State police · South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Headquarters
Blythewood, SC · ~190 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Headquarters runs at 26% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical State police workplace, earning a grade A.
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Headquarters: 0.8 TCR = 26% of State police BLS 3.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Headquarters safety composite
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Headquarters scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 99% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 53%), 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).
80/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 99% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 1.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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%).
Rising injury rate
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Headquarters: 0.0 → 1.2 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 1.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.45× in 2024
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Headquarters's TCR rose 1.2 from 0.0 in 2022 to 1.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 1.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.45× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922120 · Blythewood, SC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 26% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #1/8
- PHOTO CPD-Joint Public Saf…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~190 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CPD-Joint Public Safety Training Center | 4443 W. Chicago Ave (0.1 TCR gap)
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South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Headquarters in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- CPD-Joint Publ
CPD-Joint Public Safety Training Center | 4443 W. Chicago Ave
0.9 TCR
- City of Middle
City of Middletown - Central Communications
0.9 TCR
- Dept. of Publi
Dept. of Public Safety (53)
0.9 TCR
- This site
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Headquarters
0.8 TCR
- Hall of Justic
Hall of Justice
0.7 TCR
What this shows South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Headquarters averages 0.8 TCR (26% of the State police BLS benchmark).
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Headquarters TCR series: 2022=0 · 2023=1.3 · 2024=1.2 · BLS 3.2
Where South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Headquarters falls in its industry
716 State police establishmentsSafer than 99% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.5.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 8 State police employers in South Carolina.
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Headquarters has more employees than the State police median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.5. 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 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922120 · SC · Blythewood
716 State police employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 36 employers in Blythewood, 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 | CPD-Joint Public Safety Training Center | 4443 W. Chicago Ave | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Middletown - Central Communications | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hall of Justice | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dept. of Public Safety (53) | 0.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Easley Plant | 190 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Musgrove Plant | 190 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Store 1383 | 190 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Store 0459 | 190 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | South Carolina Department of Public Safety - All Divisions | 1,348 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol | 890 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Koyo Richland Plant | 458 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JTEKT North America | 447 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | PMT Plant Manatee | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Team Brandt, LLC - 3654 S. Willow Fresno | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FedEx Supply Chain PetSmart Columbus | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FedEx Supply Chain Blacklick | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Decatur Trucking Terminal 148 | 190 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 3LZ - Smith Optics -Clearfield | 190 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Massillon Oh - 3258 | 190 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oak Creek Wi - 3032 | 190 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.