Brake caliper assemblies, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing · South Carolina
ZF-North Charleston
North Charleston, SC · ~462 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
ZF-North Charleston runs at 46% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Brake caliper assemblies, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
ZF-North Charleston: 2.5 TCR = 46% of Brake caliper assemblies, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
ZF-North Charleston safety composite
ZF-North Charleston scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.4
2022→2024
ZF-North Charleston injury rate improved
ZF-North Charleston's TCR fell 1.4 from 3.3 in 2022 to 1.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 3.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=3.3 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=1.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336340 · North Charleston, SC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 2.5 · 46% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #4/6
- PHOTO Mando America Corpor…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 31 inj
- SIZE ~462 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mando America Corporation - G1 (0.0 TCR gap)
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ZF-North Charleston in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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ZF-North Charleston
2.5 TCR
- Continental Au
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc
2.5 TCR
- Mando America
Mando America Corporation - G1
2.4 TCR
- Piston Automot
Piston Automotive
2.4 TCR
- Home Ave
Home Ave
2.4 TCR
What this shows ZF-North Charleston averages 2.5 TCR (46% of the Brake caliper assemblies, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
ZF-North Charleston TCR series: 2022=3.3 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 5.4
Where ZF-North Charleston falls in its industry
133 Brake caliper assemblies, auto establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 6 Brake caliper assemblies, auto employers in South Carolina.
ZF-North Charleston has more employees than the Brake caliper assemblies, automotive, tr median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336340 · SC · North Charleston
133 Brake caliper assemblies, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 256 employers in North Charleston, 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 | Mando America Corporation - G1 | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Piston Automotive | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Continental Automotive Systems, Inc | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Home Ave | 2.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | SC264 Darlington (Dixie) | 461 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mitsubishi Chemical America, INC. Polyester Film Division | 463 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 5087 | 461 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harsco Rail Columbia | 460 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Charleston County | 2,601 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palmetto Goodwill Services | 1,105 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Trident Medical Center | 1,015 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SRC Charleston ISS Division | 815 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mulberry Gardens Assisted Living | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Five Star Premier Residences of Plantation | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Golf Warehouse | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wallingford | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | J A Riggs Tractor Company | 462 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mastronardi Produce | 462 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gates | 462 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Crossville TN Complex | 462 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.