Adobe bricks manufacturing · Alabama
Birmingham Hot Metal Coatings
Birmingham, AL · ~43 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Birmingham Hot Metal Coatings runs at 59% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Adobe bricks manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Birmingham Hot Metal Coatings: 1.9 TCR = 59% of Adobe bricks manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Birmingham Hot Metal Coatings safety composite
Birmingham Hot Metal Coatings scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 46%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.7
2016→2024
Birmingham Hot Metal Coatings injury rate improved
Birmingham Hot Metal Coatings's TCR fell 2.7 from 4.8 in 2016 to 2.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 4.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.11× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.8 · 2017=2.3 · 2018=2.1 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=2.0 · 2024=2.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327120 · Birmingham, AL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 59% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #7/17
- PHOTO Sioux City Brick & T…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~43 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sioux City Brick & Tile (0.0 TCR gap)
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Birmingham Hot Metal Coatings in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Iberia plant
Iberia plant
2 TCR
- This site
Birmingham Hot Metal Coatings
1.9 TCR
- Sioux City Bri
Sioux City Brick & Tile
1.9 TCR
- Columbus Brick
Columbus Brick Phenix City
1.9 TCR
- Morgan Advance
Morgan Advanced Materials Certech Inc
1.9 TCR
What this shows Birmingham Hot Metal Coatings averages 1.9 TCR (59% of the Adobe bricks manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Birmingham Hot Metal Coatings TCR series: 2016=4.8 · 2017=2.3 · 2018=2.1 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=2 · 2024=2.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Birmingham Hot Metal Coatings falls in its industry
307 Adobe bricks manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 77% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 17 Adobe bricks manufacturing employers in Alabama.
Birmingham Hot Metal Coatings has fewer employees than the Adobe bricks manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327120 · AL · Birmingham
307 Adobe bricks manufacturing 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 | Sioux City Brick & Tile | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Columbus Brick Phenix City | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Iberia plant | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Morgan Advanced Materials Certech Inc | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Generation Fossil Gadsden Steam Plant | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Auburn Crew Headquarters | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hueytown Crew Headquarters - APC | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Clarke-Washington Electric Membership Corporation | 43 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 | Fire Department | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | USA - Franklin Park, Seymour Ave | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Raleigh- Housing and Neighborhood | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Atlanta Regional Office | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | LEADERS MOVING COMPANY - Columbus | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cass Nv, LLC | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Benny's Car Wash Perkins Road | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shannon Masonry Construction | 43 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.