Pest Control · Tennessee
Knoxville Commercial - 27
Powell, TN · ~30 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Knoxville Commercial - 27 runs at 129% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Pest Control workplace, earning a grade D.
Knoxville Commercial - 27: 5.8 TCR = 129% of Pest Control BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Knoxville Commercial - 27 safety composite
Knoxville Commercial - 27 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 23%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% 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
Knoxville Commercial - 27: 0.0 → 6.1 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 12.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.04× in 2024
Knoxville Commercial - 27's TCR rose 6.1 from 0.0 in 2016 to 6.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.04× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561710 · Powell, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 129% of ind
- DART 6.1 DART
- RANK #39/64
- PHOTO 2288-0307
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 2288-0307 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Knoxville Commercial - 27 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Knoxville Commercial - 27
5.8 TCR
- 2288-0307
2288-0307
5.8 TCR
- Palmetto Upsta
Palmetto Upstate Branch
5.8 TCR
- TMX2358 - LO
TMX2358 - LOS ANGELES COMMERCIAL SOUTH
5.8 TCR
- 2288-0314
2288-0314
5.8 TCR
What this shows Knoxville Commercial - 27 averages 5.8 TCR (129% of the Pest Control BLS benchmark).
Knoxville Commercial - 27 TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=9.7 · 2018=12.9 · 2019=0 · 2020=6.9 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=3.5 · 2023=9.7 · 2024=6.1 · BLS 4.5
Where Knoxville Commercial - 27 falls in its industry
1,655 Pest Control establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #39 safest of 64 Pest Control employers in Tennessee.
Knoxville Commercial - 27 has more employees than the Pest Control median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.7 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.7 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561710 · TN · Powell
1,655 Pest Control employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 24 employers in Powell, 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 | 2288-0307 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Palmetto Upstate Branch | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TMX2358 - LOS ANGELES COMMERCIAL SOUTH | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2288-0314 | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Waynes Knoxville | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cornerstone Restoration Services, LLC | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | W.E. O'Neil Construction Co. of Tennessee | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KCS | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DeRoyal Corporate/Sales | 228 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 026-00670 | 227 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dealers Warehouse Corporation | 201 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Store 399 | 161 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mid West Materials, Inc. | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | GL 535 Galley | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Airlane Northwest | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FoodTown #014 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Birmingham Commercial - 22 | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CMC Recycling Joplin | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CMC Recycling Burlington | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wiese Fort Wayne | 30 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.