Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers · Alabama

Daveco, Inc.

Name: Daveco, Inc. Workplace Safety Data
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Birmingham, AL · ~40 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 5.7
Avg TCR: 2.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Daveco, Inc. runs at 260% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.

Daveco, Inc.: 5.7 TCR = 260% of Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Daveco, Inc. safety composite

Daveco, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).

54/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 5.71 per 100 workers

Safer than 33% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 79% 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

−11.4

2022→2023

Daveco, Inc. injury rate improved

Daveco, Inc.'s TCR fell 11.4 from 11.4 in 2022 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 11.4 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2022=11.4 · 2023=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423930 · Birmingham, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 5.7 · 260% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #16/21
PHOTO Sprout Texas
BOOK 2y book
INJ 3 inj
SIZE ~40 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Sprout Texas (0.0 TCR gap)

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5.7
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5.7
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5.7
Green Bay Recy

5.7
PnP Columbus

5.7

What this shows Daveco, Inc. averages 5.7 TCR (260% of the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

Daveco, Inc. TCR series: 2022=11.4 · 2023=0 · BLS 2.2

Where Daveco, Inc. falls in its industry

1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant establishments

Safer than 33% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 21 Metal scrap and waste merchant employers in Alabama.

Daveco, Inc. (40 employees, TCR 5.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0

Daveco, Inc. has more employees than the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesale median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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
2023	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
2022	11.4	0.0	3	1	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423930 · AL · Birmingham

1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 840 employers in Birmingham, AL · 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	Sprout Texas	GARLAND, TX	5.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Mervis Iron & Metal	DANVILLE, IL	5.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Green Bay Recycling Plant	GREEN BAY, WI	5.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	PnP Columbus	COLUMBUS, OH	5.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Plant Central Alabama - APC	BILLINGSLEY	40 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Jasper Office	JASPER	40 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Southeast Division Eufaula State Docks Complex	EUFAULA	40 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Consolidated Construction Co. of Ala.	HUNTSVILLE	40 FTE
CITY-NEAR	USD	Birmingham	9,165 FTE
CITY-NEAR	CLASSIC FOODS	Birmingham	9,165 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Corporate	Birmingham	8,650 FTE
CITY-NEAR	BIRMINGHAM PACKERS	Birmingham	8,650 FTE
NAT-TCR	VALLEYLIFE	Phoenix, AZ	5.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	West Fraser Maxville	Jacksonville, FL	5.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Md Clinics - Natchitoches	Natchitoches, LA	5.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Bedford	New Paris, PA	5.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Cheever Construction	Lincoln, NE	40 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Waff Contracting Inc.	Edenton, NC	40 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Kingwood	Kingwood, TX	40 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Composite Approach	Redmond, OR	40 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: 2023, 2022. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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