Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing · Alabama

WhiteFab, Inc.

Birmingham, AL · ~32 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
4.2
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

WhiteFab, Inc. runs at 127% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

WhiteFab, Inc.: 4.2 TCR = 127% of Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

WhiteFab, Inc. safety composite

WhiteFab, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 49%), 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).

C

62/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 4.19 per 100 workers

Safer than 49% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 84% 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

−13.0

2016→2023

WhiteFab, Inc. injury rate improved

WhiteFab, Inc.'s TCR fell 13.0 from 13.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 13.0 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=13.0 · 2017=2.8 · 2018=2.9 · 2019=3.1 · 2020=3.3 · 2023=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332311 · Birmingham, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 127% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #9/16
  • PHOTO Steel Building Syste…
  • BOOK 6y book
  • INJ 9 inj
  • SIZE ~32 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Steel Building Systems, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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WhiteFab, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows WhiteFab, Inc. averages 4.2 TCR (127% of the Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

WhiteFab, Inc. TCR series: 2016=13 · 2017=2.8 · 2018=2.9 · 2019=3.1 · 2020=3.3 · 2023=0 · BLS 3.3

Where WhiteFab, Inc. falls in its industry

393 Buildings, prefabricated metal establishments

Safer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 16 Buildings, prefabricated metal employers in Alabama.

WhiteFab, Inc. (32 employees, TCR 4.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 75 employees and a TCR of 4.1 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0200400600800 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate WhiteFab, Inc.
WhiteFab, Inc. (32 employees, TCR 4.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 75 employees and a TCR of 4.1

WhiteFab, Inc. has fewer employees than the Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufact median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.1. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 3.3 3.3 1 0 0
2019 3.1 0.0 1 0 0
2018 2.9 0.0 1 0 0
2017 2.8 0.0 1 0 0
2016 13.0 7.8 5 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332311 · AL · Birmingham

393 Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing 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 Steel Building Systems, Inc. 4.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Metal Sales Mfg. Corp. - Detroit LAkes 4.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Wittrock 4.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR MB-Indy 4.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Ider Live Operations 32 FTE
STATE-SIZE Decatur Fresh Hatchery 32 FTE
STATE-SIZE Pilgrims Pride - Hatchery 32 FTE
STATE-SIZE Headland Business Office/Crew Headquarters 32 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 ISD# 834-Stonebridge Elementary 4.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Rising River Inc 4.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Commercial Installation and Construction of Kansas City 4.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Howe Freightways, Inc. 4.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE Kassel & Associates, Inc. 32 FTE
NAT-SIZE Contech Services Inc. 32 FTE
NAT-SIZE Springvale, ME 32 FTE
NAT-SIZE Ceres Brunswick 32 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.