Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) · Tennessee
Chattanooga Cha
Chattanooga, TN · ~120 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Chattanooga Cha runs at 114% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) workplace, earning a grade C.
Chattanooga Cha: 5.1 TCR = 114% of Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Chattanooga Cha safety composite
Chattanooga Cha scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 51%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 5.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% 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
−2.8
2018→2024
Chattanooga Cha injury rate improved
Chattanooga Cha's TCR fell 2.8 from 6.4 in 2018 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 6.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.71× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=6.4 · 2019=4.0 · 2020=5.0 · 2021=6.0 · 2022=6.1 · 2023=4.8 · 2024=3.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484122 · Chattanooga, TN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 5.1 · 114% of ind
- DART 3.6 DART
- RANK #66/123
- PHOTO UTU
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 44 inj
- SIZE ~120 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: UTU (0.0 TCR gap)
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Chattanooga Cha in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Chattanooga Cha
5.1 TCR
- UTU
UTU
5.1 TCR
- ABF Freight 07
ABF Freight 070
5.1 TCR
- 6284-YR-243 R
6284-YR-243 RX
5.1 TCR
- 6284-HL-TM
6284-HL-TM
5.1 TCR
What this shows Chattanooga Cha averages 5.1 TCR (114% of the Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS benchmark).
Chattanooga Cha TCR series: 2018=6.4 · 2019=4 · 2020=5 · 2021=6 · 2022=6.1 · 2023=4.8 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 4.5
Where Chattanooga Cha falls in its industry
3,020 Trucking, general freight, lon establishmentsSafer than 57% 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 #66 safest of 123 Trucking, general freight, lon employers in Tennessee.
Chattanooga Cha has more employees than the Trucking, general freight, long-distance median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484122 · TN · Chattanooga
3,020 Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) 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 | UTU | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ABF Freight 070 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6284-YR-243 RX | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6284-HL-TM | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | D.R. Horton, Inc. - Knoxville | 120 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CECO Concrete Construction : Nashville | 120 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 001 Memphis TN Crane Sales and Service LLC | 120 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nashville Stratas Foods | 120 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 | Friendship Village of Dublin | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Belford Electric, Inc. | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hilton Boca Raton Suites | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amita Health Saint Francis Hospital | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Thermo King of Central California | 120 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ASM Global/Greater Columbus Convention Center | 120 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lowes Foods #272 | 120 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bloomfield | 120 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.