Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing · Alabama
Hokes Bluff Welding & Fab
Hokes Bluff, AL · ~48 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hokes Bluff Welding & Fab runs at 197% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Hokes Bluff Welding & Fab: 6.5 TCR = 197% of Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hokes Bluff Welding & Fab safety composite
Hokes Bluff Welding & Fab scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 29%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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%).
TCR Δ
−7.0
2016→2024
Hokes Bluff Welding & Fab injury rate improved
Hokes Bluff Welding & Fab's TCR fell 7.0 from 9.8 in 2016 to 2.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 9.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.8 · 2019=6.5 · 2020=6.6 · 2023=6.7 · 2024=2.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332313 · Hokes Bluff, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.5 · 197% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #6/6
- PHOTO Maren Engineering
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Maren Engineering (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hokes Bluff Welding & Fab in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Halvorsen Co.
Halvorsen Co.
6.6 TCR
- Byron Center
Byron Center
6.6 TCR
- Florida Marine
Florida Marine Tanks
6.6 TCR
- This site
Hokes Bluff Welding & Fab
6.5 TCR
- Maren Engineer
Maren Engineering
6.5 TCR
What this shows Hokes Bluff Welding & Fab averages 6.5 TCR (197% of the Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Hokes Bluff Welding & Fab TCR series: 2016=9.8 · 2019=6.5 · 2020=6.6 · 2023=6.7 · 2024=2.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Hokes Bluff Welding & Fab falls in its industry
449 Plate work (e.g., bending, cut establishmentsSafer than 29% 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 #6 safest of 6 Plate work (e.g., bending, cut employers in Alabama.
Hokes Bluff Welding & Fab has fewer employees than the Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punc median and a higher 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 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332313 · AL · Hokes Bluff
449 Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, 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 | Maren Engineering | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Halvorsen Co. | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Byron Center | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Florida Marine Tanks | 6.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Elkmont GP Egg Depot | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southern Division Auburn Office | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | C & I Enclousres | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JOHNSONKREIS Construction | 48 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Anchor Glass Container | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Direct Coil USA, Inc | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MBB Delivery LLC | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Marriott Colorado Springs | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Crown Point Bickford | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bexley Bickford | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Baptist Health System Jacksonville Baptist Ent Specialists Inc | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Saylor's Inc | 48 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.