Medical Transport · Alabama
LifeCom Birmingham AL Communications
Birmingham, AL · ~37 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
LifeCom Birmingham AL Communications runs at 84% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Medical Transport workplace, earning a grade C.
LifeCom Birmingham AL Communications: 3.2 TCR = 84% of Medical Transport BLS 3.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
LifeCom Birmingham AL Communications safety composite
LifeCom Birmingham AL Communications scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
67/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 3.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 3.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% 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%).
Rising injury rate
LifeCom Birmingham AL Communications: 3.0 → 3.4 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 3.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.05× in 2020
LifeCom Birmingham AL Communications's TCR rose 0.4 from 3.0 in 2019 to 3.4 in 2020. In 2020, DART was 1.05× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621910 · Birmingham, AL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 84% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #3/15
- PHOTO Lafayette Station
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~37 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lafayette Station (0.0 TCR gap)
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LifeCom Birmingham AL Communications in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
LifeCom Birmingham AL Communications
3.2 TCR
- Lafayette Stat
Lafayette Station
3.2 TCR
- Station 4-12
Station 4-12
3.2 TCR
- AMBULANCE CAMD
AMBULANCE CAMDEN COUNTY
3.2 TCR
- AMBULANCE SERV
AMBULANCE SERVICE INC.
3.2 TCR
What this shows LifeCom Birmingham AL Communications averages 3.2 TCR (84% of the Medical Transport BLS benchmark).
LifeCom Birmingham AL Communications TCR series: 2019=3 · 2020=3.4 · BLS 3.8
Where LifeCom Birmingham AL Communications falls in its industry
976 Medical Transport establishmentsSafer than 84% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 8.3.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 15 Medical Transport employers in Alabama.
LifeCom Birmingham AL Communications has fewer employees than the Medical Transport median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 8.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621910 · AL · Birmingham
976 Medical Transport employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 840 employers in Birmingham, 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 | Lafayette Station | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Station 4-12 | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AMBULANCE CAMDEN COUNTY | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AMBULANCE SERVICE INC. | 3.2 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 | USD | 9,165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CLASSIC FOODS | 9,165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate | 8,650 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BIRMINGHAM PACKERS | 8,650 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | REN057 Long Island City | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 49481b - City of Industry Dc | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DGS Aviation Services : CHO - Charlottesville VA | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ashley Furniture Homestore- Lexington | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 0000000175 Quickchek Food Store 175 | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 000000146g Quickchek Food Store | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 000000142g Quickchek Food Store | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bosch Rexroth Logistics Center | 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.