Motor freight carrier, general, long-distance, truckload (TL) · Alabama
Dollar General (WC USX DGB)
Bessemer, AL · ~28 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.4
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dollar General (WC USX DGB) runs at 342% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Motor freight carrier, general, long-distance, truckload (TL) workplace, earning a grade F.
Dollar General (WC USX DGB): 15.4 TCR = 342% of Motor freight carrier, general, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS 4.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dollar General (WC USX DGB) safety composite
Dollar General (WC USX DGB) scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 2%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−33.2
2016→2019
Dollar General (WC USX DGB) injury rate improved
Dollar General (WC USX DGB)'s TCR fell 33.2 from 33.2 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2016 at 33.2 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=33.2 · 2017=14.6 · 2018=13.8 · 2019=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484121 · Bessemer, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 15.4 · 342% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #86/90
- PHOTO Crete, NE
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Crete, NE (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dollar General (WC USX DGB) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Maverick Trans
Maverick Transportation, LLC - Birmingham, AL
15.5 TCR
- This site
Dollar General (WC USX DGB)
15.4 TCR
- Crete, NE
Crete, NE
15.4 TCR
- WA-Ridgefield-
WA-Ridgefield-Dollar Tree
15.4 TCR
- 320982
320982
15.3 TCR
What this shows Dollar General (WC USX DGB) averages 15.4 TCR (342% of the Motor freight carrier, general, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS benchmark).
Dollar General (WC USX DGB) TCR series: 2016=33.2 · 2017=14.6 · 2018=13.8 · 2019=0 · BLS 4.5
Where Dollar General (WC USX DGB) falls in its industry
3,252 Motor freight carrier, general establishmentsSafer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #86 safest of 90 Motor freight carrier, general employers in Alabama.
Dollar General (WC USX DGB) has fewer employees than the Motor freight carrier, general, long-dis median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 33.2 | 29.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484121 · AL · Bessemer
3,252 Motor freight carrier, general, long-distance, truckload (TL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 116 employers in Bessemer, 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 | Crete, NE | 15.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 320982 | 15.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WA-Ridgefield-Dollar Tree | 15.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Maverick Transportation, LLC - Birmingham, AL | 15.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hillabee Plant | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hillabee | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southeast Division Headland Office | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | W.K. Upchurch Construction Co., Inc. | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BHM1 | 4,102 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bessemer, DC | 768 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blox LLC | 581 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | US PIPE - BHM-DIP | 559 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Atrium at Serenity Pointe | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CLARO / PRT - Modulos Humacao y CO | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Creekside Inn | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | KCN Cook County | 15.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Office | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Systems Plant Services, Inc.- Crawfordsville, IN Nucor | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Systems Plant Services, Inc.- Convent, LA Nucor | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PacLease Hickory Hills | 28 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.