General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) · Tennessee
Central Freight Lines - Knoxville TN
Knoxville, TN · ~32 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Central Freight Lines - Knoxville TN runs at 139% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) workplace, earning a grade D.
Central Freight Lines - Knoxville TN: 6.3 TCR = 139% of General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Central Freight Lines - Knoxville TN safety composite
Central Freight Lines - Knoxville TN scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.5
2018→2021
Central Freight Lines - Knoxville TN injury rate improved
Central Freight Lines - Knoxville TN's TCR fell 0.5 from 5.4 in 2018 to 4.9 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2020 at 8.4 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=5.4 · 2020=8.4 · 2021=4.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484122 · Knoxville, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.3 · 139% of ind
- DART 4.9 DART
- RANK #87/123
- PHOTO Chillicothe OH FXFE-…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~32 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Chillicothe OH FXFE-CTH (0.0 TCR gap)
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Central Freight Lines - Knoxville TN in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Central Freight Lines - Knoxville TN
6.3 TCR
- Chillicothe OH
Chillicothe OH FXFE-CTH
6.3 TCR
- DEC-ODFL
DEC-ODFL
6.3 TCR
- MCW
MCW
6.3 TCR
- Central Transp
Central Transport - 892
6.3 TCR
What this shows Central Freight Lines - Knoxville TN averages 6.3 TCR (139% of the General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS benchmark).
Central Freight Lines - Knoxville TN TCR series: 2018=5.4 · 2020=8.4 · 2021=4.9 · BLS 4.5
Where Central Freight Lines - Knoxville TN falls in its industry
3,020 General freight trucking, long establishmentsSafer than 43% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #87 safest of 123 General freight trucking, long employers in Tennessee.
Central Freight Lines - Knoxville TN has fewer employees than the General freight trucking, long-distance, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484122 · TN · Knoxville
3,020 General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) 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 | Chillicothe OH FXFE-CTH | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DEC-ODFL | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MCW | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Central Transport - 892 | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | L & H Gin | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hallsdale-Powell Utility District (Operations Building) | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harvest Construction Company LLC | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Clinard Civil Contracting | 32 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 | Winona Heating & Ventilating | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hospice of Anderson | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Streetsboro Division | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Main Office - 01 | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | NAPA Stevens Point Main Counter | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Police & Animal Control | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amity Die and Stamping Company | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CN - Somers Point | 32 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.