Plasmapheresis centers · Tennessee
Knoxville Plasma - Knoxville, TN
Knoxville, TN · ~38 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Knoxville Plasma - Knoxville, TN runs at 233% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Plasmapheresis centers workplace, earning a grade F.
Knoxville Plasma - Knoxville, TN: 8.9 TCR = 233% of Plasmapheresis centers BLS 3.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Knoxville Plasma - Knoxville, TN safety composite
Knoxville Plasma - Knoxville, TN 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Knoxville Plasma - Knoxville, TN: 2.7 → 7.8 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 17.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.29× in 2019
Knoxville Plasma - Knoxville, TN's TCR rose 5.1 from 2.7 in 2016 to 7.8 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2017 at 17.4 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621991 · Knoxville, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.9 · 233% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #41/48
- PHOTO Vitalant CO Westmins…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~38 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Vitalant CO Westminster (0.0 TCR gap)
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Knoxville Plasma - Knoxville, TN in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Knoxville Plasma - Knoxville, TN
8.9 TCR
- Grand Rapids,
Grand Rapids, MI-Biolife 818
8.9 TCR
- Vitalant CO We
Vitalant CO Westminster
8.8 TCR
- LNH- Ward Ct.
LNH- Ward Ct.
8.8 TCR
- Ft. Wayne-Getz
Ft. Wayne-Getz, IN-Biolife 633
8.8 TCR
What this shows Knoxville Plasma - Knoxville, TN averages 8.9 TCR (233% of the Plasmapheresis centers BLS benchmark).
Knoxville Plasma - Knoxville, TN TCR series: 2016=2.7 · 2017=17.4 · 2018=7.6 · 2019=7.8 · BLS 3.8
Where Knoxville Plasma - Knoxville, TN falls in its industry
1,713 Plasmapheresis centers establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #41 safest of 48 Plasmapheresis centers employers in Tennessee.
Knoxville Plasma - Knoxville, TN has fewer employees than the Plasmapheresis centers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 17.4 | 2.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621991 · TN · Knoxville
1,713 Plasmapheresis centers 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 | Vitalant CO Westminster | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Grand Rapids, MI-Biolife 818 | 8.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LNH- Ward Ct. | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ft. Wayne-Getz, IN-Biolife 633 | 8.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | D.R. Horton, Inc. - Memphis | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smith Douglas Nashville | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J.A. Fielden Co, Inc. | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Messer Construction - Knoxville, TN | 38 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 | Southeast Landfill Office | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pottle's Transportation, LLC Kutztown Terminal | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AMI Metals, Inc. | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aavid Allcast LLC | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Plasma Biological Services - Owensboro, KY | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hospice of Illinois 59-3462021 | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NEW NGC, INC. DBA- National Gypsum Company | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Community Support Services | 38 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.