Employer · South Carolina
R+L Carriers - COL
West Columbia, SC · ~96 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.4
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
R+L Carriers - COL runs at 164% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical industry workplace, earning a grade D.
R+L Carriers - COL: 7.4 TCR = 164% of industry BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
R+L Carriers - COL safety composite
R+L Carriers - COL scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 18%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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
R+L Carriers - COL injury rate improved
R+L Carriers - COL's TCR fell 1.3 from 10.8 in 2016 to 9.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 11.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.01× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.8 · 2017=8.1 · 2018=5.8 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=6.7 · 2021=3.8 · 2022=4.8 · 2023=11.0 · 2024=9.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484122 · West Columbia, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 7.4 · 164% of ind
- DART 7.5 DART
- RANK #32/46
- PHOTO R+L Carriers - BUF
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 60 inj
- SIZE ~96 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: R+L Carriers - BUF (0.0 TCR gap)
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R+L Carriers - COL in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
R+L Carriers - COL
7.4 TCR
- R+L Carriers -
R+L Carriers - BUF
7.4 TCR
- Sacramento CA
Sacramento CA FXFE-SAC
7.4 TCR
- Hagerstown 151
Hagerstown 151
7.4 TCR
- Academy Sports
Academy Sports DAA 1
7.4 TCR
What this shows R+L Carriers - COL averages 7.4 TCR (164% of the industry BLS benchmark).
R+L Carriers - COL TCR series: 2016=10.8 · 2017=8.1 · 2018=5.8 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=6.7 · 2021=3.8 · 2022=4.8 · 2023=11 · 2024=9.6 · BLS 4.5
Where R+L Carriers - COL falls in its industry
3,020 industry establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #32 safest of 46 industry employers in South Carolina.
R+L Carriers - COL has more employees than the industry median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484122 · SC · West Columbia
3,020 industry employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 171 employers in West 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 | R+L Carriers - BUF | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sacramento CA FXFE-SAC | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hagerstown 151 | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Academy Sports DAA 1 | 7.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Thompson Turner | 96 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cape Romain Contractors | 96 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Carolina Home Services Group Inc | 96 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | South Carolina- Supply Chain Center | 96 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lexington Medical Center | 4,128 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SC-02 | 4,124 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - CAE1 | 2,755 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : CAE1 | 2,722 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | R+L Carriers - BUF | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Agricover | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | American Excelsior Company Norwalk | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Fresh Market 139 | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sioux Falls - SF | 96 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kountry Kraft | 96 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LORD Corporation - Cambridge Springs | 96 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Weleski Transfer, Inc. | 96 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.