Welding equipment manufacturing · Alabama
Valley Machine Company, Inc.
Alexandria, AL · ~52 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Valley Machine Company, Inc. runs at 138% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Welding equipment manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Valley Machine Company, Inc.: 4.6 TCR = 138% of Welding equipment manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Valley Machine Company, Inc. safety composite
Valley Machine Company, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 23%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−16.7
2016→2024
Valley Machine Company, Inc. injury rate improved
Valley Machine Company, Inc.'s TCR fell 16.7 from 16.7 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 16.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=16.7 · 2017=6.6 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=5.7 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333992 · Alexandria, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 138% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK P23
- PHOTO polymet Corporation
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~52 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: polymet Corporation (0.0 TCR gap)
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Valley Machine Company, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Pro Spot Inter
Pro Spot International
4.7 TCR
- This site
Valley Machine Company, Inc.
4.6 TCR
- polymet Corpor
polymet Corporation
4.6 TCR
- System Technol
System Technologies, Inc.
4.6 TCR
- Welding Access
Welding Accessories and Cutting - Watertown
4.4 TCR
What this shows Valley Machine Company, Inc. averages 4.6 TCR (138% of the Welding equipment manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Valley Machine Company, Inc. TCR series: 2016=16.7 · 2017=6.6 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=0 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=0 · 2023=5.7 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Valley Machine Company, Inc. falls in its industry
129 Welding equipment manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Valley Machine Company, Inc. has fewer employees than the Welding equipment manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333992 · AL · Alexandria
129 Welding equipment manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 18 employers in Alexandria, 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 | polymet Corporation | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | System Technologies, Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pro Spot International | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Welding Accessories and Cutting - Watertown | 4.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mobile Division Hillcrest | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Birmingham Division Trussville Crew Headquarters | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jasper Complex | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Patton Chapel Crew Headquarters - APC | 52 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Burford's Tree LLC - 346 | 128 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Burford's Trees LLC Region 343 | 106 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Burford's Trees LLC Region 346 | 99 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Burfords Tree LLC - 343 | 74 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 65 Rose Avenue | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mechanical Systems Company, LLC | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Casella Waste Services, Oneonta | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cal-Maine Foods - Bushnell, Fl | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Oak Ridge Utility District | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chicago Terminal | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Andax Industries, LLC | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | XJP | 52 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.