Sawmills · Georgia
Southern Forest Industries, Inc
Forsyth, GA · ~31 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Southern Forest Industries, Inc runs at 288% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Sawmills workplace, earning a grade F.
Southern Forest Industries, Inc: 9.5 TCR = 288% of Sawmills BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Southern Forest Industries, Inc safety composite
Southern Forest Industries, Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 23% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 2%), 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).
11/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 14.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 3% 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 Forest Industries, Inc: 2.9 → 22.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 22.0 TCR · DART/TCR 1.54× in 2024
Southern Forest Industries, Inc's TCR rose 19.1 from 2.9 in 2017 to 22.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321113 · Forsyth, GA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.5 · 288% of ind
- DART 14.7 DART
- RANK #63/65
- PHOTO Wayne Lumber Co.
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~31 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Wayne Lumber Co. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Southern Forest Industries, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Southern Forest Industries, Inc
9.5 TCR
- Wayne Lumber C
Wayne Lumber Co.
9.5 TCR
- Cherry Mountai
Cherry Mountain Sawmill, LLC
9.5 TCR
- Speyside Bourb
Speyside Bourbon Stave Mill in Ohio at Waverly
9.5 TCR
- Emmett Lumber
Emmett Lumber
9.5 TCR
What this shows Southern Forest Industries, Inc averages 9.5 TCR (288% of the Sawmills BLS benchmark).
Southern Forest Industries, Inc TCR series: 2017=2.9 · 2018=11.3 · 2019=2.9 · 2020=6.4 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=18.4 · 2023=8.9 · 2024=22 · BLS 3.3
Where Southern Forest Industries, Inc falls in its industry
905 Sawmills establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #63 safest of 65 Sawmills employers in Georgia.
Southern Forest Industries, Inc has fewer employees than the Sawmills median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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 | 22.0 | 14.7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18.4 | 6.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321113 · GA · Forsyth
905 Sawmills employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 14 employers in Forsyth, GA · 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 | Wayne Lumber Co. | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cherry Mountain Sawmill, LLC | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Speyside Bourbon Stave Mill in Ohio at Waverly | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Emmett Lumber | 9.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Wade Plantation LLC | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Clover Leaf Gin Inc. Georgia | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Birdsong Peanuts Arlington Georgia | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tifton Operating 1010 Bruce Lane Tifton GA | 31 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 907 | 272 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 907 | 228 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Georgia Right of Way | 143 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Store 403 | 125 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Exodus Global, LLC. | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | San Marcos | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nowhere Partners, LLC | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NA-US-PA-Norristown-Boulevard of the Generals | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Custom Drilling Services, Inc. | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TMP Technologies, Inc. Advanced Rubber Products Division | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tempest Architectural Products, Inc. | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cedar Grove Cheese Inc | 31 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.