Custom sawmills · South Carolina
West Fraser Newberry
Newberry, SC · ~166 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West Fraser Newberry runs at 111% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Custom sawmills workplace, earning a grade C.
West Fraser Newberry: 3.7 TCR = 111% of Custom sawmills BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West Fraser Newberry safety composite
West Fraser Newberry scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 64% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 40%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−1.1
2023→2024
West Fraser Newberry injury rate improved
West Fraser Newberry's TCR fell 1.1 from 4.2 in 2023 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 4.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.85× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=4.2 · 2024=3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321113 · Newberry, SC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.7 · 111% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #16/22
- PHOTO Vicksburg Forest Pro…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~166 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Vicksburg Forest Products (0.0 TCR gap)
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West Fraser Newberry in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
West Fraser Newberry
3.7 TCR
- Vicksburg Fore
Vicksburg Forest Products
3.7 TCR
- Northwest Hard
Northwest Hardwoods Marienville
3.7 TCR
- WEABER-DOSWELL
WEABER-DOSWELL
3.7 TCR
- Western Forest
Western Forest Products US LLC Arlington Division
3.7 TCR
What this shows West Fraser Newberry averages 3.7 TCR (111% of the Custom sawmills BLS benchmark).
West Fraser Newberry TCR series: 2023=4.2 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 3.3
Where West Fraser Newberry falls in its industry
905 Custom sawmills establishmentsSafer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 22 Custom sawmills employers in South Carolina.
West Fraser Newberry has more employees than the Custom sawmills median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321113 · SC · Newberry
905 Custom sawmills employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 43 employers in Newberry, 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 | Vicksburg Forest Products | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Northwest Hardwoods Marienville | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WEABER-DOSWELL | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Western Forest Products US LLC Arlington Division | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2807-0469 | 166 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2807-0497 | 166 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2807-0528 | 166 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 8142 | 166 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Samsung Electronics America, Inc. | 1,658 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Samsung Electronics Home Appliances America LLC | 1,176 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Newberry County Memorial Hospital | 427 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 624 | 300 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | DZ Block Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dkm Manufacturing Inc | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Geiser Grand Hotel | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dusty Strings | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | MBB Delivery LLC | 166 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pacific Rim Constructors Inc. | 166 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brockton MA | 166 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Skyline Homes | 166 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.