Distribution of natural gas · Alabama
Metro Operations Center
Birmingham, AL · ~220 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Metro Operations Center runs at 440% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Distribution of natural gas workplace, earning a grade F.
Metro Operations Center: 5.3 TCR = 440% of Distribution of natural gas BLS 1.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Metro Operations Center safety composite
Metro Operations Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% 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
Metro Operations Center: 6.0 → 6.8 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 10.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.5× in 2024
Metro Operations Center's TCR rose 0.9 from 6.0 in 2016 to 6.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 10.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221210 · Birmingham, AL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 5.3 · 440% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #9/13
- PHOTO Enbridge St. Lawrenc…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 94 inj
- SIZE ~220 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Enbridge St. Lawrence Gas - Massena (0.0 TCR gap)
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Metro Operations Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Metro Operations Center
5.3 TCR
- Enbridge St. L
Enbridge St. Lawrence Gas - Massena
5.3 TCR
- Coon Rapids MN
Coon Rapids MND5
5.3 TCR
- South Jersey G
South Jersey Gas Glassboro
5.3 TCR
- Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach Base - Bld: 0340 - 15
5.3 TCR
What this shows Metro Operations Center averages 5.3 TCR (440% of the Distribution of natural gas BLS benchmark).
Metro Operations Center TCR series: 2016=6 · 2017=5.5 · 2018=10.2 · 2019=5.6 · 2020=4.7 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=6.8 · BLS 1.2
Where Metro Operations Center falls in its industry
1,153 Distribution of natural gas establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 13 Distribution of natural gas employers in Alabama.
Metro Operations Center has more employees than the Distribution of natural gas median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.2 | 7.3 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221210 · AL · Birmingham
1,153 Distribution of natural gas 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 | Enbridge St. Lawrence Gas - Massena | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Coon Rapids MND5 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | South Jersey Gas Glassboro | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Redondo Beach Base - Bld: 0340 - 15 | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Clayton Addison 944 | 220 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Louisiana-Pacific Clarke County | 220 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Supply Chain : Huntsville, Alabama | 220 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1346 - Huntsville West | 220 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 | Regency North Central Ohio LLC (Cleveland West) | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Maryknoll Sisters Center | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RP55 Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | C022 Sandston | 220 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ranger Construction_West Palm Beach | 220 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Alpha Services Idaho | 220 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | McCloskey Mechanical Contractors Inc. | 220 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.