Bottle washers, packaging machinery, manufacturing · Alabama
Production Automation Inc.
Montgomery, AL · ~59 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Production Automation Inc. runs at 126% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Bottle washers, packaging machinery, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Production Automation Inc.: 4.2 TCR = 126% of Bottle washers, packaging machinery, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Production Automation Inc. safety composite
Production Automation Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 14%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% 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
−6.0
2017→2024
Production Automation Inc. injury rate improved
Production Automation Inc.'s TCR fell 6.0 from 9.2 in 2017 to 3.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.78× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=9.2 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=3.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333993 · Montgomery, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 126% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Pace Packaging
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~59 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pace Packaging (0.1 TCR gap)
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Production Automation Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Sterling Contr
Sterling Contract Packaging, Inc.
4.3 TCR
- This site
Production Automation Inc.
4.2 TCR
- Pace Packaging
Pace Packaging
4.2 TCR
- Highlight Indu
Highlight Industries
4 TCR
- ID Technology-
ID Technology-GA
4 TCR
What this shows Production Automation Inc. averages 4.2 TCR (126% of the Bottle washers, packaging machinery, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Production Automation Inc. TCR series: 2017=9.2 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Production Automation Inc. falls in its industry
269 Bottle washers, packaging mach establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Bottle washers, packaging mach employers in Alabama.
Production Automation Inc. has fewer employees than the Bottle washers, packaging machinery, man median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.4. 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 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333993 · AL · Montgomery
269 Bottle washers, packaging machinery, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 420 employers in Montgomery, 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 | Pace Packaging | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Highlight Industries | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sterling Contract Packaging, Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ID Technology-GA | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | COTTAGE HILL NURSERY, INC. | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Marshall Dekalb Electric Coop | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Birmingham Division Varnons Crew Headquarters | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Commercial Construction & Maintenance, Inc. | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC | 3,611 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baptist Medical Center South | 2,392 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jackson Hospital & Clinic | 2,000 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Montgomery | 1,561 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Forest Hill Heights LLC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Community Living Concepts, Inc | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lindenwold 10538 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southern Tank & Mfg. Inc | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Unilock New York, Inc. Boston Division | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Snyder Manufacturing Inc. | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dakota Blenders | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fay Industries | 59 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.