Foundry casting molds manufacturing · Alabama
Southern Alloy Corporation
Sylacauga, AL · ~75 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Southern Alloy Corporation runs at 219% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Foundry casting molds manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Southern Alloy Corporation: 7.2 TCR = 219% of Foundry casting molds manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Southern Alloy Corporation safety composite
Southern Alloy Corporation scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 21%), 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 7.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% 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
Southern Alloy Corporation: 5.8 → 7.6 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 17.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.35× in 2024
Southern Alloy Corporation's TCR rose 1.8 from 5.8 in 2016 to 7.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 17.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333511 · Sylacauga, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.2 · 219% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO Engineered Plastic C…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~75 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Engineered Plastic Components, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Southern Alloy Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Winona Pattern
Winona Pattern & Mold
7.4 TCR
- Austin Foundry
Austin Foundry
7.3 TCR
- This site
Southern Alloy Corporation
7.2 TCR
- Engineered Pla
Engineered Plastic Components, Inc.
7.2 TCR
- Vincent Tool T
Vincent Tool Technologies Corp
7.1 TCR
What this shows Southern Alloy Corporation averages 7.2 TCR (219% of the Foundry casting molds manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Southern Alloy Corporation TCR series: 2016=5.8 · 2018=3.2 · 2019=2.8 · 2021=1.5 · 2022=17.5 · 2023=12.2 · 2024=7.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Southern Alloy Corporation falls in its industry
216 Foundry casting molds manufact establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Foundry casting molds manufact employers in Alabama.
Southern Alloy Corporation has more employees than the Foundry casting molds manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.2 | 1.2 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17.5 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333511 · AL · Sylacauga
216 Foundry casting molds manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 43 employers in Sylacauga, 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 | Engineered Plastic Components, Inc. | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Austin Foundry | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vincent Tool Technologies Corp | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Winona Pattern & Mold | 7.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Worley Field Services at Sabic Burkville | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Turner at Ascend Performance Materials Decatur AL | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | In & Out Welders Incorporated | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BT Pelham | 75 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nemak Alabama | 660 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Coosa Valley Medical Center | 537 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sylacauga 52 | 333 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 730 | 311 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | StoneBridge Lake Ozark | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | UMNormaLinda980 | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Beiler Hydraulics, Inc | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Missoula MT Yard | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Saint-Gobain Hycomp LLC | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Coherent, Inc - Traverse City | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plains Cotton Cooperative Association Lubbock | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nashville Dry | 75 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.