Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers · Tennessee

Hutcherson Metals, Inc.

Name: Hutcherson Metals, Inc. Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Halls, TN · ~46 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 9.4
Avg TCR: 2.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Hutcherson Metals, Inc. runs at 429% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.

Hutcherson Metals, Inc.: 9.4 TCR = 429% of Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Hutcherson Metals, Inc. safety composite

Hutcherson Metals, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 13%), 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).

28/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 9.44 per 100 workers

Safer than 13% of industry peers
DART rate: F 4.04 per 100 workers

Safer than 29% 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

−3.7

2016→2018

Hutcherson Metals, Inc. injury rate improved

Hutcherson Metals, Inc.'s TCR fell 3.7 from 13.8 in 2016 to 10.1 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2016 at 13.8 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=13.8 · 2017=4.5 · 2018=10.1

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423930 · Halls, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 9.4 · 429% of ind

DART 4.0 DART
RANK #34/35
PHOTO Eco-Cycle 6400
BOOK 3y book
INJ 10 inj
SIZE ~46 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Eco-Cycle 6400 (0.0 TCR gap)

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9.5
This site

9.4
Eco-Cycle 6400

9.4
Ben Weitsman &

9.4
Interstate Shr

9.4

What this shows Hutcherson Metals, Inc. averages 9.4 TCR (429% of the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

Hutcherson Metals, Inc. TCR series: 2016=13.8 · 2017=4.5 · 2018=10.1 · BLS 2.2

Where Hutcherson Metals, Inc. falls in its industry

1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automot establishments

Safer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #34 safest of 35 Scrap materials (e.g., automot employers in Tennessee.

Hutcherson Metals, Inc. (46 employees, TCR 9.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0

Hutcherson Metals, Inc. has more employees than the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, indus median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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
2018	10.1	4.0	5
2017	4.5	0.0	2
2016	13.8	9.2	3

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423930 · TN · Halls

1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 8 employers in Halls, TN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Eco-Cycle 6400	BOULDER, CO	9.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Alter Metal Recycling - Bettendorf WHS	BETTENDORF, IA	9.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Ben Weitsman & Son of Rochester LLC	ROCHESTER, NY	9.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Interstate Shredding, LLC	GIRARD, OH	9.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Benton County Electric	CAMDEN	46 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Gibson County Utility District	TRENTON	46 FTE
STATE-SIZE	670 South Cooper Street	MEMPHIS	46 FTE
STATE-SIZE	JBS Energy Solutions, LLC	CHATTANOOGA	46 FTE
CITY-NEAR	The Royal Box Halls	Halls	64 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Crafco, Inc-Halls	Halls	63 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Crafco, Inc. - Halls	Halls	56 FTE
CITY-NEAR	TRG Halls	Halls	46 FTE
NAT-TCR	B-X Agawam LLC	Agawam, MA	9.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	Mercy Professional Care Corp	North Canton, OH	9.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	NAPA Des Moines - Distribution Center	Des Moines, IA	9.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	Marion (Ohmrn)	Marion, OH	9.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Hoeger House	Olathe, KS	46 FTE
NAT-SIZE	QSI Pendergrass	Pendergrass, GA	46 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Bemis North America - Bellwood	Bellwood, IL	46 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Linde - Research Triangle Park (EPP)	Research Triangle Park, NC	46 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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