Druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers · Georgia
Cardinal Health/Buford
Buford, GA · ~200 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cardinal Health/Buford runs at 208% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Cardinal Health/Buford: 4.6 TCR = 208% of Druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cardinal Health/Buford safety composite
Cardinal Health/Buford scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 30%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% 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
Cardinal Health/Buford: 2.0 → 4.5 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 6.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.73× in 2022
Cardinal Health/Buford's TCR rose 2.4 from 2.0 in 2016 to 4.5 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2021 at 6.5 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.73× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424210 · Buford, GA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 4.6 · 208% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #6/10
- PHOTO 3495-10D8180
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 61 inj
- SIZE ~200 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 3495-10D8180 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cardinal Health/Buford in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Cardinal Health/Buford
4.6 TCR
- 3495-10D8180
3495-10D8180
4.6 TCR
- 10214000 10214
10214000 10214000-ABDC KANSAS CITY
4.6 TCR
- AmerisourceBer
AmerisourceBergen-055
4.6 TCR
- 10D8148 PHARMA
10D8148 PHARMA ATLANTA
4.5 TCR
What this shows Cardinal Health/Buford averages 4.6 TCR (208% of the Druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Cardinal Health/Buford TCR series: 2016=2 · 2017=5.2 · 2018=5.7 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=3.8 · 2021=6.5 · 2022=4.5 · BLS 2.2
Where Cardinal Health/Buford falls in its industry
514 Druggists' sundries merchant w establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 10 Druggists' sundries merchant w employers in Georgia.
Cardinal Health/Buford has more employees than the Druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424210 · GA · Buford
514 Druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers 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 | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | 3495-10D8180 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 10214000 10214000-ABDC KANSAS CITY | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AmerisourceBergen-055 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 10D8148 PHARMA ATLANTA | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Talley Construction main | 200 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Vankirk Electric | 200 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Propex Operaing Company, LLC Ringgold, GA. | 200 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Aspen Products - South (GA) | 200 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tech Systems, Inc | 478 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elringklinger USA, Inc. | 473 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GAORD - BUFORD CENTER | 447 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Georgia Branch | 428 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 142406-Hnl-Sand Island Carrier Anx | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | OEC Petroleum Systems | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 284686-Liberty Po | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 164284-Lake Zurich Po | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Charles Health System Madras | 200 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2050-20500999-TRANS1 | 200 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amested Rail - Griffin Wheel Keokuk | 200 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bright Future Electric - Orlando | 200 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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