Construction machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers · Georgia
Ascendum Machinery - Buford
Buford, GA · ~27 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ascendum Machinery - Buford runs at 140% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Construction machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Ascendum Machinery - Buford: 3.1 TCR = 140% of Construction machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ascendum Machinery - Buford safety composite
Ascendum Machinery - Buford scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 76% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 49%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% 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%).
Ascendum Machinery - Buford held a steady TCR band
Ascendum Machinery - Buford's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=0.0 · 2019=6.7 · 2020=3.9 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=7.3 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423810 · Buford, GA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.1 · 140% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #11/26
- PHOTO Berry Material Handl…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Berry Material Handling - Wichita (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ascendum Machinery - Buford in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ascendum Machinery - Buford
3.1 TCR
- Berry Material
Berry Material Handling - Wichita
3.1 TCR
- 43-TTCO-HUNTSV
43-TTCO-HUNTSVILLE RENTAL
3.1 TCR
- Corbin
Corbin
3.1 TCR
- Stanville
Stanville
3.1 TCR
What this shows Ascendum Machinery - Buford averages 3.1 TCR (140% of the Construction machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Ascendum Machinery - Buford TCR series: 2018=0 · 2019=6.7 · 2020=3.9 · 2021=0 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=7.3 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Ascendum Machinery - Buford falls in its industry
533 Construction machinery and equ establishmentsSafer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 26 Construction machinery and equ employers in Georgia.
Ascendum Machinery - Buford has fewer employees than the Construction machinery and equipment mer median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423810 · GA · Buford
533 Construction machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 164 employers in Buford, GA · 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 | Berry Material Handling - Wichita | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 43-TTCO-HUNTSVILLE RENTAL | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Corbin | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Stanville | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Canon Pullet Farm | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AKA Mulch Products, LLC | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grow Out | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Piedmont Water Company | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tech Systems, Inc | 478 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elringklinger USA, Inc. | 473 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GAORD - BUFORD CENTER | 447 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Georgia Branch | 428 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Amita Health Saint Joseph Medical Center | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Twality Middle School | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kosei St. Marys Corporation | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hills Stainless Steel & Equipment Co., Inc. | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ascendum Machinery - Raleigh | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Building Maintenace - Headquarters (CHE P3 +CHS 5th Floor) | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 180 Riverside Boulevard | 27 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.