DAIRY DISTRIBUTION · Tennessee
Dfa Distributing South - Chatanooga Tn
Chattanooga, TN · ~28 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dfa Distributing South - Chatanooga Tn runs at 208% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical DAIRY DISTRIBUTION workplace, earning a grade F.
Dfa Distributing South - Chatanooga Tn: 4.6 TCR = 208% of DAIRY DISTRIBUTION BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dfa Distributing South - Chatanooga Tn safety composite
Dfa Distributing South - Chatanooga Tn scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 66% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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 4.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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
Dfa Distributing South - Chatanooga Tn: 2.7 → 4.7 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 6.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.02× in 2023
Dfa Distributing South - Chatanooga Tn's TCR rose 1.9 from 2.7 in 2021 to 4.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 6.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.02× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424430 · Chattanooga, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 4.6 · 208% of ind
- DART 4.7 DART
- RANK #8/11
- PHOTO Great Lakes Cheese o…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Great Lakes Cheese of Wausau, Wisconsin, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dfa Distributing South - Chatanooga Tn in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Dfa Distributing South - Chatanooga Tn
4.6 TCR
- Great Lakes Ch
Great Lakes Cheese of Wausau, Wisconsin, Inc.
4.6 TCR
- Meadow Gold Bi
Meadow Gold Billings - Billings - Sugar Ave
4.6 TCR
- Hiland Dairy F
Hiland Dairy Foods, LLC - OKC
4.6 TCR
- DeConna Ice Cr
DeConna Ice Cream
4.5 TCR
What this shows Dfa Distributing South - Chatanooga Tn averages 4.6 TCR (208% of the DAIRY DISTRIBUTION BLS benchmark).
Dfa Distributing South - Chatanooga Tn TCR series: 2021=2.7 · 2022=6.3 · 2023=4.7 · BLS 2.2
Where Dfa Distributing South - Chatanooga Tn falls in its industry
231 DAIRY DISTRIBUTION establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.9.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 11 DAIRY DISTRIBUTION employers in Tennessee.
Dfa Distributing South - Chatanooga Tn has fewer employees than the DAIRY DISTRIBUTION median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424430 · TN · Chattanooga
231 DAIRY DISTRIBUTION 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 | Great Lakes Cheese of Wausau, Wisconsin, Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Meadow Gold Billings - Billings - Sugar Ave | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DeConna Ice Cream | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hiland Dairy Foods, LLC - OKC | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | K&K Tobacco Farms LLC | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tosh Pork Martin | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UCEMC Livingston | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lashlee-Rich, Inc. | 28 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 | Okuma Fishing Tackle Corp | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Woodman's Food Market Appleton 22 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | M6259 Smyth County* | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | TSS at Graphic Packaging Int'l Queen City TX | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fargo Home2 Suites | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SeaQuest Woodbridge | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tucson Hospice | 28 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.