Boiler and pipe insulation installation · Alabama
Vulcan Industrial Contractors
Birmingham, AL · ~860 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Vulcan Industrial Contractors runs at 22% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Boiler and pipe insulation installation workplace, earning a grade A.
Vulcan Industrial Contractors: 0.6 TCR = 22% of Boiler and pipe insulation installation BLS 2.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Vulcan Industrial Contractors safety composite
Vulcan Industrial Contractors scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 91% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 47%), 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 91% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% 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%).
Vulcan Industrial Contractors held a steady TCR band
Vulcan Industrial Contractors's TCR held near 0.3 from 0.3 in 2016 to 0.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 1.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.93× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.3 · 2017=1.0 · 2021=0.8 · 2022=0.3 · 2023=0.6 · 2024=0.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238290 · Birmingham, AL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.6 · 22% of ind
- DART 0.6 DART
- RANK #2/14
- PHOTO Ditta Enterprises, I…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~860 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ditta Enterprises, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Vulcan Industrial Contractors in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Vulcan Industrial Contractors
0.6 TCR
- Ditta Enterpri
Ditta Enterprises, Inc.
0.6 TCR
- Holian Insulat
Holian Insulation of Wisconsin, Inc.
0.6 TCR
- Otis Elevator
Otis Elevator Company-St. Louis
0.6 TCR
- Otis Elevator
Otis Elevator Company-Columbus
0.6 TCR
What this shows Vulcan Industrial Contractors averages 0.6 TCR (22% of the Boiler and pipe insulation installation BLS benchmark).
Vulcan Industrial Contractors TCR series: 2016=0.3 · 2017=1 · 2021=0.8 · 2022=0.3 · 2023=0.6 · 2024=0.7 · BLS 2.8
Where Vulcan Industrial Contractors falls in its industry
1,138 Boiler and pipe insulation ins establishmentsSafer than 91% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 14 Boiler and pipe insulation ins employers in Alabama.
Vulcan Industrial Contractors has more employees than the Boiler and pipe insulation installation median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238290 · AL · Birmingham
1,138 Boiler and pipe insulation installation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 840 employers in Birmingham, 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 | Ditta Enterprises, Inc. | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Holian Insulation of Wisconsin, Inc. | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Otis Elevator Company-St. Louis | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Otis Elevator Company-Columbus | 0.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Union Springs processing plant | 859 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Union Springs Plant | 861 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Orion Ampitheater | 861 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BRHMALDC | 858 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | USD | 9,165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CLASSIC FOODS | 9,165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate | 8,650 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BIRMINGHAM PACKERS | 8,650 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mayor and Council | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cybernetics | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Toledo Refining Company LLC | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Watermark Retirement Communities | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | QVC, Inc. (Florence) | 860 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Honeywell Aerospace PR- Aguadilla | 860 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Baltimore BWI | 860 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | University Hospital and Clinics | 860 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.