Construction machinery manufacturing · Tennessee

Astec, Inc.

Chattanooga, TN · ~746 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.4
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Astec, Inc. runs at 41% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Construction machinery manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Astec, Inc.: 1.4 TCR = 41% of Construction machinery manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Astec, Inc. safety composite

Astec, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 87% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

C

69/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.36 per 100 workers

Safer than 87% of industry peers

DART rate
C 0.94 per 100 workers

Safer than 61% 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

−0.4

2016→2021

Astec, Inc. injury rate improved

Astec, Inc.'s TCR fell 0.4 from 1.8 in 2016 to 1.4 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2016 at 1.8 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.69× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=1.8 · 2017=1.6 · 2018=0.8 · 2019=1.1 · 2020=1.5 · 2021=1.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333120 · Chattanooga, TN AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 41% of ind

  • DART 0.9 DART
  • RANK #5/19
  • PHOTO Terex - Canton
  • BOOK 6y book
  • INJ 71 inj
  • SIZE ~746 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Terex - Canton (0.0 TCR gap)

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Astec, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Astec, Inc. averages 1.4 TCR (41% of the Construction machinery manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Astec, Inc. TCR series: 2016=1.8 · 2017=1.6 · 2018=0.8 · 2019=1.1 · 2020=1.5 · 2021=1.4 · BLS 3.3

Where Astec, Inc. falls in its industry

400 Construction machinery manufac establishments

Safer than 87% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 19 Construction machinery manufac employers in Tennessee.

Astec, Inc. (746 employees, TCR 1.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 87 employees and a TCR of 4.0 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0200400600800 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Astec, Inc.
Astec, Inc. (746 employees, TCR 1.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 87 employees and a TCR of 4.0

Astec, Inc. has more employees than the Construction machinery manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 1.4 0.9 12 0 0
2020 1.5 0.5 11 0 0
2019 1.1 0.8 9 0 0
2018 0.8 0.3 7 0 0
2017 1.6 0.8 16 0 0
2016 1.8 1.1 16 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333120 · TN · Chattanooga

400 Construction machinery manufacturing 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 Metric
NAICS-TCR Terex - Canton 1.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Dometic Litchfield 1.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Mt Airy Manufacturing 1.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Epiroc Drilling Solutions LLC 1.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE Howmet - Morristown 1 747 FTE
STATE-SIZE SVP Sewing Brands, LLC dba SVP Worldwide 745 FTE
STATE-SIZE 475666-MEMPHIS TN P&DC 742 FTE
STATE-SIZE 476145-NASHVILLE TN P&DC 752 FTE
CITY-NEAR CHATTANOOGA COKE 8,650 FTE
CITY-NEAR CHATTANOOGA FOOD 8,650 FTE
CITY-NEAR USXpress 7,385 FTE
CITY-NEAR Cardiology GB 6,606 FTE
NAT-TCR Metropolis 1.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Main Office 1.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Aquatics 1.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Photon Dynamics Inc. 1.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE Foot Locker Corporate Services Inc. 746 FTE
NAT-SIZE 6458-ZWRT 746 FTE
NAT-SIZE 1115 Washington St SE 746 FTE
NAT-SIZE Fresh Express Incorporated 746 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: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.