Nonferrous metals (except aluminum) smelting and refining, primary · Alabama
DC Alabama, Inc.
Mt. Meigs, AL · ~230 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
DC Alabama, Inc. runs at 24% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Nonferrous metals (except aluminum) smelting and refining, primary workplace, earning a grade A.
DC Alabama, Inc.: 0.8 TCR = 24% of Nonferrous metals (except aluminum) smelting and refining, primary BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
DC Alabama, Inc. safety composite
DC Alabama, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 89% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
79/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 89% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 88% 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
−0.9
2017→2020
DC Alabama, Inc. injury rate improved
DC Alabama, Inc.'s TCR fell 0.9 from 0.9 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2018 at 1.2 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=0.9 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=1.1 · 2020=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331410 · Mt. Meigs, AL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 24% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/5
- PHOTO US Zinc Houston Dust…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~230 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: US Zinc Houston Dust Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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DC Alabama, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Base Metals Re
Base Metals Refinery
1.1 TCR
- This site
DC Alabama, Inc.
0.8 TCR
- US Zinc Housto
US Zinc Houston Dust Plant
0.8 TCR
- ATI Albany Ope
ATI Albany Operations - 34th
0.8 TCR
- Mitsubishi Pol
Mitsubishi Polycrystalline Silicon America Corporation
0.7 TCR
What this shows DC Alabama, Inc. averages 0.8 TCR (24% of the Nonferrous metals (except aluminum) smelting and refining, primary BLS benchmark).
DC Alabama, Inc. TCR series: 2017=0.9 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=1.1 · 2020=0 · BLS 3.3
Where DC Alabama, Inc. falls in its industry
57 Nonferrous metals (except alum establishmentsSafer than 89% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 5 Nonferrous metals (except alum employers in Alabama.
DC Alabama, Inc. has more employees than the Nonferrous metals (except aluminum) smel median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331410 · AL · Mt. Meigs
57 Nonferrous metals (except aluminum) smelting and refining, primary employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 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 | US Zinc Houston Dust Plant | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ATI Albany Operations - 34th | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mitsubishi Polycrystalline Silicon America Corporation | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Base Metals Refinery | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Tarkett Alabama Inc. | 230 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southern CaseArts | 230 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Beyond Gravity Trinity | 230 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kabco Builders, Inc. | 229 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Aspire Energy | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Light Iron New York | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ross store 516 | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ross store 782 | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Midwest Innovations LLC | 230 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Weavers Way Cooperative Association | 230 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Attentive Care, Inc. | 230 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | JBI Electrical Systems, Inc | 230 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.