General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) · Alabama
WTI Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa, AL · ~155 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.0
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
WTI Tuscaloosa runs at 133% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) workplace, earning a grade D.
WTI Tuscaloosa: 6.0 TCR = 133% of General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
WTI Tuscaloosa safety composite
WTI Tuscaloosa scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 18%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% 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
−3.2
2016→2023
WTI Tuscaloosa injury rate improved
WTI Tuscaloosa's TCR fell 3.2 from 8.7 in 2016 to 5.6 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 8.7 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.7 · 2021=3.7 · 2023=5.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484121 · Tuscaloosa, AL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.0 · 133% of ind
- DART 3.9 DART
- RANK #70/90
- PHOTO Joliet Il
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 37 inj
- SIZE ~155 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Joliet Il (0.0 TCR gap)
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WTI Tuscaloosa in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
WTI Tuscaloosa
6 TCR
- Joliet Il
Joliet Il
6 TCR
- Prime, Inc. HQ
Prime, Inc. HQ
6 TCR
- FAS RDU
FAS RDU
6 TCR
- LTIA FBK
LTIA FBK
6 TCR
What this shows WTI Tuscaloosa averages 6.0 TCR (133% of the General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS benchmark).
WTI Tuscaloosa TCR series: 2016=8.7 · 2021=3.7 · 2023=5.6 · BLS 4.5
Where WTI Tuscaloosa falls in its industry
3,252 General freight trucking, long establishmentsSafer than 18% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #70 safest of 90 General freight trucking, long employers in Alabama.
WTI Tuscaloosa has more employees than the General freight trucking, long-distance, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484121 · AL · Tuscaloosa
3,252 General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 151 employers in Tuscaloosa, 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 | Joliet Il | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Prime, Inc. HQ | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FAS RDU | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LTIA FBK | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mobile Asphalt Company | 155 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North Central Area | 155 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Par Liquids | 155 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Athens, AL | 155 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Phifer Kauloosa | 1,419 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BFG3 Tuscaloosa Facility | 1,340 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | McAbee Construction Inc | 680 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tuscaloosa Processing | 526 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Colonial Manor Nursing Center | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Environmental Landscape Development, Inc | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mondelez Orlando | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #5235 Fuquay Variina, NC | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Evergreen Packaging - Kalamazoo | 155 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hudson Valley Rehabilitation & Extended Care Center | 155 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NOV Fiberglass Systems | 155 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elgin Brick Plants | 155 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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