Waste hauling, hazardous, long-distance · Tennessee
Empire Express, Inc.
Memphis, TN · ~203 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 2
- Fatalities
The verdict
Empire Express, Inc. runs at 62% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Waste hauling, hazardous, long-distance workplace, earning a grade B.
Empire Express, Inc.: 2.8 TCR = 62% of Waste hauling, hazardous, long-distance BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Empire Express, Inc. safety composite
Empire Express, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 1%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 2
Safer than 1% 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
−2.2
2016→2024
Empire Express, Inc. injury rate improved
Empire Express, Inc.'s TCR fell 2.2 from 5.5 in 2016 to 3.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 5.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.19× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.5 · 2017=3.6 · 2018=2.3 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=2.0 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=3.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484230 · Memphis, TN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.8 · 62% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK #18/37
- PHOTO Altom Transport, Inc…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 50 inj
- SIZE ~203 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Altom Transport, Inc. - LUFKIN (0.0 TCR gap)
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Empire Express, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Empire Express, Inc.
2.8 TCR
- Altom Transpor
Altom Transport, Inc. - LUFKIN
2.8 TCR
- Korth Transfer
Korth Transfer
2.8 TCR
- Commercial Tra
Commercial Transport, Inc. - Beech Grove
2.8 TCR
- Western Dairy
Western Dairy Transport-Hyrum
2.8 TCR
What this shows Empire Express, Inc. averages 2.8 TCR (62% of the Waste hauling, hazardous, long-distance BLS benchmark).
Empire Express, Inc. TCR series: 2016=5.5 · 2017=3.6 · 2018=2.3 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=2 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=3.3 · BLS 4.5
Where Empire Express, Inc. falls in its industry
1,026 Waste hauling, hazardous, long establishmentsSafer than 56% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 37 Waste hauling, hazardous, long employers in Tennessee.
Empire Express, Inc. has more employees than the Waste hauling, hazardous, long-distance median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484230 · TN · Memphis
1,026 Waste hauling, hazardous, long-distance employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 1,330 employers in Memphis, 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 | Altom Transport, Inc. - LUFKIN | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Korth Transfer | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Commercial Transport, Inc. - Beech Grove | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Western Dairy Transport-Hyrum | 2.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2057 - Knoxville North | 203 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 1115 | 203 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 161 | 203 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stanley Black & Decker Jackson D.C. | 203 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FedEx 2903 SPRANKLE DR | 12,398 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 381940311 | 9,861 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | American Residential Services | 5,775 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | 5,599 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Store 442 | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | National Sales Corporation | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Waterford at Carpenter's Creek | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vision Painting Inc | 2.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Diebold Nixdorf Byram MS | 203 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 208 | 203 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cardinal Health Aurora, IL PD | 203 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aristacare at Manchester | 203 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.