Growing Media Manufacturing Packaging · South Carolina
The Scotts Company - Chester
Chester, SC · ~58 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The Scotts Company - Chester runs at 54% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Growing Media Manufacturing Packaging workplace, earning a grade B.
The Scotts Company - Chester: 1.8 TCR = 54% of Growing Media Manufacturing Packaging BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The Scotts Company - Chester safety composite
The Scotts Company - Chester scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
72/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−3.7
2019→2024
The Scotts Company - Chester injury rate improved
The Scotts Company - Chester's TCR fell 3.7 from 3.7 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 5.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=3.7 · 2020=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=5.2 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325314 · Chester, SC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 54% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/6
- PHOTO The Scotts Company -…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~58 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: The Scotts Company - Channahon (0.0 TCR gap)
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The Scotts Company - Chester in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- JR Peters, Inc
JR Peters, Inc.
1.9 TCR
- Davie
Davie
1.9 TCR
- The Andersons
The Andersons Inc. - Montgomery
1.9 TCR
- This site
The Scotts Company - Chester
1.8 TCR
- The Scotts Com
The Scotts Company - Channahon
1.8 TCR
What this shows The Scotts Company - Chester averages 1.8 TCR (54% of the Growing Media Manufacturing Packaging BLS benchmark).
The Scotts Company - Chester TCR series: 2019=3.7 · 2020=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=5.2 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where The Scotts Company - Chester falls in its industry
163 Growing Media Manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 77% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 6 Growing Media Manufacturing employers in South Carolina.
The Scotts Company - Chester has more employees than the Growing Media Manufacturing Packaging median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325314 · SC · Chester
163 Growing Media Manufacturing Packaging employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 28 employers in Chester, 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 | The Scotts Company - Channahon | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JR Peters, Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Davie | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Andersons Inc. - Montgomery | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | URQUHART STEAM PLANT | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Anderson Operations Center | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SOUTHERN INSTALLATIONS, INC. | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fuji Film | 58 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carolina Poly | 484 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MUSC Health Chester Medical Center | 344 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chester Plywood - WP | 324 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Boral Stone Chester | 291 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Scotts Company - Channahon | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | H6div-Ph-H6 Division | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Patriot Erectors | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lewisberry PA TSDF | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bosch Rexroth Corporation - Logistics Center | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | New Providence Women's Shelter | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Derse Las Vegas | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cherryvale | 58 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.