Beef, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased carcasses · Georgia
Birchwood Foods
Norcross, GA · ~289 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Birchwood Foods runs at 121% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Beef, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased carcasses workplace, earning a grade D.
Birchwood Foods: 4.0 TCR = 121% of Beef, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased carcasses BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Birchwood Foods safety composite
Birchwood Foods scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 45%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% 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
−0.4
2016→2023
Birchwood Foods injury rate improved
Birchwood Foods's TCR fell 0.4 from 3.5 in 2016 to 3.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 6.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.5 · 2017=5.5 · 2018=6.8 · 2019=2.4 · 2020=4.0 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311612 · Norcross, GA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.0 · 121% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #12/20
- PHOTO Schweid & Sons (GA)
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 88 inj
- SIZE ~289 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Schweid & Sons (GA) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Birchwood Foods in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Birchwood Foods
4 TCR
- Schweid & Sons
Schweid & Sons (GA)
4 TCR
- Smithfield Foo
Smithfield Foods
4 TCR
- Smithfield Car
Smithfield Carroll
3.9 TCR
- 304
304
3.9 TCR
What this shows Birchwood Foods averages 4.0 TCR (121% of the Beef, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased carcasses BLS benchmark).
Birchwood Foods TCR series: 2016=3.5 · 2017=5.5 · 2018=6.8 · 2019=2.4 · 2020=4 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=3.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Birchwood Foods falls in its industry
613 Beef, primal and sub-primal cu establishmentsSafer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 20 Beef, primal and sub-primal cu employers in Georgia.
Birchwood Foods has more employees than the Beef, primal and sub-primal cuts, made f median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311612 · GA · Norcross
613 Beef, primal and sub-primal cuts, made from purchased carcasses employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 337 employers in Norcross, 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 | Schweid & Sons (GA) | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Smithfield Foods | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Smithfield Carroll | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 304 | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | General Service Headquarters Forest Park 62 Lake Mirror Rd 212 Lake Mirror Rd Forest Park GA | 289 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Momar, Inc. | 289 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Staples FC Lithia Springs GA | 289 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Distribution Center | 289 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Home Office | 1,234 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ole Mexican Foods, Norcross 6585 | 866 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6585 | 844 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NAPA ATLANTA | 794 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Rees Enterprizes, Inc Terminal | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cardinal Health Warrendale Distribution Supply | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mid-Ohio Mechanical,Inc. | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JP Boden Services | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | NHC HealthCare, Anderson/LLC | 289 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Location 19011 | 289 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carillon, Inc. | 289 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GEM Management LLC | 289 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.