Industrial supplies (except disposable plastics, paper) merchant wholesalers · Georgia
Global Industrial Co. - Buford, GA
Buford, GA · ~421 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Global Industrial Co. - Buford, GA runs at 71% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Industrial supplies (except disposable plastics, paper) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade B.
Global Industrial Co. - Buford, GA: 1.6 TCR = 71% of Industrial supplies (except disposable plastics, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Global Industrial Co. - Buford, GA safety composite
Global Industrial Co. - Buford, GA scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 69% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 47%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−1.6
2021→2024
Global Industrial Co. - Buford, GA injury rate improved
Global Industrial Co. - Buford, GA's TCR fell 1.6 from 2.4 in 2021 to 0.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 2.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=2.4 · 2022=2.0 · 2023=1.0 · 2024=0.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423840 · Buford, GA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.6 · 71% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #5/21
- PHOTO ENA - Sacramento
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~421 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ENA - Sacramento (0.0 TCR gap)
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Global Industrial Co. - Buford, GA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Global Industrial Co. - Buford, GA
1.6 TCR
- ENA - Sacramen
ENA - Sacramento
1.6 TCR
- Weimer Bearing
Weimer Bearing & Transmission, Inc.
1.6 TCR
- SouthernCarlso
SouthernCarlson - Wylie
1.6 TCR
- 203412
203412
1.6 TCR
What this shows Global Industrial Co. - Buford, GA averages 1.6 TCR (71% of the Industrial supplies (except disposable plastics, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Global Industrial Co. - Buford, GA TCR series: 2021=2.4 · 2022=2 · 2023=1 · 2024=0.8 · BLS 2.2
Where Global Industrial Co. - Buford, GA falls in its industry
589 Industrial supplies (except di establishmentsSafer than 69% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 21 Industrial supplies (except di employers in Georgia.
Global Industrial Co. - Buford, GA has more employees than the Industrial supplies (except disposable p median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423840 · GA · Buford
589 Industrial supplies (except disposable plastics, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 164 employers in Buford, 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 | ENA - Sacramento | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Weimer Bearing & Transmission, Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SouthernCarlson - Wylie | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 203412 | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | General Mills Covington Site | 421 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Toto USA Morrow Plant | 421 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fairburn (Oakley Industrial Blvd.) | 421 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chief Specialty Packaging | 422 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tech Systems, Inc | 478 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elringklinger USA, Inc. | 473 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GAORD - BUFORD CENTER | 447 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Georgia Branch | 428 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC - 442 | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Community Medical Center, Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Clinton | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Berkots 325 | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Auburn Hills | 421 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Holcomb Bus Service | 421 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | United Helpers Canton Nursing Home, Inc. dba Maplewood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center | 421 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trinity Plastics Inc. | 421 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.