Mfg transformers · Alabama

Appleton Group, LLC

Rainsville, AL · ~56 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
0.9
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Appleton Group, LLC runs at 27% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Mfg transformers workplace, earning a grade A.

Appleton Group, LLC: 0.9 TCR = 27% of Mfg transformers BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Appleton Group, LLC safety composite

Appleton Group, LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 89% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

B

79/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 0.89 per 100 workers

Safer than 89% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 88% 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

−3.5

2017→2020

Appleton Group, LLC injury rate improved

Appleton Group, LLC's TCR fell 3.5 from 3.5 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2017 at 3.5 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=3.5 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 335311 · Rainsville, AL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 0.9 · 27% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK P89
  • PHOTO Hitachi Energy USA, …
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 1 inj
  • SIZE ~56 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Hitachi Energy USA, inc. South Boston, VA (0.0 TCR gap)

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Appleton Group, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Appleton Group, LLC averages 0.9 TCR (27% of the Mfg transformers BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Appleton Group, LLC TCR series: 2017=3.5 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Appleton Group, LLC falls in its industry

141 Mfg transformers establishments

Safer than 89% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers
Appleton Group, LLC (56 employees, TCR 0.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 120 employees and a TCR of 2.6 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 05001,0001,5002,0002,500 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate Appleton Group, LLC
Appleton Group, LLC (56 employees, TCR 0.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 120 employees and a TCR of 2.6

Appleton Group, LLC has fewer employees than the Mfg transformers 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
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2017 3.5 1.8 1 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

335311 · AL · Rainsville

141 Mfg transformers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 9 employers in Rainsville, 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 Hitachi Energy USA, inc. South Boston, VA 0.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR WICC Ltd 0.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Alamo 0.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Hitachi Energy USA, inc. Bland VA 0.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE Marshall Dekalb Electric 56 FTE
STATE-SIZE Pelham, AL Office CS 56 FTE
STATE-SIZE Turner at Shell Chemical LP Saraland AL 56 FTE
STATE-SIZE SUMMIT ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION 56 FTE
CITY-NEAR Rainsville Technology Inc 568 FTE
CITY-NEAR BlueScope Buildings 166 FTE
CITY-NEAR Sand Mountain Electric Cooperative 76 FTE
CITY-NEAR Kudzu Millwork 56 FTE
NAT-TCR Workplace Resource- AU Showroom 0.9 TCR
NAT-TCR BT Hayward 0.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Machinery Movers & Erectors Inc. dba BRC Mechanical Services 0.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Five Star Landscaping & Irrigation, Inc. 0.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE Ritescreen 56 FTE
NAT-SIZE Tulsa Oklahoma 56 FTE
NAT-SIZE 411 Austin Road 56 FTE
NAT-SIZE Premier Building Group Collective 56 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.