Waffles, frozen, manufacturing · South Carolina
US Waffle Company
Liberty, SC · ~356 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
US Waffle Company runs at 50% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Waffles, frozen, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
US Waffle Company: 1.7 TCR = 50% of Waffles, frozen, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
US Waffle Company safety composite
US Waffle Company scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 32%), 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).
58/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% 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
US Waffle Company: 1.5 → 3.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 3.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.95× in 2024
US Waffle Company's TCR rose 2.0 from 1.5 in 2022 to 3.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.95× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311412 · Liberty, SC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.7 · 50% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #3/5
- PHOTO UPC Texas LLC
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~356 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: UPC Texas LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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US Waffle Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
US Waffle Company
1.7 TCR
- UPC Texas LLC
UPC Texas LLC
1.7 TCR
- Plover Appetiz
Plover Appetizers
1.7 TCR
- Monogram Foods
Monogram Foods
1.7 TCR
- Frozen Special
Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing - Plant
1.7 TCR
What this shows US Waffle Company averages 1.7 TCR (50% of the Waffles, frozen, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
US Waffle Company TCR series: 2022=1.5 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 3.3
Where US Waffle Company falls in its industry
274 Waffles, frozen, manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 85% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 5 Waffles, frozen, manufacturing employers in South Carolina.
US Waffle Company has more employees than the Waffles, frozen, manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311412 · SC · Liberty
274 Waffles, frozen, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 18 employers in Liberty, 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 | UPC Texas LLC | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plover Appetizers | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Monogram Foods | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing - Plant | 1.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Contec, INC. - Locust Grove | 357 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 585 | 355 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 634 | 355 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 574 | 357 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Reliable Automatic Sprinkler - South Carolina | 769 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CN Liberty | 473 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CRM Liberty SC | 326 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Industrial Plastics Group - Liberty | 262 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Silver Line Building Products | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 38-Emcaz-Rodeo Dodge | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Heniff Transportation Systems LLC - High Point, Nc | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tilson Built Company - Boerne | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Boost - Field Sales | 356 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Process Equipment, Inc. South Field Services | 356 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | South Jersey Transportation Authority | 356 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Redhorse Corporation | 356 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.