Employer · Alabama
Birmingham Vending
Bessemer, AL · ~26 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Birmingham Vending runs at 311% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical industry workplace, earning a grade F.
Birmingham Vending: 10.6 TCR = 311% of industry BLS 3.4 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Birmingham Vending safety composite
Birmingham Vending scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 22.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Birmingham Vending: 15.6 → 22.7 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 22.7 TCR · DART/TCR 2.15× in 2024
Birmingham Vending's TCR rose 7.1 from 15.6 in 2018 to 22.7 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2.15× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 454210 · Bessemer, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.6 · 311% of ind
- DART 22.7 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO DALLAS AVE C MARKETS
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: DALLAS AVE C MARKETS (0.0 TCR gap)
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Birmingham Vending in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Market-Garden
Market-Garden Grove
10.8 TCR
- Market-Madison
Market-Madison
10.7 TCR
- This site
Birmingham Vending
10.6 TCR
- DALLAS AVE C M
DALLAS AVE C MARKETS
10.6 TCR
- The Quality Co
The Quality Companies, Inc.
10.6 TCR
What this shows Birmingham Vending averages 10.6 TCR (311% of the industry BLS benchmark).
Birmingham Vending TCR series: 2018=15.6 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=9.4 · 2022=15.9 · 2023=10.5 · 2024=22.7 · BLS 3.4
Where Birmingham Vending falls in its industry
311 industry establishmentsSafer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.1.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 industry employers in Alabama.
Birmingham Vending has fewer employees than the industry median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.1. 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 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15.9 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
454210 · AL · Bessemer
311 industry employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 116 employers in Bessemer, 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 | DALLAS AVE C MARKETS | 10.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Quality Companies, Inc. | 10.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Market-Madison | 10.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Market-Garden Grove | 10.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Unlimited Contract Services Robertsdale | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mar-Jac Poultry AL, LLC Hatchery | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ashland Breeder and Broiler Dept | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sand Mountain Hatchery | 26 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BHM1 | 4,102 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bessemer, DC | 768 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blox LLC | 581 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | US PIPE - BHM-DIP | 559 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | RET-SS2 Store 32 | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Thomas Cuisine @ DAMERON HOSPITAL | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fall Creek Logging. Inc. | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bay Ship & Yacht Co | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fs-Via Christi Mer | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fs Franklin Hospi | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Marlborough Hospital EVS | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bourne PS | 26 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.