Quarry tiles, clay, manufacturing · South Carolina
US Brick Columbia
Columbia, SC · ~49 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
US Brick Columbia runs at 188% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Quarry tiles, clay, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
US Brick Columbia: 6.2 TCR = 188% of Quarry tiles, clay, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
US Brick Columbia safety composite
US Brick Columbia scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 23%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% 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
US Brick Columbia: 5.7 → 6.7 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 6.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
US Brick Columbia's TCR rose 1.1 from 5.7 in 2023 to 6.7 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327120 · Columbia, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 188% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/6
- PHOTO LECO Corporation -- …
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~49 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: LECO Corporation -- Ceramics (0.0 TCR gap)
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US Brick Columbia in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- General Shale
General Shale Moncure
6.3 TCR
- This site
US Brick Columbia
6.2 TCR
- LECO Corporati
LECO Corporation -- Ceramics
6.2 TCR
- ERAC
ERAC
6.1 TCR
- Elgin Brick Pl
Elgin Brick Plants
6.1 TCR
What this shows US Brick Columbia averages 6.2 TCR (188% of the Quarry tiles, clay, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
US Brick Columbia TCR series: 2023=5.7 · 2024=6.7 · BLS 3.3
Where US Brick Columbia falls in its industry
307 Quarry tiles, clay, manufactur establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 6 Quarry tiles, clay, manufactur employers in South Carolina.
US Brick Columbia has fewer employees than the Quarry tiles, clay, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327120 · SC · Columbia
307 Quarry tiles, clay, 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 | LECO Corporation -- Ceramics | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ERAC | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Elgin Brick Plants | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | General Shale Moncure | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Amick Farms, LLC SC Hatchery | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LANGLEY ELECTRIC OPERATIONS | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Broad River Electric Cooperative | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Samet Corporation - Charleston SC | 49 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 | Veranova - North Andover | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Friendship home | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Njbou - Bound Brook | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ksman - Manhattan | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Industrial Metal Fabrication | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fort Dodge Asphalt Company | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Select Tissue LLC | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TRICOR Systems Inc. | 49 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.