Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, manufacturing · Georgia
Merritt Mechanical Fabricators LLC
Cairo, GA · ~27 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 20.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Merritt Mechanical Fabricators LLC runs at 619% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Merritt Mechanical Fabricators LLC: 20.4 TCR = 619% of Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Merritt Mechanical Fabricators LLC safety composite
Merritt Mechanical Fabricators LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 2% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 1%), 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).
2/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 20.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 14.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 1% 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
Merritt Mechanical Fabricators LLC: 11.4 → 29.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 29.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.72× in 2024
Merritt Mechanical Fabricators LLC's TCR rose 18.0 from 11.4 in 2023 to 29.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333111 · Cairo, GA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 20.4 · 619% of ind
- DART 14.7 DART
- RANK #16/17
- PHOTO Ray-Man, Inc.
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ray-Man, Inc. (0.5 TCR gap)
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Merritt Mechanical Fabricators LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- MDS Mfg. Co.,
MDS Mfg. Co., Inc.
21.6 TCR
- This site
Merritt Mechanical Fabricators LLC
20.4 TCR
- Ray-Man, Inc.
Ray-Man, Inc.
20 TCR
- Moveero Esther
Moveero Estherville Iowa
19.5 TCR
- WELDCRAFT INDU
WELDCRAFT INDUSTRIES
19.4 TCR
What this shows Merritt Mechanical Fabricators LLC averages 20.4 TCR (619% of the Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Merritt Mechanical Fabricators LLC TCR series: 2023=11.4 · 2024=29.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Merritt Mechanical Fabricators LLC falls in its industry
433 Harvesting machinery and equip establishmentsSafer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 17 Harvesting machinery and equip employers in Georgia.
Merritt Mechanical Fabricators LLC has fewer employees than the Harvesting machinery and equipment, agri median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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 | 29.4 | 14.7 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 11.4 | 3.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333111 · GA · Cairo
433 Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 24 employers in Cairo, GA · 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 | Ray-Man, Inc. | 20.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Moveero Estherville Iowa | 19.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WELDCRAFT INDUSTRIES | 19.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MDS Mfg. Co., Inc. | 21.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Canon Pullet Farm | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AKA Mulch Products, LLC | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grow Out | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Piedmont Water Company | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jtekt-Cairo Plant / Koyo Bearing LLC | 333 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Woodhaven Furniture Industries - Cairo | 299 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ROBERT BEARDEN INC. | 274 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Foodservice Powell - 0725 | 252 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Nick's Health Care Center | 20.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | A&L Siding and Home Improvement Center, Inc. | 20.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Drakes Branch Manufacturing, LLC | 20.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 284026-Independence Po | 20.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ohio Magnetics, Inc. | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Village Roofing Co Inc | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | El Centro | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cotati | 27 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.