Ambulance services, air or ground · Tennessee
Hamilton County EMS (Emergency Medical Services)
Chattanooga, TN · ~127 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hamilton County EMS (Emergency Medical Services) runs at 194% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Ambulance services, air or ground workplace, earning a grade D.
Hamilton County EMS (Emergency Medical Services): 7.4 TCR = 194% of Ambulance services, air or ground BLS 3.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hamilton County EMS (Emergency Medical Services) safety composite
Hamilton County EMS (Emergency Medical Services) scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 9%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 7.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 16.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Hamilton County EMS (Emergency Medical Services): 8.0 → 19.6 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 19.6 TCR · DART/TCR 2.3× in 2020
Hamilton County EMS (Emergency Medical Services)'s TCR rose 11.7 from 8.0 in 2016 to 19.6 in 2020. In 2020, DART was 2.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621910 · Chattanooga, TN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 7.4 · 194% of ind
- DART 16.9 DART
- RANK #8/28
- PHOTO NORTHSHORE EMS LLC
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 47 inj
- SIZE ~127 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: NORTHSHORE EMS LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hamilton County EMS (Emergency Medical Services) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Hamilton County EMS (Emergency Medical Services)
7.4 TCR
- NORTHSHORE EMS
NORTHSHORE EMS LLC
7.4 TCR
- Palm Beach Op
Palm Beach Operations
7.4 TCR
- Superior Air-G
Superior Air-Ground Ambulance
7.4 TCR
- Pocono Mountai
Pocono Mountain Regional EMS
7.3 TCR
What this shows Hamilton County EMS (Emergency Medical Services) averages 7.4 TCR (194% of the Ambulance services, air or ground BLS benchmark).
Hamilton County EMS (Emergency Medical Services) TCR series: 2016=8 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=19.6 · BLS 3.8
Where Hamilton County EMS (Emergency Medical Services) falls in its industry
976 Ambulance services, air or gro establishmentsSafer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 8.3.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 28 Ambulance services, air or gro employers in Tennessee.
Hamilton County EMS (Emergency Medical Services) has more employees than the Ambulance services, air or ground median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 8.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 19.6 | 16.9 | 20 | 23 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621910 · TN · Chattanooga
976 Ambulance services, air or ground 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 | NORTHSHORE EMS LLC | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Palm Beach Operations | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pocono Mountain Regional EMS | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Superior Air-Ground Ambulance | 7.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dixie Roofing, Inc. - LaFollette | 127 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 001 Memphis TN Barnhart Plant Services LLC | 127 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Honest Abe Log Homes, Inc. | 127 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Murfreesboro Container | 127 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 | 43-BRIGADAS | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store #21 | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 5502 MD Drivers | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Farm | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Quality Manpower | 127 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 35-Usf-S&H Worldgate | 127 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CHI St. Francis Health | 127 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Park Lane Nursing Home | 127 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.