Employer · Alabama
Decatur processing plant
Decatur, AL · ~885 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Decatur processing plant runs at 139% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical industry workplace, earning a grade D.
Decatur processing plant: 4.6 TCR = 139% of industry BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Decatur processing plant safety composite
Decatur processing plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 24%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 54% 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 processing plant: 3.5 → 5.6 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 5.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.64× in 2018
Decatur processing plant's TCR rose 2.1 from 3.5 in 2017 to 5.6 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 0.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311615 · Decatur, AL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 139% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #42/55
- PHOTO Pilgrims
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 51 inj
- SIZE ~885 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pilgrims (0.0 TCR gap)
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Decatur processing plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Decatur processing plant
4.6 TCR
- Pilgrims
Pilgrims
4.6 TCR
- Willmar Avenue
Willmar Avenue Plant
4.6 TCR
- Red Bird Farms
Red Bird Farms Dist. Co.
4.6 TCR
- 1243 CP - Live
1243 CP - Live Oak, FL
4.6 TCR
What this shows Decatur processing plant averages 4.6 TCR (139% of the industry BLS benchmark).
Decatur processing plant TCR series: 2017=3.5 · 2018=5.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Decatur processing plant falls in its industry
509 industry establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #42 safest of 55 industry employers in Alabama.
Decatur processing plant has more employees than the industry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 35 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 16 | 13 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311615 · AL · Decatur
509 industry 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 | Pilgrims | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Willmar Avenue Plant | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Red Bird Farms Dist. Co. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1243 CP - Live Oak, FL | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Buy-Lo Quality Food Stores Inc. d/b/a Piggly Wiggly | 884 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Albertville Plant | 890 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4701-724 | 890 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sanmina | 878 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Supply Chain - Decatur | 1,450 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ULA-Decatur | 701 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur Fresh Plant | 671 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur West | 586 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | EOS Fitness - Las Vegas Northwest | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #483 ALBANY, GA | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Saint Louis MO | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ashley Furniture Homestore (90) | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Spectranetics | 885 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City Furniture - Distribution Center / Corp Office | 885 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Goodwill Memphis Inc. | 885 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Silverton Casino, LLC | 885 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.