Construction machinery manufacturing · Tennessee
Ken Garner Manufacturing
Chattanooga, TN · ~103 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ken Garner Manufacturing runs at 227% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Construction machinery manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Ken Garner Manufacturing: 7.5 TCR = 227% of Construction machinery manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ken Garner Manufacturing safety composite
Ken Garner Manufacturing scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 21%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% 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%).
Ken Garner Manufacturing held a steady TCR band
Ken Garner Manufacturing's TCR held near 0.1 from 9.3 in 2017 to 9.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=9.3 · 2022=4.6 · 2023=6.8 · 2024=9.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333120 · Chattanooga, TN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.5 · 227% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #17/19
- PHOTO Pemberton LLC
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~103 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pemberton LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ken Garner Manufacturing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ken Garner Manufacturing
7.5 TCR
- Pemberton LLC
Pemberton LLC
7.5 TCR
- Terex Newton
Terex Newton
7.5 TCR
- SBD DEXTER
SBD DEXTER
7.4 TCR
- Gomaco Corpora
Gomaco Corporation Plant #1
7.4 TCR
What this shows Ken Garner Manufacturing averages 7.5 TCR (227% of the Construction machinery manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Ken Garner Manufacturing TCR series: 2017=9.3 · 2022=4.6 · 2023=6.8 · 2024=9.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Ken Garner Manufacturing falls in its industry
400 Construction machinery manufac establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 19 Construction machinery manufac employers in Tennessee.
Ken Garner Manufacturing has more employees than the Construction machinery manufacturing 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 | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333120 · TN · Chattanooga
400 Construction machinery manufacturing 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 | Pemberton LLC | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SBD DEXTER | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Terex Newton | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gomaco Corporation Plant #1 | 7.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Gibson Electric Membership Corporation | 103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 103887 - Nashville Connector | 103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | John J. Campbell Memphis | 103 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | McCrory Electric Company, Inc. | 103 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 | Timothy & Viguie C.S.V. | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Con-Tech Manufacturing, Inc. Dodge Center | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Piping Systems, Inc. | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Davis Stuart, Inc | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | East Point | 103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Washington Elementary School | 103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | S03821 - WM of NH - Londonderry | 103 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Anaheim Hills | 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.