Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) · Alabama
Birmingham Bhm
Birmingham, AL · ~137 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Birmingham Bhm runs at 140% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) workplace, earning a grade D.
Birmingham Bhm: 6.3 TCR = 140% of Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Birmingham Bhm safety composite
Birmingham Bhm scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 35%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 5.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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 Bhm: 8.3 → 9.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 9.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.81× in 2024
Birmingham Bhm's TCR rose 1.0 from 8.3 in 2018 to 9.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.81× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484122 · Birmingham, AL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.3 · 140% of ind
- DART 5.1 DART
- RANK #35/62
- PHOTO NAT
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 64 inj
- SIZE ~137 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: NAT (0.0 TCR gap)
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Birmingham Bhm in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Birmingham Bhm
6.3 TCR
- NAT
NAT
6.3 TCR
- North Phoenix
North Phoenix AZ FXFE-NPX
6.3 TCR
- 6284-NP-114
6284-NP-114
6.3 TCR
- DECATUR DEC
DECATUR DEC
6.3 TCR
What this shows Birmingham Bhm averages 6.3 TCR (140% of the Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS benchmark).
Birmingham Bhm TCR series: 2018=8.3 · 2019=5.8 · 2020=5.9 · 2021=8.3 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=9.3 · BLS 4.5
Where Birmingham Bhm falls in its industry
3,020 Trucking, general freight, lon establishmentsSafer than 43% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #35 safest of 62 Trucking, general freight, lon employers in Alabama.
Birmingham Bhm has more employees than the Trucking, general freight, long-distance median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 | 9.3 | 5.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484122 · AL · Birmingham
3,020 Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) 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 | NAT | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | North Phoenix AZ FXFE-NPX | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6284-NP-114 | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DECATUR DEC | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hoar Program Management, LLC | 137 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fulton Sawmill | 137 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nucor Tubular Products - Trinity | 137 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Ford Meter Box Company, Inc. (Pell City) | 137 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 | Viking SupplyNet & Fabrication Services - Columbus | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | College Park Elementary School | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sarah A Reed Retirement Center | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wyoming Block | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Woodburn Nursery & Azaleas, Inc. | 137 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BW Mitchum Trucking | 137 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Honeycutt Construction - Wilmington | 137 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ardisam, Inc. | 137 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.