Transesterification of vegetable oils to produce fuels or fuel additives · Alabama
Hero BX - Alabama
Moundville, AL · ~37 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hero BX - Alabama runs at 172% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Transesterification of vegetable oils to produce fuels or fuel additives workplace, earning a grade D.
Hero BX - Alabama: 5.7 TCR = 172% of Transesterification of vegetable oils to produce fuels or fuel additives BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hero BX - Alabama safety composite
Hero BX - Alabama scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% 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
−2.5
2016→2024
Hero BX - Alabama injury rate improved
Hero BX - Alabama's TCR fell 2.5 from 7.1 in 2016 to 4.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 13.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.1 · 2017=7.9 · 2018=13.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=13.5 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=4.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325199 · Moundville, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 172% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #10/10
- PHOTO CRI Tolling
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~37 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CRI Tolling (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hero BX - Alabama in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Hero BX - Alabama
5.7 TCR
- Ajinomoto Nort
Ajinomoto North America Inc - Eddyville Plant
5.7 TCR
- CRI Tolling
CRI Tolling
5.6 TCR
- Keaau
Keaau
5.6 TCR
- Cyalume Specia
Cyalume Specialty Products - Bound Brook Site
5.5 TCR
What this shows Hero BX - Alabama averages 5.7 TCR (172% of the Transesterification of vegetable oils to produce fuels or fuel additives BLS benchmark).
Hero BX - Alabama TCR series: 2016=7.1 · 2017=7.9 · 2018=13 · 2019=0 · 2020=13.5 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=0 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=4.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Hero BX - Alabama falls in its industry
552 Transesterification of vegetab establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 10 Transesterification of vegetab employers in Alabama.
Hero BX - Alabama has fewer employees than the Transesterification of vegetable oils to median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.5 | 2.7 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325199 · AL · Moundville
552 Transesterification of vegetable oils to produce fuels or fuel additives employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 7 employers in Moundville, 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 | CRI Tolling | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ajinomoto North America Inc - Eddyville Plant | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Keaau | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cyalume Specialty Products - Bound Brook Site | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Gordo Hatchery | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TRI CREEK FOREST PRODUCTS | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | M&M Goldeneye | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mobile Division Schillinger Crew Headquarters | 37 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Westervelt Lumber | 322 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Westerelt Lumber | 318 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Moundville Health and Rehabilitation, LLC | 95 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Moundville Health & Rehabilitation | 78 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Fresh Market 059 | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CHUHATSU | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | American Film & Printing, Ltd. | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Federal Carbide Company, Inc | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | D. B. Cheerleaders, Inc. | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Starks Welding & Manufacturing Services, Inc. | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D&E Machining, Ltd. | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 998 Glory Rd. | 37 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.