Cement block laying · Tennessee

Adams Masonry, Inc.

Name: Adams Masonry, Inc. Workplace Safety Data
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Chattanooga, TN · ~42 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 5.8
Avg TCR: 2.8
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Adams Masonry, Inc. runs at 205% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Cement block laying workplace, earning a grade F.

Adams Masonry, Inc.: 5.8 TCR = 205% of Cement block laying BLS 2.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Adams Masonry, Inc. safety composite

Adams Masonry, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 6%), 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).

28/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 5.75 per 100 workers

Safer than 32% of industry peers
DART rate: F 10.31 per 100 workers

Safer than 6% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 51% 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

Adams Masonry, Inc.: 4.7 → 10.3 TCR

Peak year 2023 @ 10.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.79× in 2023

Adams Masonry, Inc.'s TCR rose 5.6 from 4.7 in 2016 to 10.3 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 1.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238140 · Chattanooga, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 5.8 · 205% of ind

DART 10.3 DART
RANK #13/13
PHOTO Rudd & Adams Masonry…
BOOK 4y book
INJ 12 inj
SIZE ~42 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Rudd & Adams Masonry, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Adams Masonry, Inc. averages 5.8 TCR (205% of the Cement block laying BLS benchmark).

Adams Masonry, Inc. TCR series: 2016=4.7 · 2017=7.6 · 2020=0.4 · 2023=10.3 · BLS 2.8

Where Adams Masonry, Inc. falls in its industry

703 Cement block laying establishments

Safer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 13 Cement block laying employers in Tennessee.

Adams Masonry, Inc. (42 employees, TCR 5.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 52 employees and a TCR of 3.9

Adams Masonry, Inc. has fewer employees than the Cement block laying median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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
2023	10.3	10.3	4
2020	0.4	0.4	3
2017	7.6	0.0	3
2016	4.7	4.7	2

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238140 · TN · Chattanooga

703 Cement block laying employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 695 employers in Chattanooga, TN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Rudd & Adams Masonry, Inc	BOERNE, TX	5.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Georgia - 01	DECATUR, GA	5.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	South Dakota #47	PARKSTON, SD	5.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	BAY CONTRACTING INC	WALTHAM, MA	5.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Benton County Electric System	CAMDEN	42 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Citizens Gas Utility District	HELENWOOD	42 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Providence Builders	CLARKSVILLE	42 FTE
STATE-SIZE	PCC Johnson City	JOHNSON CITY	42 FTE
CITY-NEAR	CHATTANOOGA COKE	Chattanooga	8,650 FTE
CITY-NEAR	CHATTANOOGA FOOD	Chattanooga	8,650 FTE
CITY-NEAR	USXpress	Chattanooga	7,385 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Cardiology GB	Chattanooga	6,606 FTE
NAT-TCR	Epic Piping - Lake Providence	Lake Providence, LA	5.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	4223-M1800	Green Bay, WI	5.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	55440 MetroAccess	Capital Heights, MD	5.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	The Gardens at Tunkhannock	Tunkhannock, PA	5.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Johnson Concrete Co.-Lexington Division	Lexington, NC	42 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Intech P/M Stainless Inc	Ridgway, PA	42 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Legend	Richmond, VA	42 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Gurney Trucking, INC	Aurora, UT	42 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2020, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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