Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade · Tennessee
Dewayne's Quality Metal Coatings
Lexington, TN · ~109 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dewayne's Quality Metal Coatings runs at 248% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade workplace, earning a grade F.
Dewayne's Quality Metal Coatings: 8.2 TCR = 248% of Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dewayne's Quality Metal Coatings safety composite
Dewayne's Quality Metal Coatings scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 14%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Dewayne's Quality Metal Coatings: 4.2 → 10.4 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 16.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.21× in 2024
Dewayne's Quality Metal Coatings's TCR rose 6.2 from 4.2 in 2016 to 10.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 16.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · Lexington, TN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.2 · 248% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #6/10
- PHOTO DELTA PLATING DBA OL…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 79 inj
- SIZE ~109 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: DELTA PLATING DBA OLYMCO INC (0.1 TCR gap)
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Dewayne's Quality Metal Coatings in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Polishing Shop
Polishing Shop
8.3 TCR
- Lake City Plat
Lake City Plating - Jefferson
8.3 TCR
- This site
Dewayne's Quality Metal Coatings
8.2 TCR
- DELTA PLATING
DELTA PLATING DBA OLYMCO INC
8.1 TCR
- RDG Group Inc
RDG Group Inc / Punxsutawney Finishing Works, Inc.
8.1 TCR
What this shows Dewayne's Quality Metal Coatings averages 8.2 TCR (248% of the Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Dewayne's Quality Metal Coatings TCR series: 2016=4.2 · 2017=11.3 · 2018=16.3 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=13.8 · 2021=0.9 · 2022=5.4 · 2023=5.4 · 2024=10.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Dewayne's Quality Metal Coatings falls in its industry
585 Electroplating metals and form establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 10 Electroplating metals and form employers in Tennessee.
Dewayne's Quality Metal Coatings has more employees than the Electroplating metals and formed product median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 10.4 | 1.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.8 | 8.9 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16.3 | 8.2 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.3 | 5.2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · TN · Lexington
585 Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 35 employers in Lexington, 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 | DELTA PLATING DBA OLYMCO INC | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RDG Group Inc / Punxsutawney Finishing Works, Inc. | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Polishing Shop | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lake City Plating - Jefferson | 8.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | United Structural Systems, Inc. | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rackley Roofing Co Inc | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Vietti Acquisitions LLC | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bath Fitter Manufacturing Inc | 109 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 9722 | 502 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Adient | 352 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FRS | 334 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 684 | 330 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Elkhart General Hospital | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gafpa - Forest Park | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Chefs' Warehouse Mid-Atlantic, LLC-Hanover, MD | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | River Falls Area Hospital | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Aluminum Blanking Company, INC. | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mayo Civic Center | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ozark | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Palomar Vista Healthcare Center | 109 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.