Trucking, general freight, long-distance, truckload (TL) · South Carolina
TMC Transportation - Gaston
Gaston, SC · ~139 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 2.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
TMC Transportation - Gaston runs at 48% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Trucking, general freight, long-distance, truckload (TL) workplace, earning a grade A.
TMC Transportation - Gaston: 2.2 TCR = 48% of Trucking, general freight, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS 4.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
TMC Transportation - Gaston safety composite
TMC Transportation - Gaston scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 67% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 48%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 67% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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
−1.6
2019→2024
TMC Transportation - Gaston injury rate improved
TMC Transportation - Gaston's TCR fell 1.6 from 4.9 in 2019 to 3.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 4.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.02× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=4.9 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.5 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=3.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484121 · Gaston, SC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 2.2 · 48% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #28/71
- PHOTO Atchison, KS - Indus…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~139 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Atchison, KS - Industrial Road (0.0 TCR gap)
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TMC Transportation - Gaston in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
TMC Transportation - Gaston
2.2 TCR
- Atchison, KS -
Atchison, KS - Industrial Road
2.2 TCR
- Klug Transport
Klug Transport, Inc.
2.2 TCR
- T D Beck Truck
T D Beck Trucking LLC
2.2 TCR
- Panther - Wate
Panther - Waterloo, IA
2.2 TCR
What this shows TMC Transportation - Gaston averages 2.2 TCR (48% of the Trucking, general freight, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS benchmark).
TMC Transportation - Gaston TCR series: 2019=4.9 · 2021=0 · 2022=0.5 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=3.3 · BLS 4.5
Where TMC Transportation - Gaston falls in its industry
3,252 Trucking, general freight, lon establishmentsSafer than 67% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 71 Trucking, general freight, lon employers in South Carolina.
TMC Transportation - Gaston has more employees than the Trucking, general freight, long-distance median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484121 · SC · Gaston
3,252 Trucking, general freight, long-distance, truckload (TL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 32 employers in Gaston, 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 | Atchison, KS - Industrial Road | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Klug Transport, Inc. | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | T D Beck Trucking LLC | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Panther - Waterloo, IA | 2.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Southern MEP, Inc. | 139 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KKS | 139 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Android Industries | 139 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EuroKera North America, Inc. | 139 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Private Residence Gaston SC | 861 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Alpek Polyester USA, LLC-Columbia Site | 500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DAK Americas, LLC-Columbia Site | 495 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stier Supply Co. | 286 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | At Home Stores #252 | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | UW Superior Oper | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rose-Hulman Union Cafe | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 100 Industrial Drive Jersey City NJ | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bonset America Corporation | 139 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Riverside Refreshments, Inc. | 139 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Cmmc Evs | 139 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 016m - Nw Houston Tx Rntl | 139 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.