Auto salvage yards (i.e., retailing used auto parts) · Tennessee
Knoxville Distribution Center
Knoxville, TN · ~52 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Knoxville Distribution Center runs at 258% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Auto salvage yards (i.e., retailing used auto parts) workplace, earning a grade F.
Knoxville Distribution Center: 8.8 TCR = 258% of Auto salvage yards (i.e., retailing used auto parts) BLS 3.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Knoxville Distribution Center safety composite
Knoxville Distribution Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 14%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−5.0
2016→2018
Knoxville Distribution Center injury rate improved
Knoxville Distribution Center's TCR fell 5.0 from 9.6 in 2016 to 4.6 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 12.0 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.6 · 2017=12.0 · 2018=4.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 441310 · Knoxville, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.8 · 258% of ind
- DART 4.6 DART
- RANK #28/30
- PHOTO Store 5079 - Hood Dr…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~52 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Store 5079 - Hood Drive (0.0 TCR gap)
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Knoxville Distribution Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Knoxville Distribution Center
8.8 TCR
- Store 5079 - H
Store 5079 - Hood Drive
8.8 TCR
- Store 4143 - G
Store 4143 - Greenville
8.7 TCR
- 1106
1106
8.7 TCR
- Auto Parts Cit
Auto Parts City South
8.7 TCR
What this shows Knoxville Distribution Center averages 8.8 TCR (258% of the Auto salvage yards (i.e., retailing used auto parts) BLS benchmark).
Knoxville Distribution Center TCR series: 2016=9.6 · 2017=12 · 2018=4.6 · BLS 3.4
Where Knoxville Distribution Center falls in its industry
1,258 Auto salvage yards (i.e., reta establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 30 Auto salvage yards (i.e., reta employers in Tennessee.
Knoxville Distribution Center has more employees than the Auto salvage yards (i.e., retailing used median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.6 | 4.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
441310 · TN · Knoxville
1,258 Auto salvage yards (i.e., retailing used auto parts) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 747 employers in Knoxville, 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 | Store 5079 - Hood Drive | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Store 4143 - Greenville | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1106 | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Auto Parts City South | 8.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Etowah Utilities | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Powell Valley Electric Cooperative New Tazewell | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oak Ridge Utility District | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TDK Construction Company | 52 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cellular Sales Services Group LLC | 6,387 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health System, Inc | 5,215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Functional Pathways of TN LLC | 2,258 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HES Facilities Services K-12 | 2,157 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | MaineGeneral Medical Center - 107 First Park | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cranbury Hib (Njsbr) | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nia Sage Home | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rai Crew Pit | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Battelle - Crystal City Operations | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Heritage Health - Mt. Sterling | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | dd's DISCOUNTS Store 5164 | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | dd's DISCOUNTS Store 5139 | 52 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.