General-line groceries merchant wholesalers · South Carolina
W. Lee Flowers & Co., Inc.
Scranton, SC · ~281 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
W. Lee Flowers & Co., Inc. runs at 301% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General-line groceries merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
W. Lee Flowers & Co., Inc.: 6.6 TCR = 301% of General-line groceries merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
W. Lee Flowers & Co., Inc. safety composite
W. Lee Flowers & Co., Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 45%), 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)
- D 6.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 3.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% 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
−2.6
2016→2024
W. Lee Flowers & Co., Inc. injury rate improved
W. Lee Flowers & Co., Inc.'s TCR fell 2.6 from 6.6 in 2016 to 4.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 13.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.6 · 2020=13.1 · 2021=7.7 · 2022=4.2 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=4.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424410 · Scranton, SC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 6.6 · 301% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #19/30
- PHOTO Foodservice New Jers…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 114 inj
- SIZE ~281 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Foodservice New Jersey - 1034 (0.0 TCR gap)
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W. Lee Flowers & Co., Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
W. Lee Flowers & Co., Inc.
6.6 TCR
- Foodservice Ne
Foodservice New Jersey - 1034
6.6 TCR
- Performance TP
Performance TPC - 0755
6.6 TCR
- Restaurant Dep
Restaurant Depot 804
6.6 TCR
- US Foods Bisma
US Foods Bismarck
6.6 TCR
What this shows W. Lee Flowers & Co., Inc. averages 6.6 TCR (301% of the General-line groceries merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
W. Lee Flowers & Co., Inc. TCR series: 2016=6.6 · 2020=13.1 · 2021=7.7 · 2022=4.2 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=4 · BLS 2.2
Where W. Lee Flowers & Co., Inc. falls in its industry
1,651 General-line groceries merchan establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.1.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 30 General-line groceries merchan employers in South Carolina.
W. Lee Flowers & Co., Inc. has more employees than the General-line groceries merchant wholesal median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.1. 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 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.1 | 10.0 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424410 · SC · Scranton
1,651 General-line groceries merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 3 employers in Scranton, 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 | Foodservice New Jersey - 1034 | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Performance TPC - 0755 | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Restaurant Depot 804 | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | US Foods Bismarck | 6.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Vulcraft-SC | 281 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Charleston County Aviation Authority (All Establishments) | 281 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shakespeare | 282 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DAK Americas LLC (An Alpek Polyester Company) | 280 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lake City Scranton Healthcare Center | 110 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lake City Scranton Healthcare | 63 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Boca Raton Regional Hospital | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tacoma Wa - 330 | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | KAW Services, Inc. | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Strong Company, Inc. | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Maple Donuts | 281 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St Joseph Villa | 281 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GreyStone Power Hiram Headquarters | 281 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Missouri Valley Family YMCA | 281 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.