Assembly plants, passenger car, on chassis of own manufacture · South Carolina
Volvo Car US Operations/Ridgeville, SC
Ridgeville, SC · ~1,698 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Volvo Car US Operations/Ridgeville, SC runs at 58% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Assembly plants, passenger car, on chassis of own manufacture workplace, earning a grade B.
Volvo Car US Operations/Ridgeville, SC: 1.9 TCR = 58% of Assembly plants, passenger car, on chassis of own manufacture BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Volvo Car US Operations/Ridgeville, SC safety composite
Volvo Car US Operations/Ridgeville, SC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
67/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−2.6
2020→2024
Volvo Car US Operations/Ridgeville, SC injury rate improved
Volvo Car US Operations/Ridgeville, SC's TCR fell 2.6 from 3.4 in 2020 to 0.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 3.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=3.4 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=2.0 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=0.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336111 · Ridgeville, SC AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 58% of ind
- DART 0.5 DART
- RANK #1/5
- PHOTO Advanced Technology …
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 95 inj
- SIZE ~1,698 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Advanced Technology Development Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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Volvo Car US Operations/Ridgeville, SC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- BMW of Manhatt
BMW of Manhattan
2.1 TCR
- KIA Georgia, I
KIA Georgia, Inc.
2 TCR
- This site
Volvo Car US Operations/Ridgeville, SC
1.9 TCR
- Advanced Techn
Advanced Technology Development Center
1.9 TCR
- VWGoA Jacksonv
VWGoA Jacksonville PDC
1.8 TCR
What this shows Volvo Car US Operations/Ridgeville, SC averages 1.9 TCR (58% of the Assembly plants, passenger car, on chassis of own manufacture BLS benchmark).
Volvo Car US Operations/Ridgeville, SC TCR series: 2020=3.4 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=2 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=0.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Volvo Car US Operations/Ridgeville, SC falls in its industry
158 Assembly plants, passenger car establishmentsSafer than 75% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 5 Assembly plants, passenger car employers in South Carolina.
Volvo Car US Operations/Ridgeville, SC has more employees than the Assembly plants, passenger car, on chass median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336111 · SC · Ridgeville
158 Assembly plants, passenger car, on chassis of own manufacture employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 13 employers in Ridgeville, 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 | Advanced Technology Development Center | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KIA Georgia, Inc. | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | VWGoA Jacksonville PDC | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BMW of Manhattan | 2.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Trident Regional Medical Center | 1,690 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mercedez-Benz Vans LLC | 1,709 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michelin North America, Inc. - Corporate Site | 1,709 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Robert Bosch LLC | 1,682 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 8980 | 1,138 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 8980 | 563 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sundaram Clayton USA, LLC | 142 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 7644 | 123 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Advance Auto Parts DC 16 | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Metalcrafts, A Tecta America Company | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | San Francisco Public Health Laboratory | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Van Ansem Farms Inc | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mears Group, Inc | 1,698 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UPMC Senior Communities | 1,698 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Clev Engine 1 | 1,698 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oakley FHR | 1,698 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.