Spice mixtures manufacturing · Alabama
DFS Mobile Plant
Theodore, AL · ~75 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
DFS Mobile Plant runs at 175% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Spice mixtures manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
DFS Mobile Plant: 7.2 TCR = 175% of Spice mixtures manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
DFS Mobile Plant safety composite
DFS Mobile Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 18%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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
DFS Mobile Plant: 5.9 → 7.9 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 14.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.74× in 2024
DFS Mobile Plant's TCR rose 2.0 from 5.9 in 2016 to 7.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 14.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.74× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311942 · Theodore, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 7.2 · 175% of ind
- DART 5.3 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Waterloo
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 50 inj
- SIZE ~75 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Waterloo (0.0 TCR gap)
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DFS Mobile Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Newly Weds Foo
Newly Weds Foods
7.3 TCR
- 5441 NE 148th
5441 NE 148th Ave
7.3 TCR
- This site
DFS Mobile Plant
7.2 TCR
- Waterloo
Waterloo
7.1 TCR
- Pacific Spice
Pacific Spice Company, Inc.
7.1 TCR
What this shows DFS Mobile Plant averages 7.2 TCR (175% of the Spice mixtures manufacturing BLS benchmark).
DFS Mobile Plant TCR series: 2016=5.9 · 2017=1.3 · 2018=14.5 · 2019=7.1 · 2020=10 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=4.5 · 2023=9.7 · 2024=7.9 · BLS 4.1
Where DFS Mobile Plant falls in its industry
200 Spice mixtures manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 18% 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 #4 safest of 4 Spice mixtures manufacturing employers in Alabama.
DFS Mobile Plant has fewer employees than the Spice mixtures 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 | 7.9 | 5.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14.5 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311942 · AL · Theodore
200 Spice mixtures manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 104 employers in Theodore, 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 | Waterloo | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pacific Spice Company, Inc. | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Newly Weds Foods | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 5441 NE 148th Ave | 7.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Worley Field Services at Sabic Burkville | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Turner at Ascend Performance Materials Decatur AL | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | In & Out Welders Incorporated | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BT Pelham | 75 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon Transportation Services : MOB5 | 1,700 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - MOB5 | 1,375 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Evonik Corp- Theodore, AL | 838 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Evonik Corporation | 757 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sentara Leigh Hospital | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jennings Office | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Physicians Regional Healthcare System -Collier | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hugo's #7 | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | San Eli Supermarket | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Real Alloy Recycling, LLC. - Loudon, TN | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Meriter Laboratories | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Walbar Peabody LLC | 75 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.