Water distribution (except irrigation) · Tennessee
Fleming Center
Knoxville, TN · ~196 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fleming Center runs at 277% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water distribution (except irrigation) workplace, earning a grade F.
Fleming Center: 3.3 TCR = 277% of Water distribution (except irrigation) BLS 1.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fleming Center safety composite
Fleming Center scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% 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%).
Fleming Center held a steady TCR band
Fleming Center's TCR held near 0.1 from 2.4 in 2016 to 2.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 4.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.4 · 2017=4.9 · 2018=4.1 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=3.8 · 2021=4.4 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=2.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · Knoxville, TN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 3.3 · 277% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #8/15
- PHOTO Kemira Water Solutio…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 56 inj
- SIZE ~196 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kemira Water Solutions Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fleming Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- SouthWest Wate
SouthWest Water Company Pflugerville Office
3.4 TCR
- This site
Fleming Center
3.3 TCR
- Kemira Water S
Kemira Water Solutions Inc
3.3 TCR
- Beaufort Jaspe
Beaufort Jasper Water and Sewer Authority
3.3 TCR
- New Jersey Ame
New Jersey American Water - Central
3.3 TCR
What this shows Fleming Center averages 3.3 TCR (277% of the Water distribution (except irrigation) BLS benchmark).
Fleming Center TCR series: 2016=2.4 · 2017=4.9 · 2018=4.1 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=3.8 · 2021=4.4 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=2.2 · BLS 1.2
Where Fleming Center falls in its industry
727 Water distribution (except irr establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 15 Water distribution (except irr employers in Tennessee.
Fleming Center has more employees than the Water distribution (except irrigation) median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221310 · TN · Knoxville
727 Water distribution (except irrigation) 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 | Kemira Water Solutions Inc | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Beaufort Jasper Water and Sewer Authority | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | New Jersey American Water - Central | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SouthWest Water Company Pflugerville Office | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Rutledge Pike | 196 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IPS Plumbing Group | 196 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Essex Group, Inc Franklin TN Plant | 196 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TN Facility-KPS Global | 196 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 | Greiner Industries Inc | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Weavexx, LLC (Andritz) | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Miller Environmental, Inc. | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lowes Foods #151 | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | King Asphalt, Inc. Upstate | 196 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Geisinger Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital | 196 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MPN Incorporated | 196 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Slemco Lafayette | 196 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.