Crane rental with operator · Alabama
Southway Crane & Rigging - Birmingham Branch
Birmingham, AL · ~18 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Southway Crane & Rigging - Birmingham Branch runs at 89% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Crane rental with operator workplace, earning a grade C.
Southway Crane & Rigging - Birmingham Branch: 2.5 TCR = 89% of Crane rental with operator BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Southway Crane & Rigging - Birmingham Branch safety composite
Southway Crane & Rigging - Birmingham Branch scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 23%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Southway Crane & Rigging - Birmingham Branch: 0.0 → 3.1 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 5.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.24× in 2024
Southway Crane & Rigging - Birmingham Branch's TCR rose 3.1 from 0.0 in 2016 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 5.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.24× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238990 · Birmingham, AL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 2.5 · 89% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #30/38
- PHOTO Rozell
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~18 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rozell (0.0 TCR gap)
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Southway Crane & Rigging - Birmingham Branch in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Southway Crane & Rigging - Birmingham Branch
2.5 TCR
- Rozell
Rozell
2.5 TCR
- Womack and Son
Womack and Sons Construction Group LLC
2.5 TCR
- BrandSafway In
BrandSafway Industries, LLC - Milwaukee Branch
2.5 TCR
- Safway Service
Safway Services, LLC - Indianapolis
2.5 TCR
What this shows Southway Crane & Rigging - Birmingham Branch averages 2.5 TCR (89% of the Crane rental with operator BLS benchmark).
Southway Crane & Rigging - Birmingham Branch TCR series: 2016=0 · 2018=5.1 · 2019=0 · 2020=4.5 · 2021=4.3 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 2.8
Where Southway Crane & Rigging - Birmingham Branch falls in its industry
1,634 Crane rental with operator establishmentsSafer than 43% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #30 safest of 38 Crane rental with operator employers in Alabama.
Southway Crane & Rigging - Birmingham Branch has fewer employees than the Crane rental with operator median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238990 · AL · Birmingham
1,634 Crane rental with operator 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. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Rozell | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Womack and Sons Construction Group LLC | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BrandSafway Industries, LLC - Milwaukee Branch | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Safway Services, LLC - Indianapolis | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cullman Hatchery | 18 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Frank Currie Gin company | 18 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kelley Brothers Contractors Berry | 18 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Plant McIntosh | 18 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 | B-W Grinding Service, Inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 002 | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Manchester Industries Dallas | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Home Pride 30 Anchor | 2.5 TCR |
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.