Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) · Tennessee
Appalachian Tank Car Services - Kingsport TN
Kingsport, TN · ~24 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Appalachian Tank Car Services - Kingsport TN runs at 152% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) workplace, earning a grade D.
Appalachian Tank Car Services - Kingsport TN: 6.8 TCR = 152% of Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) BLS 4.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Appalachian Tank Car Services - Kingsport TN safety composite
Appalachian Tank Car Services - Kingsport TN scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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%).
TCR Δ
−10.9
2016→2021
Appalachian Tank Car Services - Kingsport TN injury rate improved
Appalachian Tank Car Services - Kingsport TN's TCR fell 10.9 from 10.9 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2016 at 10.9 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.9 · 2017=9.2 · 2018=8.9 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 488210 · Kingsport, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.8 · 152% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/5
- PHOTO TTX- POLB
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~24 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: TTX- POLB (0.0 TCR gap)
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Appalachian Tank Car Services - Kingsport TN in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- GATX Plantersv
GATX Plantersville
6.9 TCR
- This site
Appalachian Tank Car Services - Kingsport TN
6.8 TCR
- TTX- POLB
TTX- POLB
6.8 TCR
- ROSE LAKE
ROSE LAKE
6.8 TCR
- Parsec Hobart
Parsec Hobart
6.8 TCR
What this shows Appalachian Tank Car Services - Kingsport TN averages 6.8 TCR (152% of the Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) BLS benchmark).
Appalachian Tank Car Services - Kingsport TN TCR series: 2016=10.9 · 2017=9.2 · 2018=8.9 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=0 · BLS 4.5
Where Appalachian Tank Car Services - Kingsport TN falls in its industry
409 Locomotive and rail car repair establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 5 Locomotive and rail car repair employers in Tennessee.
Appalachian Tank Car Services - Kingsport TN has fewer employees than the Locomotive and rail car repair (except f median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
488210 · TN · Kingsport
409 Locomotive and rail car repair (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 152 employers in Kingsport, 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 | TTX- POLB | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ROSE LAKE | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Parsec Hobart | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GATX Plantersville | 6.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | RIVERSIDE FUQUA FARMS LLC | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Buy Sod USA - Nashville Sod Farm | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | West Warren-Viola Utility District | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JOB 268BG Rutherford County | 24 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Eastman Kingsport Site | 7,258 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Holston Valley Medical Center | 1,733 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Eastman Chemical Company Kinsport TN- BSL | 1,206 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BLUE RIDGE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION - VA | 1,073 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Production & Warehouse 6 | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Algus Packaging, Inc. - East Taylor | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Emplotment :68 | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | West Michigan Compounding - Moore | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | AN3 Logisitcs LLC | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Niagara Gear Corporation | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FourPoints by Sheraton | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | El Ahorro Supermarket #9, LLC | 24 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.