Ice cream manufacturing · Alabama
Sylacauga 52
Sylacauga, AL · ~333 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sylacauga 52 runs at 144% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Ice cream manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Sylacauga 52: 4.7 TCR = 144% of Ice cream manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sylacauga 52 safety composite
Sylacauga 52 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 27%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% 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
Sylacauga 52: 2.6 → 6.7 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 6.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.05× in 2024
Sylacauga 52's TCR rose 4.1 from 2.6 in 2018 to 6.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 6.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.05× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311520 · Sylacauga, AL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 144% of ind
- DART 5.0 DART
- RANK P50
- PHOTO DFA ICE CREAM - WILB…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 131 inj
- SIZE ~333 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: DFA ICE CREAM - WILBRAHAM MA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sylacauga 52 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Rich Products
Rich Products New Britain
4.8 TCR
- DFA-KMP - ROCH
DFA-KMP - ROCHESTER MN
4.8 TCR
- This site
Sylacauga 52
4.7 TCR
- DFA ICE CREAM
DFA ICE CREAM - WILBRAHAM MA
4.7 TCR
- DFA ICE CREAM
DFA ICE CREAM - ST GEORGE UT
4.7 TCR
What this shows Sylacauga 52 averages 4.7 TCR (144% of the Ice cream manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Sylacauga 52 TCR series: 2018=2.6 · 2019=4.4 · 2020=5 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=4.2 · 2023=6.8 · 2024=6.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Sylacauga 52 falls in its industry
111 Ice cream manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.8.
Sylacauga 52 has more employees than the Ice cream manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.8. 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 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311520 · AL · Sylacauga
111 Ice cream 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 | DFA ICE CREAM - WILBRAHAM MA | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rich Products New Britain | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DFA-KMP - ROCHESTER MN | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DFA ICE CREAM - ST GEORGE UT | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | General Dynamics Land Systems Anniston operations | 333 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Vulcraft Alabama Division of Nucor | 332 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Auburn, AL | 334 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1229 | 332 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nemak Alabama | 660 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Coosa Valley Medical Center | 537 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 730 | 311 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 730 | 308 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wagner General Contractors, Inc, TN | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Five Star Architectural | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Whitesburg Medical/Dental Clinic | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | GFW Schools | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Keer America Corporation | 333 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Corydon Plant | 333 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | C75 | 333 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sharp Electronics Corporation | 333 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.