Fabricated plate work manufacturing · Alabama
Precision Grinding Inc.
Birmingham, AL · ~90 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Precision Grinding Inc. runs at 136% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fabricated plate work manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Precision Grinding Inc.: 4.5 TCR = 136% of Fabricated plate work manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Precision Grinding Inc. safety composite
Precision Grinding Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 19%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.2
2016→2024
Precision Grinding Inc. injury rate improved
Precision Grinding Inc.'s TCR fell 1.2 from 8.0 in 2016 to 6.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 8.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.01× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.0 · 2017=2.2 · 2019=3.5 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=6.9 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=3.9 · 2024=6.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332313 · Birmingham, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 136% of ind
- DART 4.5 DART
- RANK #4/6
- PHOTO Sivalls, Inc.
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~90 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sivalls, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Precision Grinding Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Precision Grinding Inc.
4.5 TCR
- Sivalls, Inc.
Sivalls, Inc.
4.5 TCR
- Modern Custom
Modern Custom Fabrication, Inc.
4.5 TCR
- Williams Fabri
Williams Fabrication DBA Jenfab
4.5 TCR
- Factory 1
Factory 1
4.5 TCR
What this shows Precision Grinding Inc. averages 4.5 TCR (136% of the Fabricated plate work manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Precision Grinding Inc. TCR series: 2016=8 · 2017=2.2 · 2019=3.5 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=6.9 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=3.9 · 2024=6.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Precision Grinding Inc. falls in its industry
449 Fabricated plate work manufact establishmentsSafer than 49% 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 #4 safest of 6 Fabricated plate work manufact employers in Alabama.
Precision Grinding Inc. has more employees than the Fabricated plate work manufacturing 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 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.0 | 4.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332313 · AL · Birmingham
449 Fabricated plate work manufacturing 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 | Sivalls, Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Modern Custom Fabrication, Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Williams Fabrication DBA Jenfab | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Factory 1 | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Auburn Electrical Construction Co., Inc. | 90 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BM6 | 90 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Buffalo Rock Tuscaloosa | 90 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Clayton Tiny Homes | 90 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 | EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. North Chicago | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hbohop-Pdm-Hebron Ohio Ops | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Los Angeles Engineering, Inc | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arrow Exterminators 1024 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Colorado Asphalt Services LLC | 90 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Silvercrest at Woodlands Creek | 90 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Legacy House of South Jordan | 90 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Embassy Suites West Valley City | 90 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.