Motor vehicle metal stampings (e.g., body parts, fenders, hub caps, tops, trim) manufacturing · South Carolina
Tower International
Fountain Inn, SC · ~191 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tower International runs at 35% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Motor vehicle metal stampings (e.g., body parts, fenders, hub caps, tops, trim) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Tower International: 1.9 TCR = 35% of Motor vehicle metal stampings (e.g., body parts, fenders, hub caps, tops, trim) manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tower International safety composite
Tower International scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 89% 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).
75/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 89% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% 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
−2.4
2019→2021
Tower International injury rate improved
Tower International's TCR fell 2.4 from 3.4 in 2019 to 1.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 3.4 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=3.4 · 2020=1.2 · 2021=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336370 · Fountain Inn, SC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.9 · 35% of ind
- DART 0.5 DART
- RANK #3/11
- PHOTO Royal Die & Stamping
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~191 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Royal Die & Stamping (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tower International in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tower International
1.9 TCR
- Royal Die & St
Royal Die & Stamping
1.9 TCR
- Walker Automat
Walker Automation & Assembly (Challenge Manufacturing-Plant 3)
1.9 TCR
- GM Marion Stam
GM Marion Stamping
1.9 TCR
- Autokiniton Gr
Autokiniton Greenville Manufacturing
1.8 TCR
What this shows Tower International averages 1.9 TCR (35% of the Motor vehicle metal stampings (e.g., body parts, fenders, hub caps, tops, trim) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Tower International TCR series: 2019=3.4 · 2020=1.2 · 2021=1 · BLS 5.4
Where Tower International falls in its industry
510 Motor vehicle metal stampings establishmentsSafer than 89% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 11 Motor vehicle metal stampings employers in South Carolina.
Tower International has more employees than the Motor vehicle metal stampings (e.g., bod median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336370 · SC · Fountain Inn
510 Motor vehicle metal stampings (e.g., body parts, fenders, hub caps, tops, trim) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 42 employers in Fountain Inn, 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 | Royal Die & Stamping | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Walker Automation & Assembly (Challenge Manufacturing-Plant 3) | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GM Marion Stamping | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Autokiniton Greenville Manufacturing | 1.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hamrick Plant | 191 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Suminoe Textile of America | 191 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Anderson Industries | 191 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2807-1004 | 191 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bosch Rexroth FniP | 957 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DC/FniP Fountain Inn | 900 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AVX Corporation | 684 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fountain Inn | 655 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Univeristy of Nevada, Reno | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ykk S & B | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fresh Ideas Management- Hastings College | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Buckeye Power, Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bay Cities Produce Inc | 191 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | New Seabury Resources Management, Inc. | 191 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kemps Rochester Ice Cream Plant | 191 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 103988 - Long Ridge Energy Generation | 191 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.