School boards, elementary and secondary · Tennessee
Education K - 12
Chattanooga, TN · ~6,141 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Education K - 12 runs at 360% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical School boards, elementary and secondary workplace, earning a grade F.
Education K - 12: 5.0 TCR = 360% of School boards, elementary and secondary BLS 1.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Education K - 12 safety composite
Education K - 12 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 35%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−4.3
2022→2024
Education K - 12 injury rate improved
Education K - 12's TCR fell 4.3 from 7.5 in 2022 to 3.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 7.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.28× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=7.5 · 2023=4.4 · 2024=3.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611110 · Chattanooga, TN ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade F · TCR 5.0 · 360% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #32/36
- PHOTO HEADSTART AND EARLY …
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 636 inj
- SIZE ~6,141 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: HEADSTART AND EARLY HEAD START AND PRESCHOOL (0.0 TCR gap)
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Education K - 12 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Education K - 12
5 TCR
- HEADSTART AND
HEADSTART AND EARLY HEAD START AND PRESCHOOL
5 TCR
- MSD of Pike To
MSD of Pike Township Fishback Creek Public Academy
5 TCR
- Middle School
Middle School
5 TCR
- 1459-0144
1459-0144
5 TCR
What this shows Education K - 12 averages 5.0 TCR (360% of the School boards, elementary and secondary BLS benchmark).
Education K - 12 TCR series: 2022=7.5 · 2023=4.4 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 1.4
Where Education K - 12 falls in its industry
3,374 School boards, elementary and establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #32 safest of 36 School boards, elementary and employers in Tennessee.
Education K - 12 has more employees than the School boards, elementary and secondary median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 137 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 191 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 308 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611110 · TN · Chattanooga
3,374 School boards, elementary and secondary 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 | HEADSTART AND EARLY HEAD START AND PRESCHOOL | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MSD of Pike Township Fishback Creek Public Academy | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Middle School | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1459-0144 | 5.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Erlanger Health System | 6,130 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Williamson County Board of Education - Williamson County Schools | 6,320 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cellular Sales Services Group LLC | 6,387 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smyrna Vehicle Plant | 6,459 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 | River Lodge Assisted Living, LLC | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Public Works | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Adena Regional Medical Center | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pacific Surgery Center, LLC | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Albany Medical Center Hospital | 6,133 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Greenville Memorial Med Campus | 6,132 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chandler Campus | 6,163 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Loma Linda University Medical Center | 6,167 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.