Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing · Alabama
ULA-Decatur
Decatur, AL · ~701 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
ULA-Decatur runs at 36% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
ULA-Decatur: 1.2 TCR = 36% of Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
ULA-Decatur safety composite
ULA-Decatur scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 44%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% 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
ULA-Decatur: 0.7 → 1.1 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 3.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.21× in 2024
ULA-Decatur's TCR rose 0.4 from 0.7 in 2016 to 1.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 3.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336414 · Decatur, AL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 36% of ind
- DART 0.3 DART
- RANK #5/9
- PHOTO Blue Origin HSV MC, …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 69 inj
- SIZE ~701 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Blue Origin HSV MC, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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ULA-Decatur in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
ULA-Decatur
1.2 TCR
- Blue Origin HS
Blue Origin HSV MC, LLC
1.2 TCR
- Lockheed Marti
Lockheed Martin Corporation Ocala Campus (1383)
1.2 TCR
- Northrop Grumm
Northrop Grumman - Wallops
1.1 TCR
- NGSP-CA66
NGSP-CA66
1.1 TCR
What this shows ULA-Decatur averages 1.2 TCR (36% of the Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing BLS benchmark).
ULA-Decatur TCR series: 2016=0.7 · 2017=3.4 · 2018=1.5 · 2019=1.6 · 2020=0.6 · 2021=0.6 · 2022=1.1 · 2023=0 · 2024=1.1 · BLS 3.3
Where ULA-Decatur falls in its industry
82 Guided missile and space vehic establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.1.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 9 Guided missile and space vehic employers in Alabama.
ULA-Decatur has more employees than the Guided missile and space vehicle manufac median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.1. 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 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336414 · AL · Decatur
82 Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 239 employers in Decatur, 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 | Blue Origin HSV MC, LLC | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Northrop Grumman - Wallops | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lockheed Martin Corporation Ocala Campus (1383) | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NGSP-CA66 | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Gestamp McCalla | 701 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Koch Foods | 703 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | USS Fairfield Works - Tubular | 705 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Koch Foods of AL Kill | 708 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Supply Chain - Decatur | 1,450 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur processing plant | 885 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur Fresh Plant | 671 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur West | 586 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Aegis Living Home Office | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fort Wayne | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Woodward Design Build | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kerr Concentrates - Salem Facility | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Arizona Autism United | 701 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | California Department of Transportation Facility 404 | 701 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | California Department of Transportation Facility 406 | 701 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | California Department of Transportation Facility 407 | 701 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.