Blocks, concrete and cinder, manufacturing · Tennessee
General Shale Tri Cities Block
Piney Flats, TN · ~64 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
General Shale Tri Cities Block runs at 101% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Blocks, concrete and cinder, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
General Shale Tri Cities Block: 3.3 TCR = 101% of Blocks, concrete and cinder, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
General Shale Tri Cities Block safety composite
General Shale Tri Cities Block scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 62% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% 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
General Shale Tri Cities Block: 1.6 → 2.9 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 6.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.43× in 2024
General Shale Tri Cities Block's TCR rose 1.3 from 1.6 in 2019 to 2.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 6.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327331 · Piney Flats, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.3 · 101% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #5/10
- PHOTO OBERFIELD - CMHB2
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~64 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: OBERFIELD - CMHB2 (0.0 TCR gap)
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General Shale Tri Cities Block in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Basalite-Tracy
Basalite-Tracy
3.4 TCR
- This site
General Shale Tri Cities Block
3.3 TCR
- OBERFIELD - CM
OBERFIELD - CMHB2
3.3 TCR
- Joplin Buildin
Joplin Building Material Co
3.3 TCR
- Calportland Co
Calportland Concrete Products
3.3 TCR
What this shows General Shale Tri Cities Block averages 3.3 TCR (101% of the Blocks, concrete and cinder, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
General Shale Tri Cities Block TCR series: 2019=1.6 · 2020=6.9 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=4.4 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=2.9 · BLS 3.3
Where General Shale Tri Cities Block falls in its industry
321 Blocks, concrete and cinder, m establishmentsSafer than 62% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 10 Blocks, concrete and cinder, m employers in Tennessee.
General Shale Tri Cities Block has more employees than the Blocks, concrete and cinder, manufacturi median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.1. 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 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327331 · TN · Piney Flats
321 Blocks, concrete and cinder, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 26 employers in Piney Flats, 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 | OBERFIELD - CMHB2 | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Basalite-Tracy | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Joplin Building Material Co | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Calportland Concrete Products | 3.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Alabama GP Cleanout Department | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Middle TN Electric (Murfreesboro Office) | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Blaine Construction Corporation | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Construction Management Company | 64 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HSN Piney Flats | 878 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HSN Piney Flats TN | 587 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bell - BHT Piney Flats | 414 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bell Helicopter Piney Flats | 392 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Diamond Manufacturing Company PA 350 | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Atlanta Steel Erectors, Inc. | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FoodTown #006 | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Willis-Knighton Pierremont Health Center | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Willows at Harrodsburg | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | New Berlin Grading, Inc. | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cincinnati | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bismarck - H A Thompson & Sons, Inc. | 64 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.