Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) · Alabama
Tuscaloosa DZL
Tuscaloosa, AL · ~25 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tuscaloosa DZL runs at 27% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) workplace, earning a grade A.
Tuscaloosa DZL: 1.2 TCR = 27% of Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tuscaloosa DZL safety composite
Tuscaloosa DZL scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 97% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
83/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 1.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 97% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 90% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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%).
Tuscaloosa DZL held a steady TCR band
Tuscaloosa DZL's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 4.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=2.7 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=4.8 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484122 · Tuscaloosa, AL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 27% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/62
- PHOTO Hicksville
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hicksville (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tuscaloosa DZL in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tuscaloosa DZL
1.2 TCR
- Hicksville
Hicksville
1.2 TCR
- CHW
CHW
1.2 TCR
- CA-Gardena-847
CA-Gardena-847-YRC Freight
1.2 TCR
- LFT-ODFL
LFT-ODFL
1.2 TCR
What this shows Tuscaloosa DZL averages 1.2 TCR (27% of the Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS benchmark).
Tuscaloosa DZL TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=2.7 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=4.8 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 4.5
Where Tuscaloosa DZL falls in its industry
3,020 Trucking, general freight, lon establishmentsSafer than 97% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 62 Trucking, general freight, lon employers in Alabama.
Tuscaloosa DZL has fewer employees than the Trucking, general freight, long-distance median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484122 · AL · Tuscaloosa
3,020 Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 151 employers in Tuscaloosa, 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 | Hicksville | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CHW | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CA-Gardena-847-YRC Freight | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LFT-ODFL | 1.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Franklin Electric Cooperattive | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NextGen Industrial, LLC. | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tutwiler Residence Hall | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 250 | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Phifer Kauloosa | 1,419 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BFG3 Tuscaloosa Facility | 1,340 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | McAbee Construction Inc | 680 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tuscaloosa Processing | 526 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Vcf 047 | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | South Central Power Co. Hillsboro | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ultimate Gaging Systems | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plastipak- Westland | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Corpus Christi Energy Center | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Delta Energy Center | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Freestone Energy Center | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Magic Valley Generating Station | 25 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.