Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries · Alabama
Tuscaloosa Organic Baking Co.
Tuscaloosa, AL · ~156 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tuscaloosa Organic Baking Co. runs at 75% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries workplace, earning a grade B.
Tuscaloosa Organic Baking Co.: 2.5 TCR = 75% of Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tuscaloosa Organic Baking Co. safety composite
Tuscaloosa Organic Baking Co. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 77% 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).
64/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% 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
Tuscaloosa Organic Baking Co.: 1.9 → 2.7 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 5.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.82× in 2024
Tuscaloosa Organic Baking Co.'s TCR rose 0.8 from 1.9 in 2016 to 2.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 5.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.82× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311812 · Tuscaloosa, AL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.5 · 75% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #6/18
- PHOTO Fantini Bakery
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 39 inj
- SIZE ~156 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fantini Bakery (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tuscaloosa Organic Baking Co. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tuscaloosa Organic Baking Co.
2.5 TCR
- Fantini Bakery
Fantini Bakery
2.5 TCR
- COLUMBUS OH DE
COLUMBUS OH DEPOT
2.5 TCR
- 730-PL001
730-PL001
2.5 TCR
- Bakery Express
Bakery Express - Mid Atlantic
2.5 TCR
What this shows Tuscaloosa Organic Baking Co. averages 2.5 TCR (75% of the Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries BLS benchmark).
Tuscaloosa Organic Baking Co. TCR series: 2016=1.9 · 2017=0.6 · 2018=5.2 · 2019=1.6 · 2020=5 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=1.5 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=2.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Tuscaloosa Organic Baking Co. falls in its industry
1,014 Bakery products, fresh (i.e., establishmentsSafer than 77% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 18 Bakery products, fresh (i.e., employers in Alabama.
Tuscaloosa Organic Baking Co. has more employees than the Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cak median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311812 · AL · Tuscaloosa
1,014 Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries 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 | Fantini Bakery | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | COLUMBUS OH DEPOT | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 730-PL001 | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bakery Express - Mid Atlantic | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Aerospace Coatings International/Wencor | 156 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | South Building | 156 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Store 1027 | 156 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Store 1026 | 156 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 | Idaho Timber of Florida | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cedar Rapids Terminal | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lakewood | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Wayne Public Schools | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Holy Spirit Hospital | 156 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Citnalta Construction Corp. | 156 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Concrete | 156 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | L.E.C. Inc. | 156 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.