Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing · Alabama
GH Metal Solutions, Loc'n #1073
Ft Payne, AL · ~123 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
GH Metal Solutions, Loc'n #1073 runs at 56% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
GH Metal Solutions, Loc'n #1073: 1.9 TCR = 56% of Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
GH Metal Solutions, Loc'n #1073 safety composite
GH Metal Solutions, Loc'n #1073 scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 44%), 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).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% 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
GH Metal Solutions, Loc'n #1073: 1.2 → 2.8 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 3.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.22× in 2024
GH Metal Solutions, Loc'n #1073's TCR rose 1.7 from 1.2 in 2019 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 3.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · Ft Payne, AL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 56% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #4/15
- PHOTO ir Distributers D. B…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~123 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ir Distributers D. B. A. The Metal Shop (0.0 TCR gap)
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GH Metal Solutions, Loc'n #1073 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
GH Metal Solutions, Loc'n #1073
1.9 TCR
- ir Distributer
ir Distributers D. B. A. The Metal Shop
1.9 TCR
- Lanzen Inc.
Lanzen Inc.
1.9 TCR
- Merrick Constr
Merrick Construction Companies, Inc. d/b/a Merrick-Kemper
1.9 TCR
- Portfab LLC
Portfab LLC
1.9 TCR
What this shows GH Metal Solutions, Loc'n #1073 averages 1.9 TCR (56% of the Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
GH Metal Solutions, Loc'n #1073 TCR series: 2019=1.2 · 2020=0 · 2021=3.3 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 3.3
Where GH Metal Solutions, Loc'n #1073 falls in its industry
1,158 Air cowls, sheet metal (except establishmentsSafer than 86% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 15 Air cowls, sheet metal (except employers in Alabama.
GH Metal Solutions, Loc'n #1073 has more employees than the Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings 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 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · AL · Ft Payne
1,158 Air cowls, sheet metal (except stampings), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 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 | ir Distributers D. B. A. The Metal Shop | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lanzen Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Merrick Construction Companies, Inc. d/b/a Merrick-Kemper | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Portfab LLC | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Birmingham 6th Avenue Office - APC | 123 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | West Fraser Opelika | 123 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tarkett USA Inc. | 123 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Multimetco, Inc. | 123 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ben Mar Hosiery Inc. | 68 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | WW AFCO Steel-Hirschfeld Division San Angelo | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cincinnati Manufacturing | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Paul J Rogan Co Inc | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Birla Carbon North Bend Plant | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Greendale Forest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 123 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GSE Construction Company, Inc | 123 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 3379 Joseph Martin Highway | 123 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Packaging Personified | 123 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.