Preserving purchased wood and wood products · Alabama
United Wood Preserving, LLC
Muscle Shoals, AL · ~30 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
United Wood Preserving, LLC runs at 448% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Preserving purchased wood and wood products workplace, earning a grade F.
United Wood Preserving, LLC: 14.8 TCR = 448% of Preserving purchased wood and wood products BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
United Wood Preserving, LLC safety composite
United Wood Preserving, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 1%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 14.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% 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%).
TCR Δ
−26.7
2016→2024
United Wood Preserving, LLC injury rate improved
United Wood Preserving, LLC's TCR fell 26.7 from 29.6 in 2016 to 2.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 34.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=29.6 · 2017=14.2 · 2018=11.8 · 2019=3.6 · 2020=34.4 · 2021=21.7 · 2022=14.8 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=2.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321114 · Muscle Shoals, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 14.8 · 448% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #22/22
- PHOTO Pressure Treating Fa…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 42 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pressure Treating Facility (0.1 TCR gap)
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United Wood Preserving, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
United Wood Preserving, LLC
14.8 TCR
- Pressure Treat
Pressure Treating Facility
14.8 TCR
- Bell Lumber &
Bell Lumber & Pole Company Sidney
13.7 TCR
- Bestway of PA,
Bestway of PA, Inc.
13.2 TCR
- EUGENE PLANT
EUGENE PLANT
13.2 TCR
What this shows United Wood Preserving, LLC averages 14.8 TCR (448% of the Preserving purchased wood and wood products BLS benchmark).
United Wood Preserving, LLC TCR series: 2016=29.6 · 2017=14.2 · 2018=11.8 · 2019=3.6 · 2020=34.4 · 2021=21.7 · 2022=14.8 · 2023=0 · 2024=2.9 · BLS 3.3
Where United Wood Preserving, LLC falls in its industry
183 Preserving purchased wood and establishmentsSafer than 1% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 22 Preserving purchased wood and employers in Alabama.
United Wood Preserving, LLC has fewer employees than the Preserving purchased wood and wood produ median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.3. 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 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 21.7 | 12.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 34.4 | 21.9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 29.6 | 9.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321114 · AL · Muscle Shoals
183 Preserving purchased wood and wood products employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 63 employers in Muscle Shoals, 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 | Pressure Treating Facility | 14.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bell Lumber & Pole Company Sidney | 13.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bestway of PA, Inc. | 13.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EUGENE PLANT | 13.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | PDSI | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Elkmont GP Hatchery | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Albertville Hatchery | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sowega Cotton Gin & Warehouse, LLC Hartford | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North American Lighting - Muscle Shoals | 1,616 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NAL MUSCLE SHOALS PLANT | 1,610 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North American Lighting - Alabama | 1,488 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Constellium Muscle Shoals LLC - Alloys Operations | 1,113 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | More Maitri | 14.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 189 Hampton | 14.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Lutheran Home at Topton | 14.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Moxie Pest Control Maryland LLC | 14.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bova Corp | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hillside Warehouse & Trucking Co., Inc. | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ricochet Fuel Distributors | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kessel Construction Inc | 30 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.