Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing · Alabama
Matthews Industries Inc
Decatur, AL · ~75 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Matthews Industries Inc runs at 241% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Matthews Industries Inc: 7.9 TCR = 241% of Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Matthews Industries Inc safety composite
Matthews Industries Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 20%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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
Matthews Industries Inc: 6.4 → 8.5 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 13.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.36× in 2024
Matthews Industries Inc's TCR rose 2.1 from 6.4 in 2016 to 8.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 13.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · Decatur, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.9 · 241% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #13/15
- PHOTO Norwood Manufacturin…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 49 inj
- SIZE ~75 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Norwood Manufacturing, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Matthews Industries Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- General Metal
General Metal Company, Inc.
8 TCR
- This site
Matthews Industries Inc
7.9 TCR
- Norwood Manufa
Norwood Manufacturing, Inc.
7.9 TCR
- Steelhead Meta
Steelhead Metal Corp
7.9 TCR
- EPSM, LLC
EPSM, LLC
7.9 TCR
What this shows Matthews Industries Inc averages 7.9 TCR (241% of the Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Matthews Industries Inc TCR series: 2016=6.4 · 2017=13.5 · 2018=10.3 · 2019=0 · 2020=7.6 · 2021=7.3 · 2022=10.7 · 2023=7.1 · 2024=8.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Matthews Industries Inc falls in its industry
1,158 Sheet metal work (except stamp establishmentsSafer than 20% 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 #13 safest of 15 Sheet metal work (except stamp employers in Alabama.
Matthews Industries Inc has more employees than the Sheet metal work (except stampings) manu 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 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.7 | 5.4 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.6 | 4.6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.3 | 5.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · AL · Decatur
1,158 Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 239 employers in Decatur, 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 | Norwood Manufacturing, Inc. | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Steelhead Metal Corp | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EPSM, LLC | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | General Metal Company, Inc. | 8.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Worley Field Services at Sabic Burkville | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Turner at Ascend Performance Materials Decatur AL | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | In & Out Welders Incorporated | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BT Pelham | 75 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Supply Chain - Decatur | 1,450 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur processing plant | 885 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ULA-Decatur | 701 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur Fresh Plant | 671 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lanehart San Antonio, LLC | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Phase Six Moving | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Prairie Grove Health and Rehabilitation | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Prairie Village Healthcare Center | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | San Eli Supermarket | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Meriter Laboratories | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Walbar Peabody LLC | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stevens Elementary School | 75 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.