Aluminum bar made by extruding purchased aluminum · Georgia
Universal Alloy Corporation - Ball Ground
Ball Ground, GA · ~78 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Universal Alloy Corporation - Ball Ground runs at 162% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Aluminum bar made by extruding purchased aluminum workplace, earning a grade D.
Universal Alloy Corporation - Ball Ground: 5.4 TCR = 162% of Aluminum bar made by extruding purchased aluminum BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Universal Alloy Corporation - Ball Ground safety composite
Universal Alloy Corporation - Ball Ground scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 25%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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
−3.4
2017→2024
Universal Alloy Corporation - Ball Ground injury rate improved
Universal Alloy Corporation - Ball Ground's TCR fell 3.4 from 6.4 in 2017 to 3.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 10.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=6.4 · 2018=10.0 · 2019=8.6 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=3.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331318 · Ball Ground, GA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 162% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #10/12
- PHOTO Extrudex Aluminum, Inc
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 37 inj
- SIZE ~78 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Extrudex Aluminum, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Universal Alloy Corporation - Ball Ground in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Universal Alloy Corporation - Ball Ground
5.4 TCR
- Extrudex Alumi
Extrudex Aluminum, Inc
5.4 TCR
- Alexandria Ext
Alexandria Extrusion Company
5.4 TCR
- MI Metals - Ol
MI Metals - Oldsmar
5.4 TCR
- General Extrus
General Extrusions International LLC
5.3 TCR
What this shows Universal Alloy Corporation - Ball Ground averages 5.4 TCR (162% of the Aluminum bar made by extruding purchased aluminum BLS benchmark).
Universal Alloy Corporation - Ball Ground TCR series: 2017=6.4 · 2018=10 · 2019=8.6 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=3 · BLS 3.3
Where Universal Alloy Corporation - Ball Ground falls in its industry
204 Aluminum bar made by extruding establishmentsSafer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 12 Aluminum bar made by extruding employers in Georgia.
Universal Alloy Corporation - Ball Ground has fewer employees than the Aluminum bar made by extruding purchased median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331318 · GA · Ball Ground
204 Aluminum bar made by extruding purchased aluminum employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 31 employers in Ball Ground, GA · 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 | Extrudex Aluminum, Inc | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | General Extrusions International LLC | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alexandria Extrusion Company | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MI Metals - Oldsmar | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | McLain Farms, Inc. | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jefferson, GA | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Unlimited Contract Services Hoboken | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Summit Contracting Group, Inc. Atlanta | 78 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chart | 363 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Meyn America LLC | 256 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CAIRE - Manufacturing | 218 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Advanced Disposal - Ball Ground | 142 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Capital Printing Corporation | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Julian Lumber Company | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 108RIV | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pacific Cheese - Amarillo, TX | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | System 2/90 Inc | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Bentwood Companies | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D Alvarado Farm Labor Contractor,Inc | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plant OR | 78 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.