Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing · Alabama
Kudzu Millwork
Fort Payne, AL · ~68 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kudzu Millwork runs at 165% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Kudzu Millwork: 5.4 TCR = 165% of Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kudzu Millwork safety composite
Kudzu Millwork scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 28%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Kudzu Millwork: 0.0 → 8.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 8.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Kudzu Millwork's TCR rose 8.8 from 0.0 in 2022 to 8.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Fort Payne, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 165% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #47/65
- PHOTO Oakwood Energy Manag…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~68 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Oakwood Energy Management (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kudzu Millwork in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Soroc Products
Soroc Products
5.5 TCR
- This site
Kudzu Millwork
5.4 TCR
- Oakwood Energy
Oakwood Energy Management
5.4 TCR
- Inline Plastic
Inline Plastics Inc. MI
5.4 TCR
- Cabka North Am
Cabka North America
5.4 TCR
What this shows Kudzu Millwork averages 5.4 TCR (165% of the Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Kudzu Millwork TCR series: 2022=0 · 2023=7.5 · 2024=8.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Kudzu Millwork falls in its industry
2,838 Awnings, rigid plastics or fib establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #47 safest of 65 Awnings, rigid plastics or fib employers in Alabama.
Kudzu Millwork has fewer employees than the Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, m median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · AL · Fort Payne
2,838 Awnings, rigid plastics or fiberglass, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 39 employers in Fort Payne, 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 | Oakwood Energy Management | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Inline Plastics Inc. MI | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cabka North America | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Soroc Products | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pea River Electric Cooperative | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LSAM Pan Line I | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hagan Fences | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ben Mar Hosiery Inc. | 68 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Heil Environmental | 869 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PlayCore Wisconsin, Inc., dba GameTime | 446 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PlayCore | 386 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 691 | 383 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | At Home Stores #173 | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 19VH | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Public Works Department | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Winchester Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0232 San Jose | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oak Hills | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0189 La Quinta | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Annandale Middle School | 68 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.