Steel mill products (e.g., bar, plate, rod, sheet, structural shapes) manufacturing · Tennessee
CMC Steel Tennessee
Knoxville, TN · ~256 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
CMC Steel Tennessee runs at 73% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Steel mill products (e.g., bar, plate, rod, sheet, structural shapes) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
CMC Steel Tennessee: 2.4 TCR = 73% of Steel mill products (e.g., bar, plate, rod, sheet, structural shapes) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
CMC Steel Tennessee safety composite
CMC Steel Tennessee scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 20%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
CMC Steel Tennessee: 3.1 → 3.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 3.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.2× in 2024
CMC Steel Tennessee's TCR rose 0.7 from 3.1 in 2018 to 3.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331110 · Knoxville, TN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 73% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #6/12
- PHOTO Indiana Steel Fabric…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 40 inj
- SIZE ~256 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Indiana Steel Fabricating, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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CMC Steel Tennessee in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
CMC Steel Tennessee
2.4 TCR
- Indiana Steel
Indiana Steel Fabricating, Inc.
2.4 TCR
- ArcelorMittal
ArcelorMittal Corporate - Richfield (EIN 710871875)
2.4 TCR
- TimkenSteel
TimkenSteel
2.4 TCR
- W. Silver, Inc
W. Silver, Inc.
2.4 TCR
What this shows CMC Steel Tennessee averages 2.4 TCR (73% of the Steel mill products (e.g., bar, plate, rod, sheet, structural shapes) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
CMC Steel Tennessee TCR series: 2018=3.1 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=1.9 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 3.3
Where CMC Steel Tennessee falls in its industry
416 Steel mill products (e.g., bar establishmentsSafer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 12 Steel mill products (e.g., bar employers in Tennessee.
CMC Steel Tennessee has more employees than the Steel mill products (e.g., bar, plate, r median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331110 · TN · Knoxville
416 Steel mill products (e.g., bar, plate, rod, sheet, structural shapes) manufacturing 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 | Indiana Steel Fabricating, Inc. | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ArcelorMittal Corporate - Richfield (EIN 710871875) | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TimkenSteel | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | W. Silver, Inc. | 2.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Nyrstar Clarksville, Inc. | 256 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CHATTANOOGA PACKERS | 256 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Engineered Materials : Livingston | 256 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 879 | 256 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 | Telamon Corporation - Rolling Meadows | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dallas Symphony Association Inc | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lockheed Martin Corporation US CA San Diego Woden St (1235) | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 222 Middle Country Road | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | North Enterprises Inc. | 256 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Summit Pacific Medical Center | 256 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Moridge Manufacturing, Inc. | 256 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Palmetto, GA - 8105 Williams Rd | 256 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.