Pharmaceuticals merchant wholesalers · Tennessee
Cardinal Health Knoxville DC
Knoxville, TN · ~165 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 2.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cardinal Health Knoxville DC runs at 131% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Pharmaceuticals merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Cardinal Health Knoxville DC: 2.9 TCR = 131% of Pharmaceuticals merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cardinal Health Knoxville DC safety composite
Cardinal Health Knoxville DC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 36%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% 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
Cardinal Health Knoxville DC: 0.7 → 3.5 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 4.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.01× in 2024
Cardinal Health Knoxville DC's TCR rose 2.8 from 0.7 in 2016 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 4.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.01× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424210 · Knoxville, TN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 2.9 · 131% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #13/19
- PHOTO FFF Enterprises Inc
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 37 inj
- SIZE ~165 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: FFF Enterprises Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cardinal Health Knoxville DC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Cardinal Health Knoxville DC
2.9 TCR
- FFF Enterprise
FFF Enterprises Inc
2.9 TCR
- Metro Medical
Metro Medical
2.9 TCR
- Covetrus-Lexin
Covetrus-Lexington
2.9 TCR
- 10D8961 PHARMA
10D8961 PHARMA MEMPHIS STRATEGIC CENTER
2.9 TCR
What this shows Cardinal Health Knoxville DC averages 2.9 TCR (131% of the Pharmaceuticals merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Cardinal Health Knoxville DC TCR series: 2016=0.7 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=2.1 · 2019=2.2 · 2020=4.5 · 2021=4.3 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 2.2
Where Cardinal Health Knoxville DC falls in its industry
514 Pharmaceuticals merchant whole establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 19 Pharmaceuticals merchant whole employers in Tennessee.
Cardinal Health Knoxville DC has more employees than the Pharmaceuticals merchant wholesalers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424210 · TN · Knoxville
514 Pharmaceuticals merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 747 employers in Knoxville, 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 | FFF Enterprises Inc | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metro Medical | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Covetrus-Lexington | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 10D8961 PHARMA MEMPHIS STRATEGIC CENTER | 2.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lendlease - Nashville Office | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Best Choice Roofing and Home Improvement Incorporated | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Old Hickory Smokehouse LLC | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lewisburg Printing Company | 165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cellular Sales Services Group LLC | 6,387 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health System, Inc | 5,215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Functional Pathways of TN LLC | 2,258 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HES Facilities Services K-12 | 2,157 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kau Hospital | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shasta Beverages, Inc Columbus | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jamestown Coatings | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | C A Barrs | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Standex Electronics Division | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Memorial Hermann Orthopedic and Spine Hospital | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 4WW | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GL 535 Galley | 165 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.