Fabricated plate work manufacturing · Tennessee

Cupples J & J Co. Inc-Dyersburg

Name: Cupples J & J Co. Inc-Dyersburg Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Dyersburg, TN · ~53 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 2.6
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Cupples J & J Co. Inc-Dyersburg runs at 79% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Fabricated plate work manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

Cupples J & J Co. Inc-Dyersburg: 2.6 TCR = 79% of Fabricated plate work manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Cupples J & J Co. Inc-Dyersburg safety composite

Cupples J & J Co. Inc-Dyersburg scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (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).

70/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 2.6 per 100 workers

Safer than 71% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 81% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 51% 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

−4.0

2023→2024

Cupples J & J Co. Inc-Dyersburg injury rate improved

Cupples J & J Co. Inc-Dyersburg's TCR fell 4.0 from 4.6 in 2023 to 0.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 4.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2023=4.6 · 2024=0.6

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332313 · Dyersburg, TN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 79% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #10/18
PHOTO MCL Industries- Meta…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 4 inj
SIZE ~53 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: MCL Industries- Metal Fab Division (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Cupples J & J Co. Inc-Dyersburg averages 2.6 TCR (79% of the Fabricated plate work manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Cupples J & J Co. Inc-Dyersburg TCR series: 2023=4.6 · 2024=0.6 · BLS 3.3

Where Cupples J & J Co. Inc-Dyersburg falls in its industry

449 Fabricated plate work manufact establishments

Safer than 71% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 18 Fabricated plate work manufact employers in Tennessee.

Cupples J & J Co. Inc-Dyersburg (53 employees, TCR 2.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 4.5

Cupples J & J Co. Inc-Dyersburg has fewer employees than the Fabricated plate work manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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	0.6	0.0	1	0	0
2023	4.6	3.1	3	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332313 · TN · Dyersburg

449 Fabricated plate work manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 64 employers in Dyersburg, TN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	MCL Industries- Metal Fab Division	PULASKI, WI	2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	1046 Hickory	GRAFTON, WI	2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Springs ATG LLC	WESTMINSTER, CO	2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Paso Robles Tank - Brown Minneapolis Tank	SPARKS, NV	2.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Humboldt Utilities	HUMBOLDT	53 FTE
STATE-SIZE	SWEETWATER UTILITIES	SWEETWATER	53 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Savannah Office	SAVANNAH	53 FTE
STATE-SIZE	GCC Construction	CHATTANOOGA	53 FTE
CITY-NEAR	ERMCO COMPONENTS, INC.	Dyersburg	2,113 FTE
CITY-NEAR	ERMCO	Dyersburg	1,304 FTE
CITY-NEAR	NSK Steering Systems	Dyersburg	569 FTE
CITY-NEAR	West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital	Dyersburg	400 FTE
NAT-TCR	Raker-Roberta's Young Plants	Litchfield, MI	2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Steadfast Management Company, Inc.	Irvine, CA	2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Unilock Michigan INC	Brighton, MI	2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	REG Newton, LLC	Newton, IA	2.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Derse Chicago	Waukegan, IL	53 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Merrill Gardens at Brentwood	Brentwood, CA	53 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Jessup Md	Jessup, MD	53 FTE
NAT-SIZE	West Hartford	West Hartford, CT	53 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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