Rack and pinion steering assemblies manufacturing · Tennessee
JTEKT Automotive North America
Vonore, TN · ~1,103 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.6
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
JTEKT Automotive North America runs at 11% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Rack and pinion steering assemblies manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
JTEKT Automotive North America: 0.6 TCR = 11% of Rack and pinion steering assemblies manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
JTEKT Automotive North America safety composite
JTEKT Automotive North America scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 93% 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).
75/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 93% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% 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%).
JTEKT Automotive North America held a steady TCR band
JTEKT Automotive North America's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.5 in 2016 to 0.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 1.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.5 · 2017=0.2 · 2018=0.5 · 2019=0.3 · 2020=0.6 · 2021=0.8 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=0.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336330 · Vonore, TN AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 0.6 · 11% of ind
- DART 0.3 DART
- RANK #3/9
- PHOTO DRiV Automotive
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 63 inj
- SIZE ~1,103 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: DRiV Automotive (0.0 TCR gap)
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JTEKT Automotive North America in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
JTEKT Automotive North America
0.6 TCR
- DRiV Automotiv
DRiV Automotive
0.6 TCR
- Monroe Locatio
Monroe Location - DRIV AUTOMOTIVE INC
0.6 TCR
- Specialty Prod
Specialty Products Company - Specialty Place location
0.6 TCR
- thyssenkrupp B
thyssenkrupp Bilstein of America
0.6 TCR
What this shows JTEKT Automotive North America averages 0.6 TCR (11% of the Rack and pinion steering assemblies manufacturing BLS benchmark).
JTEKT Automotive North America TCR series: 2016=0.5 · 2017=0.2 · 2018=0.5 · 2019=0.3 · 2020=0.6 · 2021=0.8 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=0.5 · BLS 5.4
Where JTEKT Automotive North America falls in its industry
134 Rack and pinion steering assem establishmentsSafer than 93% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 9 Rack and pinion steering assem employers in Tennessee.
JTEKT Automotive North America has more employees than the Rack and pinion steering assemblies manu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336330 · TN · Vonore
134 Rack and pinion steering assemblies manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 25 employers in Vonore, 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 | DRiV Automotive | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Monroe Location - DRIV AUTOMOTIVE INC | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Specialty Products Company - Specialty Place location | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | thyssenkrupp Bilstein of America | 0.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ALL | 1,103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tristar Summit Medical Center | 1,101 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4701-564 | 1,107 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dickson County Board of Education | 1,095 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sea Ray Boats - Tellico | 614 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Master Craft Boats | 601 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CVG Vonore | 525 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Commercial Vehicle Group | 505 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 98 - Multi-Family | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Comfort Systems USA Mid Atlantic | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holder Construction Group, LLC | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Chemours Company FC, LLC - Louisville | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ensign United States Drilling (S.W.) Inc. | 1,103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cthar - Hartford | 1,103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DB Schenker--Carlisle | 1,103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 123569-North Metro Ga P&Dc | 1,103 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.