Thrift shops, used merchandise · Alabama

The Saving Way University

Huntsville, AL · ~39 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
11.0
Avg TCR
3.4
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

The Saving Way University runs at 323% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Thrift shops, used merchandise workplace, earning a grade F.

The Saving Way University: 11.0 TCR = 323% of Thrift shops, used merchandise BLS 3.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

The Saving Way University safety composite

The Saving Way University scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 12%), 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).

F

23/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 10.97 per 100 workers

Safer than 16% of industry peers

DART rate
F 11.45 per 100 workers

Safer than 12% 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%).

Rising injury rate

The Saving Way University: 14.1 → 15.3 TCR

Peak year 2024 @ 15.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.04× in 2024

The Saving Way University's TCR rose 1.2 from 14.1 in 2022 to 15.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.04× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 453310 · Huntsville, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 11.0 · 323% of ind

  • DART 11.4 DART
  • RANK #32/37
  • PHOTO Thrift Store Watsonv…
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 8 inj
  • SIZE ~39 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Thrift Store Watsonville (0.0 TCR gap)

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The Saving Way University in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows The Saving Way University averages 11.0 TCR (323% of the Thrift shops, used merchandise BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

The Saving Way University TCR series: 2022=14.1 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=15.3 · BLS 3.4

Where The Saving Way University falls in its industry

1,556 Thrift shops, used merchandise establishments

Safer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #32 safest of 37 Thrift shops, used merchandise employers in Alabama.

The Saving Way University (39 employees, TCR 11.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 36 employees and a TCR of 5.3 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 05001,0001,5002,000 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate The Saving Way University
The Saving Way University (39 employees, TCR 11.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 36 employees and a TCR of 5.3

The Saving Way University has more employees than the Thrift shops, used merchandise median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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 15.3 11.4 4 0 0
2023 3.6 0.0 1 0 0
2022 14.1 4.7 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

453310 · AL · Huntsville

1,556 Thrift shops, used merchandise employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 454 employers in Huntsville, 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 Thrift Store Watsonville 11.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Seattle Goodwill - Monroe 11.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR 30th and Main Store 11 11.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Brewer Store 11.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE 8300 Hatchery Koch Foods of AL 39 FTE
STATE-SIZE Plant Central Alabama 39 FTE
STATE-SIZE Hillcrest - APC 39 FTE
STATE-SIZE Schillingers Road Crew Headquarters - APC 39 FTE
CITY-NEAR AL004 2,929 FTE
CITY-NEAR Dynetics A Leidos Company 2,463 FTE
CITY-NEAR Leidos - Dynetics 2,051 FTE
CITY-NEAR Toyota Motor Mfg of Alabama 1,874 FTE
NAT-TCR Trillium Farms Croton Pullet 1 11.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Bravera Health Spring Hill Regional Hospital - EVS 11.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Mia-Ground Ops 11.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Daytona Beach Fl 11.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE K&D Factory Service Harrisburg 39 FTE
NAT-SIZE Cedar Springs MI Truss 39 FTE
NAT-SIZE Horst Insurance 39 FTE
NAT-SIZE The Berkeley 39 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.