Lumber and Woodworking Distributor · Alabama
Wurth Wood Group Birmingham
Birmingham, AL · ~23 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Wurth Wood Group Birmingham runs at 194% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Lumber and Woodworking Distributor workplace, earning a grade D.
Wurth Wood Group Birmingham: 4.3 TCR = 194% of Lumber and Woodworking Distributor BLS 2.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wurth Wood Group Birmingham safety composite
Wurth Wood Group Birmingham scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 24%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% 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
Wurth Wood Group Birmingham: 2.8 → 10.1 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 10.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.18× in 2023
Wurth Wood Group Birmingham's TCR rose 7.3 from 2.8 in 2016 to 10.1 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 1.18× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423310 · Birmingham, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 194% of ind
- DART 5.0 DART
- RANK #12/17
- PHOTO 4603 SACRAMENTO MILL…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~23 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 4603 SACRAMENTO MILLWORK (0.0 TCR gap)
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Wurth Wood Group Birmingham in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Wurth Wood Group Birmingham
4.3 TCR
- 4603 SACRAMENT
4603 SACRAMENTO MILLWORK
4.3 TCR
- CLE Gunton Cor
CLE Gunton Corporation
4.3 TCR
- Long Island
Long Island
4.3 TCR
- Gator Ocala
Gator Ocala
4.3 TCR
What this shows Wurth Wood Group Birmingham averages 4.3 TCR (194% of the Lumber and Woodworking Distributor BLS benchmark).
Wurth Wood Group Birmingham TCR series: 2016=2.8 · 2019=0 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=10.1 · BLS 2.2
Where Wurth Wood Group Birmingham falls in its industry
1,225 Lumber and Woodworking Distrib establishmentsSafer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 17 Lumber and Woodworking Distrib employers in Alabama.
Wurth Wood Group Birmingham has fewer employees than the Lumber and Woodworking Distributor median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.1 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423310 · AL · Birmingham
1,225 Lumber and Woodworking Distributor 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 | 4603 SACRAMENTO MILLWORK | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CLE Gunton Corporation | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Long Island | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gator Ocala | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Koch Foods Geraldine Breeder/Broilers | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ashland Breeder and Broiler | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Decatur hatchery | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tenaska Central Alabama Generating Station | 23 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 | Avoca Specialty Care | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 5304 Gerstein Bldg | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rex Lumber Co CT yard | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Armstrong Garden Centers 717 | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wurth Wood Group Richmond | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Empowering People Hillsboro | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 57233 Plattsburgh | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sustainable Exhibits Management Group Inc | 23 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.