GROCERY STORE · Tennessee
523
Athens, TN · ~143 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
523 runs at 170% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical GROCERY STORE workplace, earning a grade D.
523: 5.8 TCR = 170% of GROCERY STORE BLS 3.4 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
523 safety composite
523 scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 61% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 36%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% 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
523: 5.3 → 6.2 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 6.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.31× in 2024
523's TCR rose 0.9 from 5.3 in 2023 to 6.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Athens, TN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 170% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #414/494
- PHOTO Lowes Foods #185
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~143 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lowes Foods #185 (0.0 TCR gap)
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523 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
523
5.8 TCR
- Lowes Foods #1
Lowes Foods #185
5.8 TCR
- FOOD GIANT 403
FOOD GIANT 403
5.8 TCR
- 10466 Virginia
10466 Virginia Beach
5.8 TCR
- 10105 Torrance
10105 Torrance
5.8 TCR
What this shows 523 averages 5.8 TCR (170% of the GROCERY STORE BLS benchmark).
523 TCR series: 2023=5.3 · 2024=6.2 · BLS 3.4
Where 523 falls in its industry
30,654 GROCERY STORE establishmentsSafer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #414 safest of 494 GROCERY STORE employers in Tennessee.
523 has more employees than the GROCERY STORE median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · TN · Athens
30,654 GROCERY STORE employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 77 employers in Athens, TN · 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 | Lowes Foods #185 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FOOD GIANT 403 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 10466 Virginia Beach | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 10105 Torrance | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Smithport Cabinetry Partners | 143 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4048 Murfreesboro Container | 143 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RMA Manchester | 143 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Xtreme Marine Corporation | 143 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DENSO Manufacturing Athens Tennessee, INC | 1,659 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DENSO Manufacturing Athens, TN INC | 1,638 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Starr Regional Medical Center | 603 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Adient Athens | 540 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cherokee Tulsa | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | United Demolition | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arow Global Corp | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Garden Plaza at Inverrary | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Olam Americas LLC | 143 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northern Pride, Inc. | 143 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Legacy Health and Rehabilitation of Pleasant Grove, LLC | 143 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Maple Grove Middle School | 143 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.