Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction · Tennessee
Bristol Tennessee Essential Services
Bristol, TN · ~77 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bristol Tennessee Essential Services runs at 115% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction workplace, earning a grade C.
Bristol Tennessee Essential Services: 3.2 TCR = 115% of Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction BLS 2.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bristol Tennessee Essential Services safety composite
Bristol Tennessee Essential Services scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 23%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% 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
Bristol Tennessee Essential Services: 0.0 → 5.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.83× in 2024
Bristol Tennessee Essential Services's TCR rose 5.4 from 0.0 in 2021 to 5.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.83× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237130 · Bristol, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 115% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #14/26
- PHOTO Directline Communica…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~77 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Directline Communications Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bristol Tennessee Essential Services in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- NA-US-OR-Portl
NA-US-OR-Portland-NE 112th Avenue
3.3 TCR
- This site
Bristol Tennessee Essential Services
3.2 TCR
- Directline Com
Directline Communications Inc.
3.2 TCR
- Electric Power
Electric Power Board of Chattanooga
3.2 TCR
- NA-US-NY-Elmsf
NA-US-NY-Elmsford-Ridgewood Drive
3.2 TCR
What this shows Bristol Tennessee Essential Services averages 3.2 TCR (115% of the Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction BLS benchmark).
Bristol Tennessee Essential Services TCR series: 2021=0 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=4.4 · 2024=5.4 · BLS 2.8
Where Bristol Tennessee Essential Services falls in its industry
1,605 Utility line (i.e., communicat establishmentsSafer than 33% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 26 Utility line (i.e., communicat employers in Tennessee.
Bristol Tennessee Essential Services has more employees than the Utility line (i.e., communication, elect median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237130 · TN · Bristol
1,605 Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 57 employers in Bristol, 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 | Directline Communications Inc. | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Electric Power Board of Chattanooga | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NA-US-NY-Elmsford-Ridgewood Drive | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NA-US-OR-Portland-NE 112th Avenue | 3.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | The Foundation Specialists | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Porter Roofing Contractors Morrison, TN | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mid South Industrial, Inc. | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tri State Plumbing Heating & Air Conditioning Contractors Inc | 77 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bristol Regional Medical Center | 1,620 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ballad Health- Bristol Regional Medical Center | 1,155 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 620 | 304 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 620 | 291 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Trucking | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CAIRE - Manufacturing | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 219 - Homer Glen | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cleanpart South | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Aspire Delivery | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | S10163 - Stateline Hauling | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North Central Insulation, INC | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Selkirk Pharma | 77 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.