Refractories (e.g., block, brick, mortar, tile), clay, manufacturing · Alabama
Special Shapes Refractory Company
Bessemer, AL · ~35 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Special Shapes Refractory Company runs at 34% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Refractories (e.g., block, brick, mortar, tile), clay, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Special Shapes Refractory Company: 1.1 TCR = 34% of Refractories (e.g., block, brick, mortar, tile), clay, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Special Shapes Refractory Company safety composite
Special Shapes Refractory Company scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 91% 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).
78/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 1.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 91% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% 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
−3.0
2019→2023
Special Shapes Refractory Company injury rate improved
Special Shapes Refractory Company's TCR fell 3.0 from 3.0 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 3.0 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=3.0 · 2020=2.5 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327120 · Bessemer, AL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.1 · 34% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/17
- PHOTO TRANSCERAMICA
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~35 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: TRANSCERAMICA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Special Shapes Refractory Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Special Shapes Refractory Company
1.1 TCR
- TRANSCERAMICA
TRANSCERAMICA
1.1 TCR
- General Shale
General Shale Brick Terre Haute
1.1 TCR
- Alltherm Servi
Alltherm Services Incorporated
1.1 TCR
- Daltile intern
Daltile international
1.1 TCR
What this shows Special Shapes Refractory Company averages 1.1 TCR (34% of the Refractories (e.g., block, brick, mortar, tile), clay, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Special Shapes Refractory Company TCR series: 2019=3 · 2020=2.5 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Special Shapes Refractory Company falls in its industry
307 Refractories (e.g., block, bri establishmentsSafer than 91% 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 17 Refractories (e.g., block, bri employers in Alabama.
Special Shapes Refractory Company has fewer employees than the Refractories (e.g., block, brick, mortar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327120 · AL · Bessemer
307 Refractories (e.g., block, brick, mortar, tile), clay, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 116 employers in Bessemer, 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 | TRANSCERAMICA | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | General Shale Brick Terre Haute | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alltherm Services Incorporated | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Daltile international | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Western Division Jasper Business Office | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2020 Osha form | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ozark Safety Services, LLC | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Newell & Bush, Inc. | 35 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BHM1 | 4,102 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bessemer, DC | 768 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blox LLC | 581 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | US PIPE - BHM-DIP | 559 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Oxford Farms, Inc. | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City View Market Inc | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holman Logistics | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 421 Rem | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | NRHN Home Care | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Huls Bros Trucking, Inc. | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Baronet Coffee, Inc. | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Crossroads General Store | 35 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.