Machine shops · Alabama
ARCH Tuscaloosa
Cottondale, AL · ~85 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
ARCH Tuscaloosa runs at 128% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Machine shops workplace, earning a grade D.
ARCH Tuscaloosa: 4.2 TCR = 128% of Machine shops BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
ARCH Tuscaloosa safety composite
ARCH Tuscaloosa scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 27%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% 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
−1.1
2018→2021
ARCH Tuscaloosa injury rate improved
ARCH Tuscaloosa's TCR fell 1.1 from 5.0 in 2018 to 3.9 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2018 at 5.0 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.62× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=5.0 · 2019=3.5 · 2020=4.5 · 2021=3.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332710 · Cottondale, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 128% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #20/29
- PHOTO JC MACHINE, INC.
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~85 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: JC MACHINE, INC. (0.0 TCR gap)
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ARCH Tuscaloosa in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
ARCH Tuscaloosa
4.2 TCR
- JC MACHINE, IN
JC MACHINE, INC.
4.2 TCR
- Micron Metalwo
Micron Metalworks, LLC
4.2 TCR
- IL180
IL180
4.2 TCR
- Willer Tool Co
Willer Tool Corporation
4.2 TCR
What this shows ARCH Tuscaloosa averages 4.2 TCR (128% of the Machine shops BLS benchmark).
ARCH Tuscaloosa TCR series: 2018=5 · 2019=3.5 · 2020=4.5 · 2021=3.9 · BLS 3.3
Where ARCH Tuscaloosa falls in its industry
1,821 Machine shops establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #20 safest of 29 Machine shops employers in Alabama.
ARCH Tuscaloosa has more employees than the Machine shops median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332710 · AL · Cottondale
1,821 Machine shops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 11 employers in Cottondale, 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 | JC MACHINE, INC. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Micron Metalworks, LLC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | IL180 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Willer Tool Corporation | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kelley Foods | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shelby AL Truss | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Allied AEC | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tri-Cities Manufacturing, Inc. | 85 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAC Cottondale | 400 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Inteva Products Cottondale Operations | 285 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lear Corporation - Tuscaloosa 2 | 143 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 016 TA Tuscaloosa | 91 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Utopia Packing, LLC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Henry County Virginia | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Zebco Brands - Distribution Center | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shoprite of Waretown | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CS - Holley Performance Products | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Meadow View Health and Rehabilitation | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bi-Lo Country Mart | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Edgewater Woods | 85 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.