Richland | 4,729 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | South Carolina Department of Transportation | 4,400 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SC Department of Transportation | 3,864 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Children's Hospital Colorado - Briargate | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | New Horizons Choate | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | WBASC Wilkes-Barre Service Center | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Knife River Materials - Construction | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | S. R. Sloan - Orwigsburg, PA | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Clean Water Plant City of Wyoming | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mechanical Systems | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carson Dermatology | 35 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.