Shipyard (i.e., facility capable of building ships) · Alabama
Austal USA LLC
Mobile, AL · ~3,377 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Austal USA LLC runs at 84% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Shipyard (i.e., facility capable of building ships) workplace, earning a grade C.
Austal USA LLC: 2.8 TCR = 84% of Shipyard (i.e., facility capable of building ships) BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Austal USA LLC safety composite
Austal USA LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 65% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 3%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 3% 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
2016→2024
Austal USA LLC injury rate improved
Austal USA LLC's TCR fell 1.1 from 3.7 in 2016 to 2.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.7 · 2017=3.1 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=2.5 · 2021=3.4 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=2.0 · 2024=2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336611 · Mobile, AL AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade C · TCR 2.8 · 84% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #7/15
- PHOTO Eastern Shipbuilding…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 817 inj
- SIZE ~3,377 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Eastern Shipbuilding Allanton/Port St. Joe (0.0 TCR gap)
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Austal USA LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Austal USA LLC
2.8 TCR
- Eastern Shipbu
Eastern Shipbuilding Allanton/Port St. Joe
2.8 TCR
- Thoma-Sea Mari
Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors Lockport New Construction
2.8 TCR
- Caddell Dry Do
Caddell Dry Dock and Repair Co.
2.8 TCR
- National Maint
National Maintenance & Repair of Louisiana
2.8 TCR
What this shows Austal USA LLC averages 2.8 TCR (84% of the Shipyard (i.e., facility capable of building ships) BLS benchmark).
Austal USA LLC TCR series: 2016=3.7 · 2017=3.1 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=2.5 · 2021=3.4 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=2 · 2024=2.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Austal USA LLC falls in its industry
454 Shipyard (i.e., facility capab establishmentsSafer than 65% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 15 Shipyard (i.e., facility capab employers in Alabama.
Austal USA LLC has more employees than the Shipyard (i.e., facility capable of buil median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 77 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 79 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 67 | 40 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 60 | 22 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 91 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 93 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 130 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 165 | 1 | 1 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336611 · AL · Mobile
454 Shipyard (i.e., facility capable of building ships) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 505 employers in Mobile, 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 | Eastern Shipbuilding Allanton/Port St. Joe | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors Lockport New Construction | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Caddell Dry Dock and Repair Co. | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | National Maintenance & Repair of Louisiana | 2.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Brasfield & Gorrie Corporate Office | 3,291 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC | 3,611 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 151 - FORT RUCKER AV MX SVS | 3,650 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AL004 | 2,929 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MOBILE PACKERS | 8,650 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MOBILE INFIRMARY | 2,116 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hargrove Engineers and Constructors | 1,949 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Airbus Mobile Manufacturing Site | 1,643 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Giant Eagle #4012 | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Special-Lite Decatur | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Myrtle Beach Travel Park | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Marinette | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Anna Engine Plant | 3,380 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wentworth Douglass Hospital | 3,380 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Strike | 3,372 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fairview Hospital | 3,370 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.