Motor vehicle metal bumper stampings · Alabama
Challenge Alabama (Challenge Manufacturing Plant 9)
Cusseta, AL · ~66 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Challenge Alabama (Challenge Manufacturing Plant 9) runs at 91% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Motor vehicle metal bumper stampings workplace, earning a grade C.
Challenge Alabama (Challenge Manufacturing Plant 9): 4.9 TCR = 91% of Motor vehicle metal bumper stampings BLS 5.4 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Challenge Alabama (Challenge Manufacturing Plant 9) safety composite
Challenge Alabama (Challenge Manufacturing Plant 9) scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 25%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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
Challenge Alabama (Challenge Manufacturing Plant 9): 4.4 → 5.2 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 6.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.7× in 2024
Challenge Alabama (Challenge Manufacturing Plant 9)'s TCR rose 0.8 from 4.4 in 2020 to 5.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 6.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.7× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336370 · Cusseta, AL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 4.9 · 91% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #13/28
- PHOTO L&W Engineering/Auto…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~66 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: L&W Engineering/Autokiniton (0.0 TCR gap)
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Challenge Alabama (Challenge Manufacturing Plant 9) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- L&W Engineerin
L&W Engineering/Autokiniton
5 TCR
- Freeway Clevel
Freeway Cleveland
5 TCR
- Eagle Bend Man
Eagle Bend Manufacturing
5 TCR
- This site
Challenge Alabama (Challenge Manufacturing Plant 9)
4.9 TCR
- Superior Produ
Superior Production LLC
4.9 TCR
What this shows Challenge Alabama (Challenge Manufacturing Plant 9) averages 4.9 TCR (91% of the Motor vehicle metal bumper stampings BLS benchmark).
Challenge Alabama (Challenge Manufacturing Plant 9) TCR series: 2020=4.4 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=6.1 · 2024=5.2 · BLS 5.4
Where Challenge Alabama (Challenge Manufacturing Plant 9) falls in its industry
510 Motor vehicle metal bumper sta establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 28 Motor vehicle metal bumper sta employers in Alabama.
Challenge Alabama (Challenge Manufacturing Plant 9) has fewer employees than the Motor vehicle metal bumper stampings median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336370 · AL · Cusseta
510 Motor vehicle metal bumper stampings employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 8 employers in Cusseta, 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 | L&W Engineering/Autokiniton | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Superior Production LLC | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Freeway Cleveland | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eagle Bend Manufacturing | 5.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Western Division Tuscaloosa Crew Headquarters | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Signature Homes-Birmingham office | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smith Douglas Alabama | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jim Cooper Construction Company, inc. | 66 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Joon, LLC dba AJIN USA | 640 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Daedong HI-LEX DDHLA | 218 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wooshin USA | 174 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Manufacturing | 119 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Colonial Systems | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Norwood Park Fire Protection District | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Solar Connection | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Adel Wholesalers Inc. - Bettendorf | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Young Electric Co., Inc | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | World Arts, Inc. | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bench One Inc | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brumfield Construction, Inc. | 66 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.