State police · South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - State Transport Police
Blythewood, SC · ~151 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - State Transport Police runs at 174% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical State police workplace, earning a grade D.
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - State Transport Police: 5.6 TCR = 174% of State police BLS 3.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - State Transport Police safety composite
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - State Transport Police scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 76% 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).
67/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 5.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 67% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.9
2022→2024
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - State Transport Police injury rate improved
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - State Transport Police's TCR fell 2.9 from 7.6 in 2022 to 4.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 7.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=7.6 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=4.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922120 · Blythewood, SC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.6 · 174% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #4/8
- PHOTO East Windsor Police …
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~151 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: East Windsor Police Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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South Carolina Department of Public Safety - State Transport Police in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - State Transport Police
5.6 TCR
- Office of Fiel
Office of Field Operations - Seattle
5.6 TCR
- East Windsor P
East Windsor Police Department
5.5 TCR
- SHERIFF-SHERIF
SHERIFF-SHERIFF
5.5 TCR
- Public Safety
Public Safety Center
5.5 TCR
What this shows South Carolina Department of Public Safety - State Transport Police averages 5.6 TCR (174% of the State police BLS benchmark).
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - State Transport Police TCR series: 2022=7.6 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=4.8 · BLS 3.2
Where South Carolina Department of Public Safety - State Transport Police falls in its industry
716 State police establishmentsSafer than 76% 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 #4 safest of 8 State police employers in South Carolina.
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - State Transport Police 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 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 8 | 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 | East Windsor Police Department | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SHERIFF-SHERIFF | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Public Safety Center | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Office of Field Operations - Seattle | 5.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mid-Carolina Electric Coop | 151 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SC271 Clarendon OSB | 151 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NAPP Columbia - 007 | 151 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FFT Sumter LLC | 151 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 | Allison Park Contractors Inc | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Olympic Steel Minneapolis Coil | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RRSC Los Angeles North | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ann Arbor Mi - 3322 | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Barron Grow Out | 151 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stahls Inc | 151 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Steel King Industries, Inc. NL | 151 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wilkinson Electric, Inc. HQ | 151 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.