Copper Drawing · Alabama
Southwire Florence Plant
Florence, AL · ~378 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Southwire Florence Plant runs at 37% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Copper Drawing workplace, earning a grade A.
Southwire Florence Plant: 1.2 TCR = 37% of Copper Drawing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Southwire Florence Plant safety composite
Southwire Florence Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
74/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% 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
−0.8
2016→2024
Southwire Florence Plant injury rate improved
Southwire Florence Plant's TCR fell 0.8 from 1.8 in 2016 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 1.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.8 · 2017=1.1 · 2018=1.5 · 2019=0.7 · 2024=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331420 · Florence, AL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 37% of ind
- DART 0.5 DART
- RANK #2/5
- PHOTO Sigma Wire Internati…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~378 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sigma Wire International (0.0 TCR gap)
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Southwire Florence Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Southwire Florence Plant
1.2 TCR
- Sigma Wire Int
Sigma Wire International
1.2 TCR
- General Cable
General Cable
1.2 TCR
- Polymettalurgi
Polymettalurgical
1.1 TCR
- 1 Prestolite D
1 Prestolite Dr.
1.1 TCR
What this shows Southwire Florence Plant averages 1.2 TCR (37% of the Copper Drawing BLS benchmark).
Southwire Florence Plant TCR series: 2016=1.8 · 2017=1.1 · 2018=1.5 · 2019=0.7 · 2024=1 · BLS 3.3
Where Southwire Florence Plant falls in its industry
198 Copper Drawing establishmentsSafer than 84% 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 #2 safest of 5 Copper Drawing employers in Alabama.
Southwire Florence Plant has more employees than the Copper Drawing median and a lower 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 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331420 · AL · Florence
198 Copper Drawing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 112 employers in Florence, 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 | Sigma Wire International | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | General Cable | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Polymettalurgical | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1 Prestolite Dr. | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GD Copper, (U.S.A.), Inc. | 378 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 660 | 378 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 734 | 378 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hamilton Home Builders | 377 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Florence | 6,258 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North Alabama Medical Center | 1,596 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Shoals Ambulance | 500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Southwire Florence | 400 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mercury Paper - Strasburg | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cactus Drilling Rig 172 | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Guyer HS | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TAMU Jan ResLife | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1822 - Clifton | 378 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 3 Phase Line Construction, Inc. | 378 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Iowa Specialty Hospital Clarion | 378 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CA Branch | 378 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.