Iron foundries · Tennessee
Eureka Foundry Company
Chattanooga, TN · ~49 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 20.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Eureka Foundry Company runs at 624% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Iron foundries workplace, earning a grade F.
Eureka Foundry Company: 20.6 TCR = 624% of Iron foundries BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Eureka Foundry Company safety composite
Eureka Foundry Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 20.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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%).
Eureka Foundry Company held a steady TCR band
Eureka Foundry Company's TCR held near 0.1 from 17.6 in 2016 to 17.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 32.7 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.57× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=17.6 · 2017=17.6 · 2018=17.7 · 2019=23.2 · 2020=24.6 · 2021=32.7 · 2022=13.4 · 2023=17.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331511 · Chattanooga, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 20.6 · 624% of ind
- DART 11.8 DART
- RANK #8/8
- PHOTO Pier Foundry & Patte…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 59 inj
- SIZE ~49 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop, Inc. (0.1 TCR gap)
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Eureka Foundry Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Manitowoc Grey
Manitowoc Grey Iron Foundry
21.5 TCR
- This site
Eureka Foundry Company
20.6 TCR
- Pier Foundry &
Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop, Inc.
20.6 TCR
- Progressive Fo
Progressive Foundry
20.2 TCR
- Manchester Met
Manchester Metals, Inc
20.2 TCR
What this shows Eureka Foundry Company averages 20.6 TCR (624% of the Iron foundries BLS benchmark).
Eureka Foundry Company TCR series: 2016=17.6 · 2017=17.6 · 2018=17.7 · 2019=23.2 · 2020=24.6 · 2021=32.7 · 2022=13.4 · 2023=17.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Eureka Foundry Company falls in its industry
272 Iron foundries establishmentsSafer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.2.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 8 Iron foundries employers in Tennessee.
Eureka Foundry Company has fewer employees than the Iron foundries median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17.7 | 11.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13.4 | 6.7 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 32.7 | 12.6 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 24.6 | 6.7 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 23.2 | 2.3 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 17.7 | 5.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 17.6 | 13.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 17.6 | 3.2 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331511 · TN · Chattanooga
272 Iron foundries 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 | Pier Foundry & Pattern Shop, Inc. | 20.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Progressive Foundry | 20.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Manchester Metals, Inc | 20.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Manitowoc Grey Iron Foundry | 21.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Natural Gas Utility District of Hawkins County | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | THOMAS BUILDERS INC | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Carter Group, LLC | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sain Construction Co. | 49 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 | Brookstone Alz | 20.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tinley Park Bickford | 20.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Town of Avon - Department of Public Works | 20.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Elysian Hospice San Antonio LLC | 20.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sun Chemical Kankakee | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Napa Valley Support Services - Imperial Way Day Services | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Conn Equipment Rental Co | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Post Printing Co | 49 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.