Stairwork (e.g., newel posts, railings, staircases, stairs), wood, manufacturing · Georgia
Ball Ground, GA- L. J. Smith, LLC.
Ball Ground, GA · ~25 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ball Ground, GA- L. J. Smith, LLC. runs at 65% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Stairwork (e.g., newel posts, railings, staircases, stairs), wood, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Ball Ground, GA- L. J. Smith, LLC.: 2.1 TCR = 65% of Stairwork (e.g., newel posts, railings, staircases, stairs), wood, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ball Ground, GA- L. J. Smith, LLC. safety composite
Ball Ground, GA- L. J. Smith, LLC. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 84% 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.29 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
Ball Ground, GA- L. J. Smith, LLC.: 0.0 → 4.3 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 4.3 TCR · DART/TCR 2× in 2021
Ball Ground, GA- L. J. Smith, LLC.'s TCR rose 4.3 from 0.0 in 2020 to 4.3 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321918 · Ball Ground, GA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.1 · 65% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #4/14
- PHOTO MJB Clio
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: MJB Clio (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ball Ground, GA- L. J. Smith, LLC. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Goodwin Lumber
Goodwin Lumber Company inc.
2.2 TCR
- Hunter Douglas
Hunter Douglas Fabrication
2.2 TCR
- This site
Ball Ground, GA- L. J. Smith, LLC.
2.1 TCR
- MJB Clio
MJB Clio
2.1 TCR
- Metrie Manufac
Metrie Manufacturing - Rocklin
2.1 TCR
What this shows Ball Ground, GA- L. J. Smith, LLC. averages 2.1 TCR (65% of the Stairwork (e.g., newel posts, railings, staircases, stairs), wood, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Ball Ground, GA- L. J. Smith, LLC. TCR series: 2020=0 · 2021=4.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Ball Ground, GA- L. J. Smith, LLC. falls in its industry
317 Stairwork (e.g., newel posts, establishmentsSafer than 84% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 14 Stairwork (e.g., newel posts, employers in Georgia.
Ball Ground, GA- L. J. Smith, LLC. has fewer employees than the Stairwork (e.g., newel posts, railings, median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.9. 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 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321918 · GA · Ball Ground
317 Stairwork (e.g., newel posts, railings, staircases, stairs), wood, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 31 employers in Ball Ground, 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 | MJB Clio | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Goodwin Lumber Company inc. | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hunter Douglas Fabrication | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metrie Manufacturing - Rocklin | 2.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Four Corners Gin Inc. Co. | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | W.C. Bradley Farms, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Metro East TMC (Conyers)- 1465 General Arts Rd. Conyers, GA | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Manchester Operating - 524 Atlantic Street Manchester, GA | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chart | 363 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Meyn America LLC | 256 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CAIRE - Manufacturing | 218 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Advanced Disposal - Ball Ground | 142 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Davis Landscape LTD NC Office | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Altoona - Alpha Assembly Solutions | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sherman and Reilly | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bham 2 | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Rogers Panel | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ITL- Ohio | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Okc #97 | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Angleboard | 25 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.