Manufacturing · Georgia

Cardinal CG -Buford CG

Name: Cardinal CG -Buford CG Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Buford, GA · ~230 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 2.9
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Cardinal CG -Buford CG runs at 87% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.

Cardinal CG -Buford CG: 2.9 TCR = 87% of Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Cardinal CG -Buford CG safety composite

Cardinal CG -Buford CG scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 33%), 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).

46/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 2.88 per 100 workers

Safer than 55% of industry peers
DART rate: F 2.85 per 100 workers

Safer than 33% 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

Cardinal CG -Buford CG: 1.3 → 4.1 TCR

Peak year 2022 @ 4.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.99× in 2022

Cardinal CG -Buford CG's TCR rose 2.7 from 1.3 in 2020 to 4.1 in 2022. In 2022, DART was 0.99× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 327215 · Buford, GA AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade C · TCR 2.9 · 87% of ind

DART 2.9 DART
RANK #11/18
PHOTO DWK Rockwood
BOOK 3y book
INJ 21 inj
SIZE ~230 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: DWK Rockwood (0.0 TCR gap)

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Cardinal IG -R

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2.9
DWK Rockwood

2.9
Kohler Company

2.9
SBG Newco LLC

2.8

What this shows Cardinal CG -Buford CG averages 2.9 TCR (87% of the Manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Cardinal CG -Buford CG TCR series: 2020=1.3 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=4.1 · BLS 3.3

Where Cardinal CG -Buford CG falls in its industry

441 Manufacturing establishments

Safer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 18 Manufacturing employers in Georgia.

Cardinal CG -Buford CG (230 employees, TCR 2.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 94 employees and a TCR of 3.3

Cardinal CG -Buford CG has more employees than the Manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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
2022	4.1	2.9	10
2021	3.2	2.8	8
2020	1.3	0.9	3

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

327215 · GA · Buford

441 Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 164 employers in Buford, GA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	DWK Rockwood	ROCKWOOD, TN	2.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Kohler Company	UNION CITY, TN	2.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	SBG Newco LLC dba Standard Bent Glass	EAST BUTLER, PA	2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Cardinal IG -Roanoke IG	VINTON, VA	3.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE	DL LEE SONS LLC	ALMA	230 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Engineered Floors BS Facility	DALTON	230 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Solvay Specialty Polymers Augusta Site	AUGUSTA	230 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Gerresheimer	PEACHTREE CITY	230 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Tech Systems, Inc	Buford	478 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Elringklinger USA, Inc.	Buford	473 FTE
CITY-NEAR	GAORD - BUFORD CENTER	Buford	447 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Georgia Branch	Buford	428 FTE
NAT-TCR	3495-11DA309	Moon Township, PA	2.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	483295-Friendswood Po	Friendswood, TX	2.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	Rogue River Place	Klamath Falls, OR	2.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	Suntec Concrete - Colorado	Commerce City, CO	2.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE	3495-10D8155	Robbinsville, NJ	230 FTE
NAT-SIZE	St Clair Plant	St Clair, MI	230 FTE
NAT-SIZE	051752-Concord Po	Concord, CA	230 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Paterson Pacific Parchment	Sparks, NV	230 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2022, 2021, 2020. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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