Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing · Tennessee
Black and Decker (U.S.) Inc.
Gallatin, TN · ~123 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Black and Decker (U.S.) Inc. runs at 106% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Black and Decker (U.S.) Inc.: 3.5 TCR = 106% of Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Black and Decker (U.S.) Inc. safety composite
Black and Decker (U.S.) Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Black and Decker (U.S.) Inc.: 3.2 → 3.8 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 3.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.44× in 2023
Black and Decker (U.S.) Inc.'s TCR rose 0.7 from 3.2 in 2022 to 3.8 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Gallatin, TN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.5 · 106% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #38/66
- PHOTO SPARC
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~123 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SPARC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Black and Decker (U.S.) Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Black and Decker (U.S.) Inc.
3.5 TCR
- SPARC
SPARC
3.5 TCR
- KAM Plastics C
KAM Plastics Corp
3.5 TCR
- EAM MOSCA Corp
EAM MOSCA Corporation
3.5 TCR
- RECTO MOLDED P
RECTO MOLDED PRODUCTS, INC
3.5 TCR
What this shows Black and Decker (U.S.) Inc. averages 3.5 TCR (106% of the Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Black and Decker (U.S.) Inc. TCR series: 2022=3.2 · 2023=3.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Black and Decker (U.S.) Inc. falls in its industry
2,838 Utility containers (e.g., bask establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #38 safest of 66 Utility containers (e.g., bask employers in Tennessee.
Black and Decker (U.S.) Inc. has more employees than the Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · TN · Gallatin
2,838 Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 100 employers in Gallatin, 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 | SPARC | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KAM Plastics Corp | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EAM MOSCA Corporation | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RECTO MOLDED PRODUCTS, INC | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Franklin TN | 123 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ACORN ELECTRICAL SPECIALISTS, INC | 123 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tennessee Associated Electric, LLC | 123 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jake Marshall Service Inc | 123 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sumner Regional Medical Center LLC | 1,068 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gap Inc. - Central Omni | 919 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gap Inc. - Gallatin Tennessee Omni | 757 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tennessee Fulfillment Center | 735 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Inmetco | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Recycling | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RJ Border International | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SM - Salem | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Star Plus Inc | 123 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Employer Training Resource | 123 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Advanced Laser Machining | 123 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Paddock Printing Center | 123 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.