Executive and legislative office combinations · South Carolina
Richland County Government
Columbia, SC · ~2,085 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 2
- Fatalities
The verdict
Richland County Government runs at 203% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Executive and legislative office combinations workplace, earning a grade F.
Richland County Government: 6.5 TCR = 203% of Executive and legislative office combinations BLS 3.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Richland County Government safety composite
Richland County Government scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 32% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 2%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 2
Safer than 2% 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→2024
Richland County Government injury rate improved
Richland County Government's TCR fell 1.5 from 7.7 in 2017 to 6.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 8.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=7.7 · 2018=6.1 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=6.6 · 2022=8.2 · 2023=7.2 · 2024=6.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921140 · Columbia, SC ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade F · TCR 6.5 · 203% of ind
- DART 4.4 DART
- RANK #23/28
- PHOTO Montgomery County Go…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 902 inj
- SIZE ~2,085 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Montgomery County Government (0.0 TCR gap)
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Richland County Government in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- FIRE DEPARTMEN
FIRE DEPARTMENT
6.6 TCR
- This site
Richland County Government
6.5 TCR
- Montgomery Cou
Montgomery County Government
6.5 TCR
- Greene County
Greene County Government
6.5 TCR
- Anderson Count
Anderson County Government
6.4 TCR
What this shows Richland County Government averages 6.5 TCR (203% of the Executive and legislative office combinations BLS benchmark).
Richland County Government TCR series: 2017=7.7 · 2018=6.1 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=6.6 · 2022=8.2 · 2023=7.2 · 2024=6.1 · BLS 3.2
Where Richland County Government falls in its industry
239 Executive and legislative offi establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.8.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 28 Executive and legislative offi employers in South Carolina.
Richland County Government has more employees than the Executive and legislative office combina median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.8. 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 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 123 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 140 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 125 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 124 | 9 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 121 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 124 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 145 | 21 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921140 · SC · Columbia
239 Executive and legislative office combinations 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 | Montgomery County Government | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Greene County Government | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Anderson County Government | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FIRE DEPARTMENT | 6.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Defender Services, Inc | 2,041 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michelin North American Headquarters | 2,132 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | St. Francis Downtown | 2,172 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | St. Francis Hospital - Downtown | 1,997 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 | Dfa Fluid - Sharpsville Pa | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 10363 Kahala Mall Oahu | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fleet Repair Solutions | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1151 - Princeton | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Delta Air Lines - BOS | 2,085 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mount Carmel West Hospital | 2,085 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ocean Medical Center | 2,084 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Saint Louis University Hospital | 2,084 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.