Wire, mechanical, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants · Tennessee
Essex Furukawa
Franklin, TN · ~209 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Essex Furukawa runs at 259% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Wire, mechanical, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants workplace, earning a grade F.
Essex Furukawa: 8.5 TCR = 259% of Wire, mechanical, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Essex Furukawa safety composite
Essex Furukawa scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 13%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.8
2021→2023
Essex Furukawa injury rate improved
Essex Furukawa's TCR fell 2.8 from 9.3 in 2021 to 6.5 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 9.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=9.3 · 2022=9.8 · 2023=6.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331420 · Franklin, TN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.5 · 259% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #8/10
- PHOTO Hussey Copper LTD.
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 40 inj
- SIZE ~209 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hussey Copper LTD. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Essex Furukawa in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Howell Metals
Howell Metals dba Precision Tube
8.7 TCR
- Mueller Fittin
Mueller Fittings Company
8.6 TCR
- This site
Essex Furukawa
8.5 TCR
- Hussey Copper
Hussey Copper LTD.
8.5 TCR
- Sam Dong Ohio
Sam Dong Ohio Inc.
8.4 TCR
What this shows Essex Furukawa averages 8.5 TCR (259% of the Wire, mechanical, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants BLS benchmark).
Essex Furukawa TCR series: 2021=9.3 · 2022=9.8 · 2023=6.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Essex Furukawa falls in its industry
198 Wire, mechanical, copper and c establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 10 Wire, mechanical, copper and c employers in Tennessee.
Essex Furukawa has more employees than the Wire, mechanical, copper and copper allo median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.8 | 6.6 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.3 | 4.9 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331420 · TN · Franklin
198 Wire, mechanical, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 181 employers in Franklin, 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 | Hussey Copper LTD. | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mueller Fittings Company | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Howell Metals dba Precision Tube | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sam Dong Ohio Inc. | 8.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Aphena Pharma Solutions - Fisk Rd | 209 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chattanooga Seating Systems | 209 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 026-00541 | 209 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1302 - Chattanooga East | 209 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Williamson County Board of Education - Williamson County Schools | 6,320 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nissan Americas Headquarters - Franklin | 2,007 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Williamson County Government | 1,948 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lee Company | 1,716 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Grove At Washington | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | North America : VPI Spokane | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Advanced Framing Structures, Inc. | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Operations - Dawsonville, GA | 209 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hilliard - Drive Train | 209 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Marcom Services LLC | 209 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Curry Health Network - Hospital Gold Beach | 209 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.