Distribution of natural gas · Alabama
Western Operations Center
Bessemer, AL · ~52 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.6
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Western Operations Center runs at 550% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Distribution of natural gas workplace, earning a grade F.
Western Operations Center: 6.6 TCR = 550% of Distribution of natural gas BLS 1.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Western Operations Center safety composite
Western Operations Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Western Operations Center: 5.6 → 14.6 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 14.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.88× in 2024
Western Operations Center's TCR rose 9.0 from 5.6 in 2016 to 14.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.88× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221210 · Bessemer, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.6 · 550% of ind
- DART 5.8 DART
- RANK #12/13
- PHOTO Vectren Corporation …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~52 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Vectren Corporation - Columbus (0.0 TCR gap)
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Western Operations Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Western Operations Center
6.6 TCR
- Vectren Corpor
Vectren Corporation - Columbus
6.6 TCR
- Eversource - W
Eversource - Worcester
6.6 TCR
- Division Stree
Division Street
6.6 TCR
- ST GEORGE
ST GEORGE
6.6 TCR
What this shows Western Operations Center averages 6.6 TCR (550% of the Distribution of natural gas BLS benchmark).
Western Operations Center TCR series: 2016=5.6 · 2017=4.1 · 2018=3.6 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=1.9 · 2021=5.6 · 2022=9.4 · 2023=8.9 · 2024=14.6 · BLS 1.2
Where Western Operations Center falls in its industry
1,153 Distribution of natural gas establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 13 Distribution of natural gas employers in Alabama.
Western Operations Center has fewer employees than the Distribution of natural gas median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 14.6 | 5.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.4 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221210 · AL · Bessemer
1,153 Distribution of natural gas employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 116 employers in Bessemer, 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 | Vectren Corporation - Columbus | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eversource - Worcester | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Division Street | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ST GEORGE | 6.6 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 | Amazon.com Services LLC - BHM1 | 4,102 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bessemer, DC | 768 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blox LLC | 581 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | US PIPE - BHM-DIP | 559 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | PP2 - Columbus | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vestil Manufacturing | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lakeside Surfaces Inc. | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lancaster Location | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Select Physical Therapy Texas (15114 Baylor All Saints Medical Center-Acute) | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lifespan Daycare | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Electric Essentials Corp. | 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.