Furnaces and ovens for drying and redrying, industrial process-type, manufacturing · South Carolina
Thermal Engineering Corporation
Columbia, SC · ~44 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Thermal Engineering Corporation runs at 235% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Furnaces and ovens for drying and redrying, industrial process-type, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Thermal Engineering Corporation: 7.8 TCR = 235% of Furnaces and ovens for drying and redrying, industrial process-type, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Thermal Engineering Corporation safety composite
Thermal Engineering Corporation scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Thermal Engineering Corporation: 7.0 → 10.9 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 15.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.56× in 2024
Thermal Engineering Corporation's TCR rose 3.9 from 7.0 in 2018 to 10.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 15.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.56× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333994 · Columbia, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.8 · 235% of ind
- DART 4.4 DART
- RANK P11
- PHOTO Solar Products Inc.
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Solar Products Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Thermal Engineering Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Premier Furnac
Premier Furnace Specialists, Inc.
8.3 TCR
- This site
Thermal Engineering Corporation
7.8 TCR
- Solar Products
Solar Products Inc.
7.8 TCR
- ProTech Therma
ProTech Thermal Services
7.5 TCR
- Wisconsin Oven
Wisconsin Oven
7.3 TCR
What this shows Thermal Engineering Corporation averages 7.8 TCR (235% of the Furnaces and ovens for drying and redrying, industrial process-type, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Thermal Engineering Corporation TCR series: 2018=7 · 2019=2.7 · 2020=0 · 2021=10.6 · 2022=7.3 · 2023=15.7 · 2024=10.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Thermal Engineering Corporation falls in its industry
103 Furnaces and ovens for drying establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Thermal Engineering Corporation has fewer employees than the Furnaces and ovens for drying and redryi median and a higher 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 | 10.9 | 4.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15.7 | 7.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333994 · SC · Columbia
103 Furnaces and ovens for drying and redrying, industrial process-type, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 542 employers in 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 | Solar Products Inc. | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ProTech Thermal Services | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wisconsin Oven | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Premier Furnace Specialists, Inc. | 8.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 6728-00030023-26 | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lee Steam Station | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lake Marion Maintenance | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | METRO COLUMBIA CREW QUARTERS | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palmetto Health Richland | 5,949 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prisma Health Richland | 4,729 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | South Carolina Department of Transportation | 4,400 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SC Department of Transportation | 3,864 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | NGAS-A560 | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Great Wolf Lodge | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Atlantic General Hospital | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trale Manomet, Inc. | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pixley Lumber Company | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Women Truck Brokers, Inc. | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Robinson Electric | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Scott Pole Line, LLC | 44 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.