Emergency road services (i.e., tow service) · Alabama
United Towing Vestavia Hills
Vestavia Hills, AL · ~25 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
United Towing Vestavia Hills runs at 168% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Emergency road services (i.e., tow service) workplace, earning a grade D.
United Towing Vestavia Hills: 7.5 TCR = 168% of Emergency road services (i.e., tow service) BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
United Towing Vestavia Hills safety composite
United Towing Vestavia Hills scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 37%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 7.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% 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%).
TCR Δ
−8.7
2017→2024
United Towing Vestavia Hills injury rate improved
United Towing Vestavia Hills's TCR fell 8.7 from 12.5 in 2017 to 3.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 13.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=12.5 · 2018=7.3 · 2019=10.4 · 2020=13.3 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=5.6 · 2023=7.6 · 2024=3.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 488410 · Vestavia Hills, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 7.5 · 168% of ind
- DART 3.8 DART
- RANK P37
- PHOTO Joe Ballor Towing Inc.
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Joe Ballor Towing Inc. (0.1 TCR gap)
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United Towing Vestavia Hills in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- AAA Club Allia
AAA Club Alliance Cinn Fleet
7.7 TCR
- AAA Club Allia
AAA Club Alliance Woodlawn MD
7.7 TCR
- This site
United Towing Vestavia Hills
7.5 TCR
- Joe Ballor Tow
Joe Ballor Towing Inc.
7.5 TCR
- Fortes Brother
Fortes Brothers Inc.
7.4 TCR
What this shows United Towing Vestavia Hills averages 7.5 TCR (168% of the Emergency road services (i.e., tow service) BLS benchmark).
United Towing Vestavia Hills TCR series: 2017=12.5 · 2018=7.3 · 2019=10.4 · 2020=13.3 · 2021=0 · 2022=5.6 · 2023=7.6 · 2024=3.8 · BLS 4.5
Where United Towing Vestavia Hills falls in its industry
157 Emergency road services (i.e., establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
United Towing Vestavia Hills has fewer employees than the Emergency road services (i.e., tow servi 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 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
488410 · AL · Vestavia Hills
157 Emergency road services (i.e., tow service) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 13 employers in Vestavia Hills, 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 | Joe Ballor Towing Inc. | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AAA Club Alliance Cinn Fleet | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AAA Club Alliance Woodlawn MD | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fortes Brothers Inc. | 7.4 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 | Corporate | 243 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Vesta Industrial Contractors | 213 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aspire Physical Recovery Center at Cahaba River, LLC | 186 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Store 0842 | 176 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Georgia PrintCo LLC | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Salinas Programs | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | San Rafael, CA | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | South Beloit Office | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | At Home Stores #158 | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | At Home Stores #181 | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | A-G Sod Farms of Fresno | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | USG Interiors Stockton | 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.