Plasma process metal cutting machines (except welding equipment) manufacturing · South Carolina
The Lincoln Electric Company - Ladson
Ladson, SC · ~83 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The Lincoln Electric Company - Ladson runs at 12% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Plasma process metal cutting machines (except welding equipment) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
The Lincoln Electric Company - Ladson: 0.4 TCR = 12% of Plasma process metal cutting machines (except welding equipment) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The Lincoln Electric Company - Ladson safety composite
The Lincoln Electric Company - Ladson scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 98% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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)
- A 0.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 98% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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 Lincoln Electric Company - Ladson: 0.0 → 1.1 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 1.2 TCR · DART/TCR 2.97× in 2024
The Lincoln Electric Company - Ladson's TCR rose 1.1 from 0.0 in 2019 to 1.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 1.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 2.97× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333517 · Ladson, SC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.4 · 12% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK P98
- PHOTO Corporate : BEDFORD …
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~83 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Corporate : BEDFORD PARK 6000 (0.0 TCR gap)
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The Lincoln Electric Company - Ladson in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
The Lincoln Electric Company - Ladson
0.4 TCR
- Corporate : BE
Corporate : BEDFORD PARK 6000
0.4 TCR
- thyssenkrupp S
thyssenkrupp System Engineering, Inc
0.4 TCR
- BRUSH RESEARCH
BRUSH RESEARCH MANAFACTURING
0.4 TCR
- Grind All Inc.
Grind All Inc.
0.4 TCR
What this shows The Lincoln Electric Company - Ladson averages 0.4 TCR (12% of the Plasma process metal cutting machines (except welding equipment) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
The Lincoln Electric Company - Ladson TCR series: 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=1.1 · BLS 3.3
Where The Lincoln Electric Company - Ladson falls in its industry
391 Plasma process metal cutting m establishmentsSafer than 98% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
The Lincoln Electric Company - Ladson has more employees than the Plasma process metal cutting machines (e median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333517 · SC · Ladson
391 Plasma process metal cutting machines (except welding equipment) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 68 employers in Ladson, 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 | Corporate : BEDFORD PARK 6000 | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | thyssenkrupp System Engineering, Inc | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BRUSH RESEARCH MANAFACTURING | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Grind All Inc. | 0.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenville SC Branch | 83 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North Charleston South Carolina Facility | 83 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oxco, Inc. | 83 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Android Industries- Greenville | 83 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercedes-Benz Vans | 1,722 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercedez-Benz Vans LLC | 1,709 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Holset Palmetto Plant | 800 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cummins Turbo Technologies | 633 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Linde 914 | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ARB, Inc. | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | M-S Cash Drawer Corporation | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FERMA Field (Nor Cal) | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mental Health - Chesterfield Employment Services | 83 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stericycle - Lakeland,FL | 83 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mondelez Global - West Chester DSD | 83 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | JHB Corporate | 83 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.