Hazardous waste treatment facilities · Tennessee
Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. (Dssi)
Kingston, TN · ~42 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. (Dssi) runs at 137% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Hazardous waste treatment facilities workplace, earning a grade D.
Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. (Dssi): 3.6 TCR = 137% of Hazardous waste treatment facilities BLS 2.6 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. (Dssi) safety composite
Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. (Dssi) scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 73% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 23%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% 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
−3.1
2016→2024
Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. (Dssi) injury rate improved
Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. (Dssi)'s TCR fell 3.1 from 3.1 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 9.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.1 · 2017=3.0 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=9.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=6.9 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=7.6 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562211 · Kingston, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.6 · 137% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #6/9
- PHOTO Pacific Resource Rec…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pacific Resource Recovery Services (0.0 TCR gap)
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Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. (Dssi) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. (Dssi)
3.6 TCR
- Pacific Resour
Pacific Resource Recovery Services
3.6 TCR
- Martins Ferry
Martins Ferry TENORM Processing Facility
3.6 TCR
- Perma-Fix of F
Perma-Fix of Florida
3.6 TCR
- Perma-Fix Nort
Perma-Fix Northwest, Inc. (PFNW)
3.5 TCR
What this shows Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. (Dssi) averages 3.6 TCR (137% of the Hazardous waste treatment facilities BLS benchmark).
Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. (Dssi) TCR series: 2016=3.1 · 2017=3 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=9 · 2020=0 · 2021=6.9 · 2022=0 · 2023=7.6 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.6
Where Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. (Dssi) falls in its industry
211 Hazardous waste treatment faci establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.8.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 9 Hazardous waste treatment faci employers in Tennessee.
Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. (Dssi) has fewer employees than the Hazardous waste treatment facilities median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.8. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562211 · TN · Kingston
211 Hazardous waste treatment facilities employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 10 employers in Kingston, 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 | Pacific Resource Recovery Services | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Martins Ferry TENORM Processing Facility | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Perma-Fix of Florida | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Perma-Fix Northwest, Inc. (PFNW) | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Benton County Electric System | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Citizens Gas Utility District | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Providence Builders | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PCC Johnson City | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Roane County Government | 375 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Food City Store #653 | 104 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Omni Coummunity Health Lawnville | 57 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sycamore Trace | 35 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 10224 Woodruff | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Indiana Department of Child Services - Morgan County | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ocean Walk | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | West Rest Haven, Inc | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Poiry Partners dba Fort Wayne Anodizing | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Poet Biorefining - Groton | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Spring Sheet Metal & Roofing LLC | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CA011SVM | 42 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.