Transportation safety programs, government · South Carolina
SC Department of Transportation
Columbia, SC · ~3,864 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
SC Department of Transportation runs at 167% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Transportation safety programs, government workplace, earning a grade D.
SC Department of Transportation: 5.3 TCR = 167% of Transportation safety programs, government BLS 3.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
SC Department of Transportation safety composite
SC Department of Transportation scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 30% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 4%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 4% 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
−0.7
2020→2024
SC Department of Transportation injury rate improved
SC Department of Transportation's TCR fell 0.7 from 5.7 in 2020 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 5.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.61× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=5.7 · 2021=5.4 · 2022=5.7 · 2023=4.8 · 2024=5.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 926120 · Columbia, SC ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 167% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK P30
- PHOTO KYTC District 1
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 855 inj
- SIZE ~3,864 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: KYTC District 1 (0.0 TCR gap)
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SC Department of Transportation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- City of Greens
City of Greensboro-Department of Transportation (GDOT)
5.4 TCR
- Public Works
Public Works
5.4 TCR
- This site
SC Department of Transportation
5.3 TCR
- KYTC District
KYTC District 1
5.3 TCR
- District 4
District 4
5.3 TCR
What this shows SC Department of Transportation averages 5.3 TCR (167% of the Transportation safety programs, government BLS benchmark).
SC Department of Transportation TCR series: 2020=5.7 · 2021=5.4 · 2022=5.7 · 2023=4.8 · 2024=5 · BLS 3.2
Where SC Department of Transportation falls in its industry
208 Transportation safety programs establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
SC Department of Transportation has more employees than the Transportation safety programs, governme median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 190 | 20 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 168 | 17 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 171 | 42 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 158 | 56 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 168 | 79 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
926120 · SC · Columbia
208 Transportation safety programs, government 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 | KYTC District 1 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | District 4 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Greensboro-Department of Transportation (GDOT) | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Public Works | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MCLEOD REG MED CTR OF PEE DEE MH101 | 3,883 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | McLeod Regional Medical Center | 3,889 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CARTER MANUFACTURING DISTRICT SC 1824 | 4,102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SC-02 | 4,124 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 | Palmetto Health Baptist | 2,617 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 10015 Brighton | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sun Cosmetics LLC | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1631 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | National Management Resources Thomas More University | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic | 3,866 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Peter's Hospital- Albany | 3,868 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center | 3,869 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Eisenhower Medical Center | 3,859 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.