Cellulosic fibers and filaments manufacturing · Tennessee
Eastman Kingsport Site
Kingsport, TN · ~7,258 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Eastman Kingsport Site runs at 21% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Cellulosic fibers and filaments manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Eastman Kingsport Site: 0.7 TCR = 21% of Cellulosic fibers and filaments manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Eastman Kingsport Site safety composite
Eastman Kingsport Site scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 82% 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).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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%).
Eastman Kingsport Site held a steady TCR band
Eastman Kingsport Site's TCR held near 0.3 from 0.7 in 2016 to 0.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 0.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.7 · 2017=0.7 · 2018=0.7 · 2019=0.8 · 2020=0.8 · 2021=0.9 · 2022=0.8 · 2023=0.4 · 2024=0.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325220 · Kingsport, TN AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 0.7 · 21% of ind
- DART 0.3 DART
- RANK #2/6
- PHOTO DSM Protective Mater…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 381 inj
- SIZE ~7,258 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: DSM Protective Materials (0.0 TCR gap)
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Eastman Kingsport Site in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Eastman Kingsport Site
0.7 TCR
- DSM Protective
DSM Protective Materials
0.7 TCR
- Toho Tenax Ame
Toho Tenax America, Inc.
0.7 TCR
- Invista MHE LO
Invista MHE LO2
0.7 TCR
- DuPont Spruanc
DuPont Spruance Plant
0.6 TCR
What this shows Eastman Kingsport Site averages 0.7 TCR (21% of the Cellulosic fibers and filaments manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Eastman Kingsport Site TCR series: 2016=0.7 · 2017=0.7 · 2018=0.7 · 2019=0.8 · 2020=0.8 · 2021=0.9 · 2022=0.8 · 2023=0.4 · 2024=0.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Eastman Kingsport Site falls in its industry
68 Cellulosic fibers and filament establishmentsSafer than 82% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 6 Cellulosic fibers and filament employers in Tennessee.
Eastman Kingsport Site has more employees than the Cellulosic fibers and filaments manufact median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 52 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 48 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 42 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 48 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 38 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 45 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325220 · TN · Kingsport
68 Cellulosic fibers and filaments manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 152 employers in Kingsport, 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 | DSM Protective Materials | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Toho Tenax America, Inc. | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Invista MHE LO2 | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DuPont Spruance Plant | 0.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | USXpress | 7,385 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CLEVELAND PACKERS | 6,804 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EMC | 6,606 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TCT Childrens ER | 6,606 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Holston Valley Medical Center | 1,733 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Eastman Chemical Company Kinsport TN- BSL | 1,206 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BLUE RIDGE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION - VA | 1,073 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BLUE RIDGE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION - TN | 1,073 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cust-O-Fab Sand Springs | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | White Mountain Imaging - Concord NH | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Scentsy Meridian Temps | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lebeda Mattress, Inc. | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Univeristy of Nevada, Reno | 7,263 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UVA Medical Center | 7,268 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NA-US-NV-Sparks-Electric Avenue | 7,272 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UNC Rex Healthcare | 7,282 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.