Kaolin, processing beyond beneficiation · Georgia
Burgess Pigment Company
Sandersville, GA · ~131 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Burgess Pigment Company runs at 53% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Kaolin, processing beyond beneficiation workplace, earning a grade B.
Burgess Pigment Company: 1.7 TCR = 53% of Kaolin, processing beyond beneficiation BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Burgess Pigment Company safety composite
Burgess Pigment Company scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 76% 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% 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%).
Burgess Pigment Company held a steady TCR band
Burgess Pigment Company's TCR held near 0.1 from 1.6 in 2016 to 1.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 3.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.6 · 2017=0.8 · 2019=0.8 · 2020=2.4 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=3.0 · 2024=1.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327992 · Sandersville, GA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.7 · 53% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/9
- PHOTO Colorcon Functional …
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~131 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Colorcon Functional Packaging (0.0 TCR gap)
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Burgess Pigment Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Colorcon Funct
Colorcon Functional Packaging
1.8 TCR
- Harsco Mansfie
Harsco Mansfield
1.8 TCR
- This site
Burgess Pigment Company
1.7 TCR
- TMS Auburn
TMS Auburn
1.7 TCR
- TMS Beaumont
TMS Beaumont
1.7 TCR
What this shows Burgess Pigment Company averages 1.7 TCR (53% of the Kaolin, processing beyond beneficiation BLS benchmark).
Burgess Pigment Company TCR series: 2016=1.6 · 2017=0.8 · 2019=0.8 · 2020=2.4 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=3 · 2024=1.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Burgess Pigment Company falls in its industry
97 Kaolin, processing beyond bene establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 9 Kaolin, processing beyond bene employers in Georgia.
Burgess Pigment Company has more employees than the Kaolin, processing beyond beneficiation median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327992 · GA · Sandersville
97 Kaolin, processing beyond beneficiation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 26 employers in Sandersville, GA · 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 | Colorcon Functional Packaging | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TMS Auburn | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TMS Beaumont | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Harsco Mansfield | 1.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Gunter Construction Company, Inc.- Lawrenceville | 131 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Roof Depot | 131 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mann Mechanical Co. | 131 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RVI-Cuthbert | 131 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Howard Sheppard LLC | 543 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Howard Sheppard - Sandersville | 356 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Washington County Regional Medical Center | 297 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Trojan Battery Company Sandersville | 221 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Home Office - Centerpoint East | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cheyenne Office | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 10-Usf-Olf Germantown | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CB JENI Homes, LLC | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Via of the Lehigh Valley | 131 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wis-Pak of Quincy | 131 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Surrey Place Healthcare and Rehabilitation | 131 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Piedmont Maintenance and Services of Roxboro, Inc. | 131 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.