General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers · Alabama
Decatur AL
Decatur, AL · ~186 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Decatur AL runs at 66% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers workplace, earning a grade B.
Decatur AL: 1.4 TCR = 66% of General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Decatur AL safety composite
Decatur AL scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 93% 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).
77/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 1.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 93% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 1.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% 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
Decatur AL: 0.0 → 1.7 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 3.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.86× in 2024
Decatur AL's TCR rose 1.7 from 0.0 in 2016 to 1.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 3.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.86× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424410 · Decatur, AL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.4 · 66% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #1/25
- PHOTO Lebanon TN
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~186 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lebanon TN (0.0 TCR gap)
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Decatur AL in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Optima Foods I
Optima Foods Inc
1.5 TCR
- DOTHAN
DOTHAN
1.5 TCR
- EURPAC - NORWA
EURPAC - NORWALK, CT
1.5 TCR
- This site
Decatur AL
1.4 TCR
- Lebanon TN
Lebanon TN
1.4 TCR
What this shows Decatur AL averages 1.4 TCR (66% of the General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Decatur AL TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=0.9 · 2019=1.3 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=3.5 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=1.7 · BLS 2.2
Where Decatur AL falls in its industry
1,651 General Line Grocery Merchant establishmentsSafer than 93% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.1.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 25 General Line Grocery Merchant employers in Alabama.
Decatur AL has more employees than the General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesaler median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.1. 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 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424410 · AL · Decatur
1,651 General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 239 employers in Decatur, 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 | Lebanon TN | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Optima Foods Inc | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DOTHAN | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EURPAC - NORWALK, CT | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CRANEWORKS, INC | 186 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | G&G Steel | 186 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schwarze | 186 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Leonardo DRS-Huntsville, AL Facilities | 186 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Supply Chain - Decatur | 1,450 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur processing plant | 885 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ULA-Decatur | 701 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur Fresh Plant | 671 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Otis Elevator Company-Seattle | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NV Reno | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC - 050 | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Virtus Nutrition, LLC | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Red Bud Regional Hospital | 186 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 02-AZ | 186 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FlexLink Systems Inc. | 186 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IDL Worldwide | 186 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.