Other Building Material Dealers · South Carolina
The Building Center Inc - Columbia
West Columbia, SC · ~33 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The Building Center Inc - Columbia runs at 182% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Other Building Material Dealers workplace, earning a grade D.
The Building Center Inc - Columbia: 6.2 TCR = 182% of Other Building Material Dealers BLS 3.4 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The Building Center Inc - Columbia safety composite
The Building Center Inc - Columbia scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 9%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 12.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
The Building Center Inc - Columbia: 0.0 → 12.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 12.4 TCR · DART/TCR 2× in 2024
The Building Center Inc - Columbia's TCR rose 12.4 from 0.0 in 2023 to 12.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 444190 · West Columbia, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 182% of ind
- DART 12.4 DART
- RANK #16/27
- PHOTO Hartje Lumber, Inc.
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hartje Lumber, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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The Building Center Inc - Columbia in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
The Building Center Inc - Columbia
6.2 TCR
- Hartje Lumber,
Hartje Lumber, Inc.
6.2 TCR
- 6568_15160
6568_15160
6.2 TCR
- Griffin Lumber
Griffin Lumber & Hardware
6.2 TCR
- DL - DESERT LU
DL - DESERT LUMBER-SOUTH
6.2 TCR
What this shows The Building Center Inc - Columbia averages 6.2 TCR (182% of the Other Building Material Dealers BLS benchmark).
The Building Center Inc - Columbia TCR series: 2023=0 · 2024=12.4 · BLS 3.4
Where The Building Center Inc - Columbia falls in its industry
1,643 Other Building Material Dealer establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 27 Other Building Material Dealer employers in South Carolina.
The Building Center Inc - Columbia has fewer employees than the Other Building Material Dealers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
444190 · SC · West Columbia
1,643 Other Building Material Dealers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 171 employers in West 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 | Hartje Lumber, Inc. | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6568_15160 | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Griffin Lumber & Hardware | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DL - DESERT LUMBER-SOUTH | 6.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | BEC- Johns Island Facility | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MYRTLE BEACH DISTRICT OFFICE | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Anderson Resource Center PNG | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hogan Construction - Greenville | 33 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lexington Medical Center | 4,128 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SC-02 | 4,124 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - CAE1 | 2,755 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : CAE1 | 2,722 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | ThedaCare Medical Center Wild Rose | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Legacy Health and Rehabilitation of Pleasant Grove, LLC | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MC Produce, LLC dba McCartney Produce | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fuller Cabinets, Inc. | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Arbor Hill Assisted Living | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grayhawk Remodeling, LLC | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chem32 LLC | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wayne Gravel Products, Inc | 33 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.