Potato chips manufacturing · Tennessee
Aaron Thomas Company Mendenhall
Memphis, TN · ~145 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Aaron Thomas Company Mendenhall runs at 150% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Potato chips manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Aaron Thomas Company Mendenhall: 6.2 TCR = 150% of Potato chips manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Aaron Thomas Company Mendenhall safety composite
Aaron Thomas Company Mendenhall scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 93% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 93% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.4
2023→2024
Aaron Thomas Company Mendenhall injury rate improved
Aaron Thomas Company Mendenhall's TCR fell 2.4 from 7.4 in 2023 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=7.4 · 2024=5.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311919 · Memphis, TN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 150% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #8/8
- PHOTO Dot's Velva
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~145 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dot's Velva (0.0 TCR gap)
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Aaron Thomas Company Mendenhall in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Praters Foods
Praters Foods (Lubbock)
6.3 TCR
- Unique Pretzel
Unique Pretzel Bakery, Inc.
6.3 TCR
- This site
Aaron Thomas Company Mendenhall
6.2 TCR
- Dot's Velva
Dot's Velva
6.2 TCR
- Snack Alliance
Snack Alliance, Inc. - Shearer's Foods - Hermiston
6.1 TCR
What this shows Aaron Thomas Company Mendenhall averages 6.2 TCR (150% of the Potato chips manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Aaron Thomas Company Mendenhall TCR series: 2023=7.4 · 2024=5 · BLS 4.1
Where Aaron Thomas Company Mendenhall falls in its industry
253 Potato chips manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 8 Potato chips manufacturing employers in Tennessee.
Aaron Thomas Company Mendenhall has fewer employees than the Potato chips manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311919 · TN · Memphis
253 Potato chips manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 1,330 employers in Memphis, 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 | Dot's Velva | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Snack Alliance, Inc. - Shearer's Foods - Hermiston | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Praters Foods (Lubbock) | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Unique Pretzel Bakery, Inc. | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Chattanooga Fire Protection inc | 145 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Selmer Lubes | 145 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FWE | 145 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LaVergne | 145 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FedEx 2903 SPRANKLE DR | 12,398 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 381940311 | 9,861 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | American Residential Services | 5,775 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | 5,599 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ridgway Roof Truss Co Inc | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Segale Bros. Wood Products Inc. | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carlton Electric | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brentwood Industries | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | GNS Canton | 145 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pratt (Target Container) Inc. | 145 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pratt (Classic Container), Inc. | 145 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pratt (Rockwall Corrugating) LLC | 145 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.