Sawmills · Georgia
W.M. Sheppard Lumber Co., Inc.
Brooklet, GA · ~92 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
W.M. Sheppard Lumber Co., Inc. runs at 216% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Sawmills workplace, earning a grade F.
W.M. Sheppard Lumber Co., Inc.: 7.1 TCR = 216% of Sawmills BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
W.M. Sheppard Lumber Co., Inc. safety composite
W.M. Sheppard Lumber Co., Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 35%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 7.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−12.3
2016→2024
W.M. Sheppard Lumber Co., Inc. injury rate improved
W.M. Sheppard Lumber Co., Inc.'s TCR fell 12.3 from 15.9 in 2016 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 15.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.25× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=15.9 · 2017=4.2 · 2018=9.4 · 2020=12.0 · 2021=0.9 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=8.7 · 2024=3.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321113 · Brooklet, GA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.1 · 216% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #53/65
- PHOTO Langdale Forest Prod…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 55 inj
- SIZE ~92 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Langdale Forest Products Co. Barnesville (0.0 TCR gap)
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W.M. Sheppard Lumber Co., Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- PHIL ETIENNE'S
PHIL ETIENNE'S TIMBER HARVEST,INC.
7.2 TCR
- Stimson Lumber
Stimson Lumber, St. Maries Operation
7.2 TCR
- This site
W.M. Sheppard Lumber Co., Inc.
7.1 TCR
- Langdale Fores
Langdale Forest Products Co. Barnesville
7.1 TCR
- Angelica Fores
Angelica Forest Products
7.1 TCR
What this shows W.M. Sheppard Lumber Co., Inc. averages 7.1 TCR (216% of the Sawmills BLS benchmark).
W.M. Sheppard Lumber Co., Inc. TCR series: 2016=15.9 · 2017=4.2 · 2018=9.4 · 2020=12 · 2021=0.9 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=8.7 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 3.3
Where W.M. Sheppard Lumber Co., Inc. falls in its industry
905 Sawmills establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #53 safest of 65 Sawmills employers in Georgia.
W.M. Sheppard Lumber Co., Inc. has more employees than the Sawmills median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.7 | 5.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.0 | 9.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.4 | 7.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15.9 | 5.3 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321113 · GA · Brooklet
905 Sawmills employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 4 employers in Brooklet, GA · 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 | Langdale Forest Products Co. Barnesville | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Angelica Forest Products | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PHIL ETIENNE'S TIMBER HARVEST,INC. | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Stimson Lumber, St. Maries Operation | 7.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Oconee Egg Farm | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gwinnett Operating - 1453 Highway 120 Lawrenceville | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Des Plaines | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Norcross GA Truss | 92 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | M-D Building Products Brooklet | 63 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BULLOCH GIN INC | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Loveday & Company #726 | 22 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | MCMD-Moses H Cone MD | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Harrisburg Property Services | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AB May Company | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bloomington in - 3174 | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | RRSC Cincinnati | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tosoh Bioscience, Inc So SanFran | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Precison Delivery LLC. | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Genesee Community Services | 92 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.