Fabricated plate work manufacturing · Tennessee
Ben Parker Co., Inc.
Chattanooga, TN · ~45 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ben Parker Co., Inc. runs at 42% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Fabricated plate work manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Ben Parker Co., Inc.: 1.4 TCR = 42% of Fabricated plate work manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ben Parker Co., Inc. safety composite
Ben Parker Co., Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 87% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 32%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% 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%).
Ben Parker Co., Inc. held a steady TCR band
Ben Parker Co., Inc.'s TCR held near 0.3 from 2.8 in 2016 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 4.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 2.24× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.8 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=4.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332313 · Chattanooga, TN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 42% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #2/18
- PHOTO Paso Robles Tank-Bro…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~45 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Paso Robles Tank-Brown Minneapolis Tank (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ben Parker Co., Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ben Parker Co., Inc.
1.4 TCR
- Paso Robles Ta
Paso Robles Tank-Brown Minneapolis Tank
1.4 TCR
- WPS
WPS
1.4 TCR
- Metal Plus LLC
Metal Plus LLC,
1.4 TCR
- Earnest Produc
Earnest Products, Inc.
1.3 TCR
What this shows Ben Parker Co., Inc. averages 1.4 TCR (42% of the Fabricated plate work manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Ben Parker Co., Inc. TCR series: 2016=2.8 · 2017=0 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=0 · 2020=4 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Ben Parker Co., Inc. falls in its industry
449 Fabricated plate work manufact establishmentsSafer than 87% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 18 Fabricated plate work manufact employers in Tennessee.
Ben Parker Co., Inc. has fewer employees than the Fabricated plate work manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332313 · TN · Chattanooga
449 Fabricated plate work 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 | Paso Robles Tank-Brown Minneapolis Tank | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WPS | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metal Plus LLC, | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Earnest Products, Inc. | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MEC Headquarters | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Advanced Power & Lighting, LLC - 230 | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hollingsworth Paving Inc. | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hawkins Asphalt Paving, LLC | 45 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 | Waterloo Human Services | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. - Crawfordsville Plant | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lawson Products-Suwanee DC | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fred Burrows Trucking and Excavating LLC | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Highland Engineering, Inc. | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hydro Resources - Mid-Continent, Inc., Dalhart | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Great Eastern Concrete, Inc. | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Landes Trucking 72003 Hope Hull | 45 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.