Chipboard (I.e., particle core, wood chip face), manufacturing · Alabama
Kronospan Particle Board AN27
Eastaboga, AL · ~146 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kronospan Particle Board AN27 runs at 139% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Chipboard (I.e., particle core, wood chip face), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Kronospan Particle Board AN27: 4.6 TCR = 139% of Chipboard (I.e., particle core, wood chip face), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kronospan Particle Board AN27 safety composite
Kronospan Particle Board AN27 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 4%), 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 4.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
Kronospan Particle Board AN27: 5.3 → 6.6 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 6.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.28× in 2024
Kronospan Particle Board AN27's TCR rose 1.3 from 5.3 in 2021 to 6.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.28× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321219 · Eastaboga, AL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 139% of ind
- DART 5.9 DART
- RANK #7/9
- PHOTO Kronospan Laminates …
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~146 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kronospan Laminates AN17 (0.1 TCR gap)
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Kronospan Particle Board AN27 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Dillard Compos
Dillard Composites
4.8 TCR
- Island city pa
Island city particleboard
4.8 TCR
- Kronospan Lami
Kronospan Laminates AN17
4.7 TCR
- This site
Kronospan Particle Board AN27
4.6 TCR
- Advanced Fiber
Advanced Fiber Technology #621
4.4 TCR
What this shows Kronospan Particle Board AN27 averages 4.6 TCR (139% of the Chipboard (I.e., particle core, wood chip face), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Kronospan Particle Board AN27 TCR series: 2021=5.3 · 2022=4.6 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=6.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Kronospan Particle Board AN27 falls in its industry
125 Chipboard (I.e., particle core establishmentsSafer than 18% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.2.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 9 Chipboard (I.e., particle core employers in Alabama.
Kronospan Particle Board AN27 has more employees than the Chipboard (I.e., particle core, wood chi median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.2. 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 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321219 · AL · Eastaboga
125 Chipboard (I.e., particle core, wood chip face), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 14 employers in Eastaboga, 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 | Kronospan Laminates AN17 | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Advanced Fiber Technology #621 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dillard Composites | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Island city particleboard | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Irondale Industrial Contractors, Inc | 146 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mobile Asphalt Company | 146 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TriRx Huntsville Pharmaceutical Services, LLC | 146 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Premier Tech -MGM | 146 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bridgewater Interiors III | 341 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bridgewater Interiors - Oxford | 336 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kronospan LLC | 284 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6458-ZANN | 157 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Providence Center | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 267 - Warsaw IN | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mazza Iron & Steel LLC | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NEW Cooperative Inc. - Ute | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal | 146 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fischbach and Moore LLC | 146 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Milroy optical | 146 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Apex Tool Group | 146 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.