Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing · Alabama
Buffalo Rock Birmingham
Birmingham, AL · ~265 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Buffalo Rock Birmingham runs at 128% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Buffalo Rock Birmingham: 4.2 TCR = 128% of Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Buffalo Rock Birmingham safety composite
Buffalo Rock Birmingham scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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
Buffalo Rock Birmingham: 3.5 → 5.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.2× in 2024
Buffalo Rock Birmingham's TCR rose 1.5 from 3.5 in 2023 to 5.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 312111 · Birmingham, AL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 128% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #6/14
- PHOTO Clinton's Ditch Coop…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~265 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Clinton's Ditch Cooperative (0.0 TCR gap)
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Buffalo Rock Birmingham in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Buffalo Rock Birmingham
4.2 TCR
- Clinton's Ditc
Clinton's Ditch Cooperative
4.2 TCR
- 7198-00803160
7198-00803160
4.2 TCR
- Buffalo Rock C
Buffalo Rock Company - Corporate
4.2 TCR
- OCCDP Bolivar
OCCDP Bolivar
4.2 TCR
What this shows Buffalo Rock Birmingham averages 4.2 TCR (128% of the Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Buffalo Rock Birmingham TCR series: 2023=3.5 · 2024=5 · BLS 3.3
Where Buffalo Rock Birmingham falls in its industry
516 Beverages, soft drink (includi establishmentsSafer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.8.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 14 Beverages, soft drink (includi employers in Alabama.
Buffalo Rock Birmingham has more employees than the Beverages, soft drink (including artific median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.8. 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 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
312111 · AL · Birmingham
516 Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), 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 | Clinton's Ditch Cooperative | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 7198-00803160 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Buffalo Rock Company - Corporate | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OCCDP Bolivar | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 5126 | 265 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Generation Fossil Gaston Steam Plant | 264 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dunn Construction Company, Inc. | 266 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TRU LYNN | 266 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 | American Pan Company | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Empire Roofing of Oklahoma | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ohath - Athens | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ohmid - Middleburg Heights | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Battle Lumber Co | 265 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Clearinghouse Building | 265 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Parkside Villa | 265 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 5024 Topeka Rdc | 265 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.