Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing · Alabama
Meridian Bricks- Bessemer 166
Bessemer, AL · ~53 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Meridian Bricks- Bessemer 166 runs at 12% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Meridian Bricks- Bessemer 166: 0.4 TCR = 12% of Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Meridian Bricks- Bessemer 166 safety composite
Meridian Bricks- Bessemer 166 scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 99% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
71/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 99% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% 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
Meridian Bricks- Bessemer 166: 0.0 → 1.6 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 1.6 TCR · DART/TCR 4.03× in 2020
Meridian Bricks- Bessemer 166's TCR rose 1.6 from 0.0 in 2017 to 1.6 in 2020. In 2020, DART was 4.03× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327120 · Bessemer, AL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.4 · 12% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #1/17
- PHOTO Certech Inc.
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~53 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Certech Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Meridian Bricks- Bessemer 166 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- STONEPEAK CERA
STONEPEAK CERAMICS, INC. CORPORATE OFFICE
0.5 TCR
- This site
Meridian Bricks- Bessemer 166
0.4 TCR
- Certech Inc.
Certech Inc.
0.4 TCR
- DAL-ITALIA LLC
DAL-ITALIA LLCC
0.4 TCR
- VacuForm Incor 0.3
VacuForm Incorporated
0.3 TCR
What this shows Meridian Bricks- Bessemer 166 averages 0.4 TCR (12% of the Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Meridian Bricks- Bessemer 166 TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=1.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Meridian Bricks- Bessemer 166 falls in its industry
307 Bricks (i.e., common, face, gl establishmentsSafer than 99% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 17 Bricks (i.e., common, face, gl employers in Alabama.
Meridian Bricks- Bessemer 166 has fewer employees than the Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, holl median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327120 · AL · Bessemer
307 Bricks (i.e., common, face, glazed, hollow, vitrified), clay, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 116 employers in Bessemer, 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 | Certech Inc. | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DAL-ITALIA LLCC | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | VacuForm Incorporated | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | STONEPEAK CERAMICS, INC. CORPORATE OFFICE | 0.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Shoreline Growers | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ambassador Sanitation Management @ Wayne Farms Decatur | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Franklin | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Birmingham Division Patton Chapel | 53 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BHM1 | 4,102 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bessemer, DC | 768 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blox LLC | 581 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | US PIPE - BHM-DIP | 559 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | CBI, LLC. Gulf Coast Region | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Washington Penn Plastic Co., Inc. - LaFayette Division | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gray Construction - Lexington | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DeltaHawk Engines, Inc. | 0.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Meridian Bricks-Augusta 015-Meridian Bricks | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GranVida Senior Living and Memory Care | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Superior Residences at Cala Hills | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Midwest Medical Transport Company - Omaha Station | 53 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.