Explosives manufacturing · Tennessee
Austin Powder Midsouth LLC - Nashville
Pegram, TN · ~26 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Austin Powder Midsouth LLC - Nashville runs at 102% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Explosives manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Austin Powder Midsouth LLC - Nashville: 3.4 TCR = 102% of Explosives manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Austin Powder Midsouth LLC - Nashville safety composite
Austin Powder Midsouth LLC - Nashville scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 29%), 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 3.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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%).
Austin Powder Midsouth LLC - Nashville held a steady TCR band
Austin Powder Midsouth LLC - Nashville's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=12.1 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=4.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=9.3 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325920 · Pegram, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.4 · 102% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/6
- PHOTO Daicel Safety System…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Daicel Safety Systems Americas INC (Gas Generant Division) (0.1 TCR gap)
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Austin Powder Midsouth LLC - Nashville in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Austin Powder Midsouth LLC - Nashville
3.4 TCR
- New River Ener
New River Energetics
3.4 TCR
- Daicel Safety
Daicel Safety Systems Americas INC (Gas Generant Division)
3.3 TCR
- Cartridge Actu
Cartridge Actuated Devices, Inc.
3.2 TCR
- Austin Powder
Austin Powder Appalachia LLC - Norton
3.2 TCR
What this shows Austin Powder Midsouth LLC - Nashville averages 3.4 TCR (102% of the Explosives manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Austin Powder Midsouth LLC - Nashville TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=12.1 · 2019=0 · 2020=4 · 2021=0 · 2022=9.3 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Austin Powder Midsouth LLC - Nashville falls in its industry
78 Explosives manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 29% 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 #3 safest of 6 Explosives manufacturing employers in Tennessee.
Austin Powder Midsouth LLC - Nashville 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325920 · TN · Pegram
78 Explosives manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 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 | Daicel Safety Systems Americas INC (Gas Generant Division) | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | New River Energetics | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cartridge Actuated Devices, Inc. | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Austin Powder Appalachia LLC - Norton | 3.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Buy Sod - Nashville | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tobacco Pride | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tennessee Farms | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CEMC-Springfield | 26 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mayhew Basque Plastics LLC. | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Albert Brothers Inc | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cooper Generating Station | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Northland Corporation | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mark Ann Industries | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DeSalvo Construction Company, Inc. | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Green Leaf Associates | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | southhampton | 26 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.