Lumber (e.g., dressed, finished, rough) merchant wholesalers · Alabama
Russell Forest Products, Inc
Decatur, AL · ~68 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Russell Forest Products, Inc runs at 105% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Lumber (e.g., dressed, finished, rough) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade C.
Russell Forest Products, Inc: 2.3 TCR = 105% of Lumber (e.g., dressed, finished, rough) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Russell Forest Products, Inc safety composite
Russell Forest Products, Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 74% 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.9
2019→2024
Russell Forest Products, Inc injury rate improved
Russell Forest Products, Inc's TCR fell 2.9 from 4.4 in 2019 to 1.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 4.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=4.4 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=3.1 · 2024=1.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423310 · Decatur, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 2.3 · 105% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #8/17
- PHOTO U.S. Lumber - Baltim…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~68 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: U.S. Lumber - Baltimore (0.0 TCR gap)
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Russell Forest Products, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Russell Forest Products, Inc
2.3 TCR
- U.S. Lumber -
U.S. Lumber - Baltimore
2.3 TCR
- BlueLinx Corpo
BlueLinx Corporation Elkhart
2.3 TCR
- Duluth GA DC
Duluth GA DC
2.3 TCR
- MO Drywall - H
MO Drywall - Hazelwood
2.3 TCR
What this shows Russell Forest Products, Inc averages 2.3 TCR (105% of the Lumber (e.g., dressed, finished, rough) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Russell Forest Products, Inc TCR series: 2019=4.4 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=0 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=3.1 · 2024=1.5 · BLS 2.2
Where Russell Forest Products, Inc falls in its industry
1,225 Lumber (e.g., dressed, finishe establishmentsSafer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 17 Lumber (e.g., dressed, finishe employers in Alabama.
Russell Forest Products, Inc has more employees than the Lumber (e.g., dressed, finished, rough) median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423310 · AL · Decatur
1,225 Lumber (e.g., dressed, finished, rough) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 239 employers in Decatur, 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 | U.S. Lumber - Baltimore | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BlueLinx Corporation Elkhart | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Duluth GA DC | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MO Drywall - Hazelwood | 2.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pea River Electric Cooperative | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LSAM Pan Line I | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hagan Fences | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ben Mar Hosiery Inc. | 68 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Supply Chain - Decatur | 1,450 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur processing plant | 885 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ULA-Decatur | 701 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur Fresh Plant | 671 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wood Mulch Products, LLC | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bunkie Service Center | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DayGlo Color Cleveland Facility | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Creative Foam - Dowagiac | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ozarks Food Harvest | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The VERVE Hotel | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bissinger & Stein | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Meigs Center Ltd | 68 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.