Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing · Alabama
Buffalo Rock - Central Hub
Birmingham, AL · ~168 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Buffalo Rock - Central Hub runs at 137% 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 - Central Hub: 4.5 TCR = 137% of Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Buffalo Rock - Central Hub safety composite
Buffalo Rock - Central Hub scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 39%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% 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%).
Buffalo Rock - Central Hub held a steady TCR band
Buffalo Rock - Central Hub's TCR held near 0.1 from 4.5 in 2023 to 4.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.9× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=4.5 · 2024=4.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 312111 · Birmingham, AL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 137% of ind
- DART 4.1 DART
- RANK #7/14
- PHOTO Coca-Cola Bottling W…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~168 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Coca-Cola Bottling Works of Tullahoma, Inc. - Distribution Division (0.0 TCR gap)
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Buffalo Rock - Central Hub in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- 150 Bishopvill
150 Bishopville SAC
4.6 TCR
- Fruitland Prod
Fruitland Production
4.6 TCR
- This site
Buffalo Rock - Central Hub
4.5 TCR
- Coca-Cola Bott
Coca-Cola Bottling Works of Tullahoma, Inc. - Distribution Division
4.5 TCR
- Kennett
Kennett
4.5 TCR
What this shows Buffalo Rock - Central Hub averages 4.5 TCR (137% of the Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Buffalo Rock - Central Hub TCR series: 2023=4.5 · 2024=4.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Buffalo Rock - Central Hub falls in its industry
516 Beverages, soft drink (includi establishmentsSafer than 53% 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 #7 safest of 14 Beverages, soft drink (includi employers in Alabama.
Buffalo Rock - Central Hub 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 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 7 | 1 | 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 | Coca-Cola Bottling Works of Tullahoma, Inc. - Distribution Division | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kennett | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 150 Bishopville SAC | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fruitland Production | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | REHAU Construction | 168 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LCI - 203 | 168 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Martinrea Tuscaloosa, Inc. | 168 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2525 LOWE S OF ALABASTER AL | 168 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 | Aloft Minneapolis | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Place | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Path Light Pro, LLC | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ciraco Electric, LLC | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Forest Hill | 168 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nutrivo, LLC | 168 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Simpson and Brown | 168 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North Shore Place | 168 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.