Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing · Alabama
H.E. Browder Veneer Company, Inc.
Highland Home, AL · ~53 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
H.E. Browder Veneer Company, Inc. runs at 142% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
H.E. Browder Veneer Company, Inc.: 4.7 TCR = 142% of Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
H.E. Browder Veneer Company, Inc. safety composite
H.E. Browder Veneer Company, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% 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
−6.5
2016→2024
H.E. Browder Veneer Company, Inc. injury rate improved
H.E. Browder Veneer Company, Inc.'s TCR fell 6.5 from 6.5 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 10.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.5 · 2017=9.1 · 2018=8.8 · 2019=10.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=2.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321211 · Highland Home, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 142% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/5
- PHOTO Northern Michigan Ve…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~53 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Northern Michigan Veneers (0.1 TCR gap)
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H.E. Browder Veneer Company, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- BriMar Wood In
BriMar Wood Innovations
4.9 TCR
- This site
H.E. Browder Veneer Company, Inc.
4.7 TCR
- Northern Michi
Northern Michigan Veneers
4.6 TCR
- Decorative Pan
Decorative Panels International, Inc.
4.5 TCR
- T.C. Millwork
T.C. Millwork Inc.
4.5 TCR
What this shows H.E. Browder Veneer Company, Inc. averages 4.7 TCR (142% of the Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing BLS benchmark).
H.E. Browder Veneer Company, Inc. TCR series: 2016=6.5 · 2017=9.1 · 2018=8.8 · 2019=10 · 2020=0 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=2 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where H.E. Browder Veneer Company, Inc. falls in its industry
116 Hardwood veneer or plywood man establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.9.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 5 Hardwood veneer or plywood man employers in Alabama.
H.E. Browder Veneer Company, Inc. has fewer employees than the Hardwood veneer or plywood manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.9. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.8 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321211 · AL · Highland Home
116 Hardwood veneer or plywood 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 | Northern Michigan Veneers | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Decorative Panels International, Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BriMar Wood Innovations | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | T.C. Millwork Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Shoreline Growers | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ambassador Sanitation Management @ Wayne Farms Decatur | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Franklin | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Birmingham Division Patton Chapel | 53 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hueston Woods Lodge | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SUNSC Sunbury Service Center | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Auburn | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | XPK | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | R+L Carriers - WTK | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Van Beek Natural Science, LLC | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | M-B-W, Inc. | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sanderson Pipe Corporation | 53 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.