Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) · Tennessee

Electric Power Research Institute Knoxville

Knoxville, TN · ~146 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
0.3
Avg TCR
0.5
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Electric Power Research Institute Knoxville runs at 60% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) workplace, earning a grade B.

Electric Power Research Institute Knoxville: 0.3 TCR = 60% of Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS 0.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Electric Power Research Institute Knoxville safety composite

Electric Power Research Institute Knoxville scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 76% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

C

67/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 0.3 per 100 workers

Safer than 76% of industry peers

DART rate
C 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 70% 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%).

Electric Power Research Institute Knoxville held a steady TCR band

Electric Power Research Institute Knoxville's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 0.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=0.8 · 2023=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 541712 · Knoxville, TN AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 0.3 · 60% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #1/5
  • PHOTO Indianapolis Technol…
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 2 inj
  • SIZE ~146 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Indianapolis Technology Center (0.0 TCR gap)

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Electric Power Research Institute Knoxville in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Electric Power Research Institute Knoxville averages 0.3 TCR (60% of the Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Electric Power Research Institute Knoxville TCR series: 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=0.8 · 2023=0 · BLS 0.5

Where Electric Power Research Institute Knoxville falls in its industry

319 Physical science research and establishments

Safer than 76% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 5 Physical science research and employers in Tennessee.

Electric Power Research Institute Knoxville (146 employees, TCR 0.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 159 employees and a TCR of 0.8 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 02468 Average employees Total Case Rate Electric Power Research Institute Knoxville
Electric Power Research Institute Knoxville (146 employees, TCR 0.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 159 employees and a TCR of 0.8

Electric Power Research Institute Knoxville has fewer employees than the Physical science research and developmen median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.8. 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
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 0.8 0.0 1 0 0
2021 0.7 0.0 1 0 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 0.0 0.0 0 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

541712 · TN · Knoxville

319 Physical science research and development laboratories or services (except biotechnology research and development) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 747 employers in Knoxville, 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 Indianapolis Technology Center 0.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Troy - Research, Test and Development (We do not manufacture) 0.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR PESYSTEMS-OH 0.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Westlake, OH, USA 0.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District 146 FTE
STATE-SIZE Johnson & Galyon, Inc. 146 FTE
STATE-SIZE HC CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION GROUP 146 FTE
STATE-SIZE Tele-Optics Communication Inc. 146 FTE
CITY-NEAR Cellular Sales Services Group LLC 6,387 FTE
CITY-NEAR University Health System, Inc 5,215 FTE
CITY-NEAR Functional Pathways of TN LLC 2,258 FTE
CITY-NEAR HES Facilities Services K-12 2,157 FTE
NAT-TCR Columbus Modified Fiber 0.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Pixelle-Fremont 0.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Hulcher Services Inc - Corporate Office 0.3 TCR
NAT-TCR UCC South Charleston Facility 0.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE Centra Business Center 146 FTE
NAT-SIZE Water Rower 146 FTE
NAT-SIZE SID HARVEY INDUSTRIES - Andrews/MITCO 146 FTE
NAT-SIZE Kennedy-Donovan Center 146 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.