State police · South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol
Blythewood, SC · ~890 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol runs at 260% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical State police workplace, earning a grade F.
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol: 8.3 TCR = 260% of State police BLS 3.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol safety composite
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 28%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 8.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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%).
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol held a steady TCR band
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol's TCR held near 0.0 from 8.2 in 2022 to 8.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 8.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.82× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=8.2 · 2023=8.5 · 2024=8.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922120 · Blythewood, SC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.3 · 260% of ind
- DART 6.8 DART
- RANK #7/8
- PHOTO Fayette County Sheri…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 195 inj
- SIZE ~890 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fayette County Sheriff's Office (0.0 TCR gap)
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South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Police
Police
8.4 TCR
- This site
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol
8.3 TCR
- Fayette County
Fayette County Sheriff's Office
8.3 TCR
- Town of Kitter
Town of Kittery Police Department
8.3 TCR
- Newport News P
Newport News Police Department
8.3 TCR
What this shows South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol averages 8.3 TCR (260% of the State police BLS benchmark).
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol TCR series: 2022=8.2 · 2023=8.5 · 2024=8.2 · BLS 3.2
Where South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol falls in its industry
716 State police establishmentsSafer than 56% 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 #7 safest of 8 State police employers in South Carolina.
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol 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 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 66 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 60 | 7 | 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 | Fayette County Sheriff's Office | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Town of Kittery Police Department | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Police | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Newport News Police Department | 8.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lockheed Martin Corporation LM Aircraft Logistics Center (1524) | 891 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michelin US1 | 893 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, America | 882 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DC/FniP Fountain Inn | 900 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | South Carolina Department of Public Safety - All Divisions | 1,348 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Koyo Richland Plant | 458 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JTEKT North America | 447 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | C425 Columbia | 202 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Seneca Foods Rochester | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Marshalltown Ia - 3284 | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sun Prairie Wi - 3346 | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Great Wolf Lodge | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | ADB Companies, LLC | 890 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center | 890 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sussex Campus | 890 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 3638-F | 890 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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