Explosives manufacturing · Tennessee
Austin Powder Midsouth - LaFollette
Lafollette, TN · ~22 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Austin Powder Midsouth - LaFollette runs at 169% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Explosives manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Austin Powder Midsouth - LaFollette: 5.6 TCR = 169% of Explosives manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Austin Powder Midsouth - LaFollette safety composite
Austin Powder Midsouth - LaFollette scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 12%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
Austin Powder Midsouth - LaFollette: 0.0 → 4.5 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 15.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.8× in 2024
Austin Powder Midsouth - LaFollette's TCR rose 4.5 from 0.0 in 2017 to 4.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 15.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.8× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325920 · Lafollette, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.6 · 169% of ind
- DART 4.5 DART
- RANK #6/6
- PHOTO Alpha Dyno Nobel - L…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Alpha Dyno Nobel - Lincoln, CA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Austin Powder Midsouth - LaFollette in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Alpha Dyno Nob
Alpha Dyno Nobel -- Mojave, CA
6 TCR
- This site
Austin Powder Midsouth - LaFollette
5.6 TCR
- Alpha Dyno Nob
Alpha Dyno Nobel - Lincoln, CA
5.6 TCR
- Maxam Initiati
Maxam Initiations Systems, LLC
5.6 TCR
- Accurate Energ
Accurate Energetic Systems, LLC.
5.2 TCR
What this shows Austin Powder Midsouth - LaFollette averages 5.6 TCR (169% of the Explosives manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Austin Powder Midsouth - LaFollette TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=15.4 · 2019=3.9 · 2021=5 · 2022=10.3 · 2023=0 · 2024=4.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Austin Powder Midsouth - LaFollette falls in its industry
78 Explosives manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 6 Explosives manufacturing employers in Tennessee.
Austin Powder Midsouth - LaFollette has fewer employees than the Explosives manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.4. 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 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.3 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15.4 | 10.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325920 · TN · Lafollette
78 Explosives manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 11 employers in Lafollette, 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 | Alpha Dyno Nobel - Lincoln, CA | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Maxam Initiations Systems, LLC | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alpha Dyno Nobel -- Mojave, CA | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Accurate Energetic Systems, LLC. | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Tosh Pork Herrondale | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Longtown Supply Co. Inc. | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shelbyville Growout | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southwest Tennessee EMC - Henderson | 22 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pyro Shows, Inc. | 578 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DeRoyal LaFollette | 157 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cumberland Village | 150 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dixie Roofing, Inc. - LaFollette | 127 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | SportChassis LLC | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HTC LaPorte | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Distinguished Development Inc | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PSI Urethanes, Inc. | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Village of Heyworth | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Beaver Creek Products, LLC | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Waterworks 108 | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Owatonna Agronomy | 22 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.