Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing · Mississippi
Columbus Brick Company
Columbus, MS · ~93 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Columbus Brick Company runs at 171% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Columbus Brick Company: 5.6 TCR = 171% of Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Columbus Brick Company safety composite
Columbus Brick Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 12%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% 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
Columbus Brick Company: 2.3 → 6.8 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 8.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.04× in 2024
Columbus Brick Company's TCR rose 4.5 from 2.3 in 2019 to 6.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 8.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.04× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327120 · Columbus, MS ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.6 · 171% of ind
- DART 5.8 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO HarbisonWalker Inter…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~93 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: HarbisonWalker International Sproul Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Columbus Brick Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Fireclay Tile
Fireclay Tile Aromas
5.8 TCR
- This site
Columbus Brick Company
5.6 TCR
- HarbisonWalker
HarbisonWalker International Sproul Plant
5.6 TCR
- HC Muddox
HC Muddox
5.5 TCR
- Refractory Sal
Refractory Sales & Service Co., Inc.
5.5 TCR
What this shows Columbus Brick Company averages 5.6 TCR (171% of the Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Columbus Brick Company TCR series: 2019=2.3 · 2020=5.6 · 2021=6.5 · 2022=4 · 2023=8.5 · 2024=6.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Columbus Brick Company falls in its industry
307 Bricks (i.e., common, face, gl establishmentsSafer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Mississippi alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Bricks (i.e., common, face, gl employers in Mississippi.
Columbus Brick Company has more employees than the Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, holl median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327120 · MS · Columbus
307 Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,083 rated employers in Mississippi with headcount on file · 104 employers in Columbus, MS · 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 | HarbisonWalker International Sproul Plant | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fireclay Tile Aromas | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HC Muddox | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Refractory Sales & Service Co., Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Northcentral Electric Power Association | 93 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MS (Southern Regional Office) | 93 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pride Mobility Products Pontotoc | 93 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mitchell Beverage | 93 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Steel Dynamics, Inc. - Flat Roll Group - Columbus | 905 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Steel Dynamics, Inc. - FR Columbus | 753 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Paccar Engine Company | 627 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bracken Construction Company, Inc. | 376 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | McKenzie Health System | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MIA | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Boston | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SSA Gulf - Panama City | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Glen Ridge Health Campus | 93 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stockmen's Hotel and Casino LLC | 93 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | General Shale Spring City | 93 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FoodTown #209 | 93 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.