Industry profile · NAICS 321113

Sawmills

Workplace injury rates across 909 OSHA-reporting establishments in this industry, 2016–2024. Average TCR uses the 905 establishments with a credible rate.

909
Employers
6.5
Avg TCR (rated)
3.3
BLS benchmark
20,024
Injuries (all)

TCR, interpreted

Far above average

6.5 avg TCR

The industry picture

According to OSHA ITA filings (2016–2024), Sawmills ranks #64 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated employers by average Total Case Rate (higher TCR = more injuries per 100 workers). The 905 rated employers in Sawmills average 6.5 recordable injuries per 100 workers, 2.0 times the BLS national benchmark of 3.3.

#64 of 540
corpus TCR rank · ≥100 rated
6.5
avg TCR · rated subset
3.3
BLS national benchmark
905
rated employers

ITA inventory (909) and injury totals cover every reporting establishment; the average TCR is the rated subset only. Corpus rank matches /rankings/most-dangerous-industries (≥100 rated employers). BLS IIF is a separate survey population, see Methodology → Three Populations.

Where Sawmills sits nationally on injury rate

Average Total Case Rate, industries with ≥100 rated employers

7 Among the most dangerous lower TCR than 12% of 540 industries

Industries, banded by average TCR

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Source OSHA Injury Tracking Application (2016–2024) · 2026-08-25

Sawmills injury rate, 2016–2024

Industry-average TCR has fallen across this span (5.0 → 4.8) · NAICS 321113

4.555.56 201620172018201920202021202220232024 4.75
OSHA ITA employer_yearly, 2016-2024 · establishments with >=200,000 hours worked and a credible TCR each year (159 in the latest year shown)

What Sawmills Safety Data Reveals

According to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application (2016–2024), Sawmills ranks #64 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated establishments by rated-subset average Total Case Rate (same basis as the most-dangerous-industries ranking; higher TCR means more injuries). The Sawmills sector (NAICS 321113) encompasses 909 distinct employer establishments currently reporting to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Across this cohort, workers have logged 20,024 recordable injuries during the 2016–2024 reporting window. The industry-weighted average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 6.5 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year is computed on the 905 establishments with a credible rate (see methodology). Because OSHA's ITA mandates submission from establishments with 250+ employees plus all high-hazard industries at 20+ employees, this dataset represents a structural slice of U.S. workplace risk rather than a voluntary sample.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a separate national benchmark TCR of 3.3 for this NAICS code, derived from the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Comparing the two, the ITA-reported rate of 6.5 is higher than the BLS benchmark, a gap that typically widens when the industry contains many large, high-exposure establishments required to file ITA reports. Employers in the table below are sorted so you can see how far individual establishments deviate from both the industry average and the national benchmark.

The practical value of industry-level safety data is threefold. First, jobseekers can gauge whether a prospective employer is better or worse than its industry peers, not just absolute injury counts, which tilt toward larger payrolls. Second, insurers and workers' compensation carriers use sector TCR as a baseline for experience-modification adjustments. Third, safety professionals benchmark their own programs against the cohort median. Use the grade-sorted employer list below to identify specific establishments within Sawmills that outperform or underperform the sector average, and click through to each record for year-by-year injury, illness, and fatality breakdowns.

