Warehouse & Distribution · Tennessee
Empire Distributors TN -- CHATTANOOGA
Chattanooga, TN · ~69 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Empire Distributors TN -- CHATTANOOGA runs at 264% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Warehouse & Distribution workplace, earning a grade F.
Empire Distributors TN -- CHATTANOOGA: 5.8 TCR = 264% of Warehouse & Distribution BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Empire Distributors TN -- CHATTANOOGA safety composite
Empire Distributors TN -- CHATTANOOGA scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 69% 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Empire Distributors TN -- CHATTANOOGA: 5.3 → 6.3 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 6.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.27× in 2017
Empire Distributors TN -- CHATTANOOGA's TCR rose 0.9 from 5.3 in 2016 to 6.3 in 2017. In 2017, DART was 0.27× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424820 · Chattanooga, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.8 · 264% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #10/12
- PHOTO 4818-SOCH
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~69 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 4818-SOCH (0.0 TCR gap)
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Empire Distributors TN -- CHATTANOOGA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Empire Distributors TN -- CHATTANOOGA
5.8 TCR
- 4818-SOCH
4818-SOCH
5.8 TCR
- 4818-48180021-
4818-48180021-4377 112TH ST-WC
5.8 TCR
- Ohio Valley Wi
Ohio Valley Wine and Beer
5.8 TCR
- Doc's Liquor #
Doc's Liquor #180
5.8 TCR
What this shows Empire Distributors TN -- CHATTANOOGA averages 5.8 TCR (264% of the Warehouse & Distribution BLS benchmark).
Empire Distributors TN -- CHATTANOOGA TCR series: 2016=5.3 · 2017=6.3 · BLS 2.2
Where Empire Distributors TN -- CHATTANOOGA falls in its industry
735 Warehouse & Distribution establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 12 Warehouse & Distribution employers in Tennessee.
Empire Distributors TN -- CHATTANOOGA has fewer employees than the Warehouse & Distribution median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424820 · TN · Chattanooga
735 Warehouse & 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 | 4818-SOCH | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4818-48180021-4377 112TH ST-WC | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ohio Valley Wine and Beer | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Doc's Liquor #180 | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Volunteer Energy Cooperative - Decatur | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Landmark Construction and Emergency Sericves | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southern Spear Ironworks LLC | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southern Region | 69 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 | N and R of Warrenton Inc | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0048 - Fort Worth, Tx | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stewart Creek | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Atrium Post Acute Care of Lancaster | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Comfort 1 | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | N and R of Independence LLC | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | N and R of St James LLC | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | N and R of North Columbia LLC | 69 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.