Used Merchandise Store · Alabama
America's Thrift Store #16
Gardendale, AL · ~59 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
America's Thrift Store #16 runs at 186% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Used Merchandise Store workplace, earning a grade D.
America's Thrift Store #16: 6.3 TCR = 186% of Used Merchandise Store BLS 3.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
America's Thrift Store #16 safety composite
America's Thrift Store #16 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 29%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% 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%).
Rising injury rate
America's Thrift Store #16: 3.0 → 6.5 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 16.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.03× in 2023
America's Thrift Store #16's TCR rose 3.5 from 3.0 in 2016 to 6.5 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2017 at 16.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.03× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 453310 · Gardendale, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.3 · 186% of ind
- DART 6.5 DART
- RANK #18/37
- PHOTO Westport Store
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~59 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Westport Store (0.0 TCR gap)
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America's Thrift Store #16 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Brannon Crossi
Brannon Crossing Store
6.4 TCR
- This site
America's Thrift Store #16
6.3 TCR
- Westport Store
Westport Store
6.3 TCR
- Franklin Store
Franklin Store
6.3 TCR
- Central Proces
Central Processing Charlotte
6.3 TCR
What this shows America's Thrift Store #16 averages 6.3 TCR (186% of the Used Merchandise Store BLS benchmark).
America's Thrift Store #16 TCR series: 2016=3 · 2017=16.3 · 2018=11.4 · 2019=5.3 · 2020=4.2 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=6.5 · BLS 3.4
Where America's Thrift Store #16 falls in its industry
1,556 Used Merchandise Store establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 37 Used Merchandise Store employers in Alabama.
America's Thrift Store #16 has more employees than the Used Merchandise Store median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.4 | 6.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16.3 | 7.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
453310 · AL · Gardendale
1,556 Used Merchandise Store employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 18 employers in Gardendale, 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 | Westport Store | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Franklin Store | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Central Processing Charlotte | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Brannon Crossing Store | 6.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | COTTAGE HILL NURSERY, INC. | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Marshall Dekalb Electric Coop | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Birmingham Division Varnons Crew Headquarters | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Commercial Construction & Maintenance, Inc. | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1201 | 410 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1201 | 374 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Store 1206 | 148 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MAGNOLIA RIDGE | 120 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | LANI-Brownwood | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CARS Recon Inc. MAC | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Novi | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Beaver Valley Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Delzer Lithograph Company | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Soundcoat - Deer Park | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pompanette, LLC | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Diamond State Masonry | 59 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.