Employers in this industry, by injury rate

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EmployerLocationGradeAvg TCR
Milan, INMilan, INF9.7
Boundary Co.Moose River, MEF9.7
Ohio Valley VeneerPiketon, OHF9.7
Mendocino Forest Products treatingUkiah, CAF9.7
Caneyville Hardwoods, LLCCaneyville, KYF9.6
Interfor CedarPrime, IncSumas, WAF9.6
Lassiter Lumber Company, LLC @ MillryMillry, ALF9.6
Cumberland GapEwing, VAF9.6
Cherry Mountain Sawmill, LLCBostic, NCF9.5
Southern Forest Industries, IncForsyth, GAF9.5
Wayne Lumber Co.Monticello, KYF9.5
Speyside Bourbon Stave Mill in Ohio at WaverlyWaverly, OHF9.5
Emmett LumberEmmett, IDF9.5
Woodgrain Millwork #2Elkin, NCF9.4
Pike Lumber Company- CarbonCarbon, INF9.4
Dickerson Lumber Company, Inc.Summer Shade, KYF9.4
Bradford Forest LLCBradford, PAF9.4
Twin River Hardwoods, INCSouthside, WVF9.4
Thomasville Lumber Company, Inc.Thomasville, ALF9.3
SL SawmillLeroy, MIF9.3
Associated Pallet, Inc.South Carrollton, KYF9.2
Great Northern LumberBlue Island, ILF9.2
Pulliam Lumber Company IncMitchell, GAF9.1
Conner Chester PlantChester, VAF9.1
Altenburg Hardwood Lumber CompanyAltenburg, MOF9.1
Lincoln Lumber Georgia, LLCUnion Point, GAF9.0
Greene Lumber CompanyDavenport, NYF9.0
SPI - AberdeenAberdeen, WAF9.0
Atwood Forest ProductsCedar Springs, MIF9.0
Walters Brothers Lumber Manufacturing, Inc. - HolcombeHolcombe, WIF8.9
Sierra Pacific Industries - Shasta Lake DivisionShasta Lake, CAF8.9
Pacific Fibre Products, Inc. - MolallaMolalla, ORF8.9
Deer Park Lumber, Inc.Tunkhannock, PAF8.9
Kennebec Lumber CompanySolon, MEF8.9
Millwood, Inc. TompkinsvilleTompkinsville, KYF8.8
Biewer Wisconsin Sawmill, Inc.Prentice, WIF8.8
Olla Hardwood SawmillOlla, LAF8.8
Clinch River Hardwoods, INCThorn Hill, TNF8.8
Cloverdale Lumber Company IncSutherlin, VAF8.8
Millwood, Inc. WaverlyWaverly, OHF8.7
West Virginia Split RailBuckhannon, WVF8.7
AWP-SmootSmoot, WVF8.7
Milan Lumber CompanyMilan, NHF8.7
Turman Sawmill Inc.Hillsville, VAF8.7
Centralia DivisionCentralia, WAF8.6
T & S Hardwoods, Inc.Milledgeville, GAF8.5
Kane HardwoodKane, PAF8.5
SDS Lumber LLC.Bingen, WAF8.5
Speyside Bourbon Stave Mill in Manchester Kentucky, Inc.Manchester, KYF8.4
Wittenberg HardwoodsWittenberg, WIF8.4
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Nationwide industries with similar injury rates or employer scale

Two PlainSafetyScore-derived peer sets for Sawmills: nearest NAICS cohorts by rated-subset average TCR and by OSHA-reporting employer inventory. These are cross-industry neighborhoods, not the employer list above.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average injury rate (TCR) in Sawmills?

Across 905 OSHA-reporting establishments with a credible rate, Sawmills averages 6.5 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers per year (Total Case Rate, 2016-2024). The BLS national benchmark for this NAICS code is 3.3.

How does Sawmills compare with other industries nationally?

Sawmills ranks #64 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated employers by average TCR (highest TCR = #1, most dangerous). That places it above 12% of ranked industries by injury rate.

How many employers report in Sawmills?

909 establishments report to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application under this NAICS code, of which 905 have a credible enough filing history to carry a rated average TCR.

Data sourced from official public datasets, PlainSafetyScore's OSHA ITA / BLS-based industry database (2016-2024). Retrieved and formatted by PlainSafetyScore. See our methodology for details.

Working in Sawmills?

This sector averages 6.5 against a BLS benchmark of 3.3 - but individual employers span the full A-to-F range.

Sector figures use the credible-subset mean across reporting employers; a benchmark is not any single establishment's measured rate.

Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.

Sawmills Safety FAQ

What is the average injury rate (TCR) in Sawmills?

Across 905 OSHA-reporting establishments with a credible rate, Sawmills averages 6.5 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers per year (Total Case Rate, 2016-2024). The BLS national benchmark for this NAICS code is 3.3.

How does Sawmills compare with other industries nationally?

Sawmills ranks #64 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated employers by average TCR (highest TCR = #1, most dangerous). That places it above 12% of ranked industries by injury rate.

How many employers report in Sawmills?

909 establishments report to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application under this NAICS code, of which 905 have a credible enough filing history to carry a rated average TCR.