Alcoholic beverages, wine and distilled spirits merchant wholesalers · Georgia
Empire Distributors, Inc
Austell, GA · ~476 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Empire Distributors, Inc runs at 185% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Alcoholic beverages, wine and distilled spirits merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Empire Distributors, Inc: 4.1 TCR = 185% of Alcoholic beverages, wine and distilled spirits merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Empire Distributors, Inc safety composite
Empire Distributors, Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 0%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 0% 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
Empire Distributors, Inc: 3.1 → 3.9 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 6.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.68× in 2024
Empire Distributors, Inc's TCR rose 0.8 from 3.1 in 2019 to 3.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 6.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424820 · Austell, GA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.1 · 185% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #11/24
- PHOTO 4818-48180020-3901 H…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 120 inj
- SIZE ~476 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 4818-48180020-3901 HANNA CIRCLE-WC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Empire Distributors, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Empire Distributors, Inc
4.1 TCR
- 4818-48180020-
4818-48180020-3901 HANNA CIRCLE-WC
4.1 TCR
- 1901 RNDC-JESS
1901 RNDC-JESSUP
4 TCR
- 4818-SOCS
4818-SOCS
4 TCR
- 1103 NDC-ATLAN
1103 NDC-ATLANTA
4 TCR
What this shows Empire Distributors, Inc averages 4.1 TCR (185% of the Alcoholic beverages, wine and distilled spirits merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Empire Distributors, Inc TCR series: 2019=3.1 · 2020=4.2 · 2021=6 · 2022=4.5 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 2.2
Where Empire Distributors, Inc falls in its industry
735 Alcoholic beverages, wine and establishmentsSafer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 24 Alcoholic beverages, wine and employers in Georgia.
Empire Distributors, Inc has more employees than the Alcoholic beverages, wine and distilled median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424820 · GA · Austell
735 Alcoholic beverages, wine and distilled spirits merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 113 employers in Austell, GA · 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 | 4818-48180020-3901 HANNA CIRCLE-WC | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1901 RNDC-JESSUP | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4818-SOCS | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1103 NDC-ATLANTA | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Glovis America- VPC GA | 476 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pacific Tomato Growers , Ltd. - Georgia | 475 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | B82 - INCO | 475 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Filtration Group | 475 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WellStar Cobb Hospital | 2,856 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Six Flags Over Georgia | 1,044 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ATLANTA OPERA WAREHOUSE | 863 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Plateau Excavation, Inc | 762 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Independence Plant | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 230009 - Centerville Store | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TEAM Industries | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Belmont Village Lincoln Park | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Charles Parish Hospital | 476 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Allosource - Centennial Facility | 476 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SnugZ USA, LLC | 476 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PBV-Western Operations Warehouse | 476 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.