General services departments, government · Tennessee
Hamilton County Government
Chattanooga, TN · ~2,100 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hamilton County Government runs at 190% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General services departments, government workplace, earning a grade D.
Hamilton County Government: 6.1 TCR = 190% of General services departments, government BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hamilton County Government safety composite
Hamilton County Government scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 39%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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
−3.9
2022→2023
Hamilton County Government injury rate improved
Hamilton County Government's TCR fell 3.9 from 8.0 in 2022 to 4.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 8.0 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=8.0 · 2023=4.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · Chattanooga, TN ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 6.1 · 190% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #8/19
- PHOTO Public Works Fleet S…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 147 inj
- SIZE ~2,100 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Public Works Fleet Services Division (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hamilton County Government in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Hamilton County Government
6.1 TCR
- Public Works F
Public Works Fleet Services Division
6.1 TCR
- Public Works P
Public Works Post Point
6.1 TCR
- Public Works
Public Works
6.1 TCR
- City of Jeffer
City of Jeffersonville
6.1 TCR
What this shows Hamilton County Government averages 6.1 TCR (190% of the General services departments, government BLS benchmark).
Hamilton County Government TCR series: 2022=8 · 2023=4.1 · BLS 3.2
Where Hamilton County Government falls in its industry
1,496 General services departments, establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 19 General services departments, employers in Tennessee.
Hamilton County Government has more employees than the General services departments, government median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 66 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 81 | 80 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921190 · TN · Chattanooga
1,496 General services departments, government 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 | Public Works Fleet Services Division | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Public Works Post Point | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Public Works | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Jeffersonville | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Johnson City Medical Center | 2,099 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TNNAS24 ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS MIDTOWN HOSP | 2,102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ERMCO COMPONENTS, INC. | 2,113 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TNOAK - OAKHAVEN PACKAGE DISTRIBUTION CENTER | 2,081 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 | Selmax Corporation | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Salt Lake City | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sage International DBA Jayco Manufacturing | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Baronet Coffee, Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | NXP Semiconductors | 2,100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | EMCOR Facilities Services (dba) - Viox | 2,100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Andy Frain Services Inc | 2,100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - MDW2 | 2,101 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.