Plasmapheresis Center · Alabama
Birmingham, AL-Biolife 709
Birmingham, AL · ~27 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 13.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Birmingham, AL-Biolife 709 runs at 354% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Plasmapheresis Center workplace, earning a grade F.
Birmingham, AL-Biolife 709: 13.4 TCR = 354% of Plasmapheresis Center BLS 3.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Birmingham, AL-Biolife 709 safety composite
Birmingham, AL-Biolife 709 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
15/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 13.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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
Birmingham, AL-Biolife 709: 9.8 → 17.0 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 17.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.84× in 2023
Birmingham, AL-Biolife 709's TCR rose 7.2 from 9.8 in 2022 to 17.0 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0.84× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621991 · Birmingham, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 13.4 · 354% of ind
- DART 11.4 DART
- RANK #33/36
- PHOTO Addison, IL- BioLife
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Addison, IL- BioLife (0.0 TCR gap)
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Birmingham, AL-Biolife 709 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Sheboygan, WI-
Sheboygan, WI-Biolife 670
13.6 TCR
- Omaha, NE-BioL
Omaha, NE-BioLife
13.5 TCR
- This site
Birmingham, AL-Biolife 709
13.4 TCR
- Addison, IL- B
Addison, IL- BioLife
13.4 TCR
- Richmond, VA-B
Richmond, VA-Biolife 747
13.4 TCR
What this shows Birmingham, AL-Biolife 709 averages 13.4 TCR (354% of the Plasmapheresis Center BLS benchmark).
Birmingham, AL-Biolife 709 TCR series: 2022=9.8 · 2023=17 · BLS 3.8
Where Birmingham, AL-Biolife 709 falls in its industry
1,713 Plasmapheresis Center establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #33 safest of 36 Plasmapheresis Center employers in Alabama.
Birmingham, AL-Biolife 709 has fewer employees than the Plasmapheresis Center median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.3. 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 | 17.0 | 11.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621991 · AL · Birmingham
1,713 Plasmapheresis Center employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 840 employers in Birmingham, 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 | Addison, IL- BioLife | 13.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Richmond, VA-Biolife 747 | 13.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Omaha, NE-BioLife | 13.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sheboygan, WI-Biolife 670 | 13.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 1224-HA-Albertville, AL | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dothan Hatchery | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Silver Creek Logging Company | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 6728-00030023-12 | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | USD | 9,165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CLASSIC FOODS | 9,165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate | 8,650 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BIRMINGHAM PACKERS | 8,650 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Coast Guard Academy | 13.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Water Extraction Team, LLC | 13.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 9277-103 Lionshead Base Area | 13.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Worthington Place | 13.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Rolla- Navig8 | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | E&C Precast Concrete, Inc. | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nellis AFB, NV | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Park Vista - The Legacy of Deforest | 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.