Sawmill equipment manufacturing · Georgia
Cooper Machine Co., Inc.
Wadley, GA · ~25 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cooper Machine Co., Inc. runs at 194% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Sawmill equipment manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Cooper Machine Co., Inc.: 6.4 TCR = 194% of Sawmill equipment manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cooper Machine Co., Inc. safety composite
Cooper Machine Co., Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 28%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.5
2016→2024
Cooper Machine Co., Inc. injury rate improved
Cooper Machine Co., Inc.'s TCR fell 3.5 from 8.1 in 2016 to 4.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.1 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=12.5 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=8.4 · 2023=7.3 · 2024=4.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333243 · Wadley, GA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.4 · 194% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/6
- PHOTO Johnston SC -Planer …
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Johnston SC -Planer Mill (0.1 TCR gap)
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Cooper Machine Co., Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- West Coast Ind
West Coast Industrial Systems, INC.
6.7 TCR
- Johnston SC -P
Johnston SC -Planer Mill
6.5 TCR
- This site
Cooper Machine Co., Inc.
6.4 TCR
- Woodlane
Woodlane
6.2 TCR
- Plant 3 Wrappi
Plant 3 Wrapping
6 TCR
What this shows Cooper Machine Co., Inc. averages 6.4 TCR (194% of the Sawmill equipment manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Cooper Machine Co., Inc. TCR series: 2016=8.1 · 2017=0 · 2018=12.5 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=8.4 · 2023=7.3 · 2024=4.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Cooper Machine Co., Inc. falls in its industry
137 Sawmill equipment manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 6 Sawmill equipment manufacturin employers in Georgia.
Cooper Machine Co., Inc. has fewer employees than the Sawmill equipment manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.5 | 4.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333243 · GA · Wadley
137 Sawmill equipment manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 8 employers in Wadley, 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 | Johnston SC -Planer Mill | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Woodlane | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | West Coast Industrial Systems, INC. | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plant 3 Wrapping | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Four Corners Gin Inc. Co. | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | W.C. Bradley Farms, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Metro East TMC (Conyers)- 1465 General Arts Rd. Conyers, GA | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Manchester Operating - 524 Atlantic Street Manchester, GA | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Battle Lumber Co | 265 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wadley SNF, LLC | 83 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fulghum Industries, Inc. | 72 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dry Kiln | 33 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wirhi - Rhinelander | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chant Engineering Co Inc. | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Prime Window Systems | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Omega Plastics LLC | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Woodbury Common Premium Outlets | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | InterBay Building Services Inc. | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | H-O Products | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Paola Service Center | 25 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.