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.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.2
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 1
- worker fatalities on record
Grade compares SC Department of Transportation's OSHA Total Case Rate of 5.3 to the Transportation safety programs, government BLS benchmark of 3.2 (167% of benchmark) across 5 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
SC Department of Transportation's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.2 industry benchmark.
Where SC Department of Transportation falls in its industry
232 Transportation safety programs establishmentsSafer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Trend analysis for SC Department of Transportation
Between 2020 and 2024, SC Department of Transportation's Total Case Rate improved from 5.7 to 5.0 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 11% decrease across 4 years of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2023, at a TCR of 4.8, while 2022 saw the highest rate, at 5.7, a spread of 0.9 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a comparatively narrow spread, suggesting a fairly consistent safety record across the 5 years with a usable rate on file, rather than one outlier year skewing the multi-year average.
Summed across those 5 reporting years, SC Department of Transportation recorded 855 total injuries and illnesses and 1 fatality. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 5-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 855 injuries, 214 illnesses, and 1 fatality shown on this page for SC Department of Transportation are sourced from its own 5 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 926120 - Transportation safety programs, government.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2024)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
135 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 8,371,327 hours worked = 3.23 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| SC Department of Transportation (this establishment) | 5.33 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 5-year avg |
| Transportation departments, nonoperating industry avg | 3.20 | BLS IIF, NAICS 926120 |
| South Carolina state avg (all industries) | 4.08 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by SC Department of Transportation to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2024: 210 reportable incidents · 190 injuries, 20 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2023: 185 reportable incidents · 168 injuries, 17 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2022: 213 reportable incidents · 171 injuries, 42 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2021: 215 reportable incidents · 158 injuries, 56 illnesses, 1 fatality - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2020: 247 reportable incidents · 168 injuries, 79 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
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 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on SC Department of Transportation's reported OSHA injury record versus its Transportation safety programs, government peers, not a verdict on whether any single site is safe today.
- At 167% of the Transportation safety programs, government benchmark, SC Department of Transportation reports more injuries than typical peers, ask specifically how the employer is reducing them. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Transportation safety programs, government sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.