Specialized Freight ex Used Goods Trucking Local · Alabama
051 Decatur AL
Decatur, AL · ~62 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
051 Decatur AL runs at 102% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Specialized Freight ex Used Goods Trucking Local workplace, earning a grade C.
051 Decatur AL: 4.6 TCR = 102% of Specialized Freight ex Used Goods Trucking Local BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
051 Decatur AL safety composite
051 Decatur AL scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 15%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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%).
Rising injury rate
051 Decatur AL: 5.0 → 6.2 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 6.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.36× in 2024
051 Decatur AL's TCR rose 1.2 from 5.0 in 2016 to 6.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 6.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484220 · Decatur, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 4.6 · 102% of ind
- DART 6.2 DART
- RANK #20/26
- PHOTO Bell and Sons Trucki…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 31 inj
- SIZE ~62 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bell and Sons Trucking Co Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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051 Decatur AL in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
051 Decatur AL
4.6 TCR
- Bell and Sons
Bell and Sons Trucking Co Inc
4.6 TCR
- Sanderson Farm
Sanderson Farms Laurel Live Haul
4.6 TCR
- 9613-0316
9613-0316
4.6 TCR
- AMERICAN EAGLE
AMERICAN EAGLE TRANSPORTATION LLC
4.6 TCR
What this shows 051 Decatur AL averages 4.6 TCR (102% of the Specialized Freight ex Used Goods Trucking Local BLS benchmark).
051 Decatur AL TCR series: 2016=5 · 2017=6 · 2018=5.9 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=2.6 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=6.4 · 2024=6.2 · BLS 4.5
Where 051 Decatur AL falls in its industry
1,130 Specialized Freight ex Used Go establishmentsSafer than 33% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #20 safest of 26 Specialized Freight ex Used Go employers in Alabama.
051 Decatur AL has more employees than the Specialized Freight ex Used Goods Trucki median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484220 · AL · Decatur
1,130 Specialized Freight ex Used Goods Trucking Local employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 239 employers in Decatur, AL · 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 | Bell and Sons Trucking Co Inc | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sanderson Farms Laurel Live Haul | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 9613-0316 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AMERICAN EAGLE TRANSPORTATION LLC | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hatchery (Talladega) | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Marshall Dekalb Electric Copperative | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dixie Electric Cooperative | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Alabama Painting Inc | 62 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Supply Chain - Decatur | 1,450 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur processing plant | 885 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ULA-Decatur | 701 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur Fresh Plant | 671 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Carman Industries | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | USA Portland OR 9555 NE Airport Way | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | James E John Construction Co., Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Polypeptide Laboratories | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Macon Office | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gastonia | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hope Center Memory Care | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | R. S. Fawcett, Inc. | 62 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.