Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) · Alabama
WheelWorx Calera
Calera, AL · ~35 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
WheelWorx Calera runs at 130% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) workplace, earning a grade D.
WheelWorx Calera: 5.9 TCR = 130% of Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
WheelWorx Calera safety composite
WheelWorx Calera scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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%).
Rising injury rate
WheelWorx Calera: 0.0 → 4.1 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 9.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.7× in 2023
WheelWorx Calera's TCR rose 4.1 from 0.0 in 2017 to 4.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 9.7 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.7× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 488210 · Calera, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.9 · 130% of ind
- DART 4.1 DART
- RANK #6/7
- PHOTO TM Track Machines
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~35 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: TM Track Machines (0.0 TCR gap)
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WheelWorx Calera in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
WheelWorx Calera
5.9 TCR
- TM Track Machi
TM Track Machines
5.9 TCR
- Savage Service
Savage Services - Galveston
5.9 TCR
- TLT-BGT
TLT-BGT
5.8 TCR
- Iowa
Iowa
5.8 TCR
What this shows WheelWorx Calera averages 5.9 TCR (130% of the Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) BLS benchmark).
WheelWorx Calera TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=9.7 · 2019=5.2 · 2020=5.9 · 2021=8.1 · 2022=8.1 · 2023=4.1 · BLS 4.5
Where WheelWorx Calera falls in its industry
409 Locomotive and rail car repair establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 7 Locomotive and rail car repair employers in Alabama.
WheelWorx Calera has fewer employees than the Locomotive and rail car repair (except f 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
488210 · AL · Calera
409 Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 30 employers in Calera, 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 | TM Track Machines | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TLT-BGT | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Savage Services - Galveston | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Iowa | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Western Division Jasper Business Office | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2020 Osha form | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ozark Safety Services, LLC | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Newell & Bush, Inc. | 35 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Service Complex | 771 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Service Complex - APC | 685 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 3271 | 325 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sysco Central AL | 308 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | West Point Dairy Products, LLC | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wurth Wood Group Richmond | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hotel Lincoln | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trego/Dugan Aviation, Inc. Mem | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Price Rite Store 577 Hyattsville | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lucky Bucks, LLC | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Engineered Materials : Indianapolis | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Poplar Creek Senior Care | 35 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.