Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers · Tennessee
Knoxville Tn
Knoxville, TN · ~405 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Knoxville Tn runs at 390% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Knoxville Tn: 8.6 TCR = 390% of Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Knoxville Tn safety composite
Knoxville Tn scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.0
2016→2024
Knoxville Tn injury rate improved
Knoxville Tn's TCR fell 2.0 from 11.5 in 2016 to 9.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 12.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.08× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=11.5 · 2017=7.0 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=2.9 · 2020=12.1 · 2021=10.3 · 2022=11.2 · 2023=10.9 · 2024=9.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424490 · Knoxville, TN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.6 · 390% of ind
- DART 9.2 DART
- RANK #31/34
- PHOTO OAKHILL WV
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 248 inj
- SIZE ~405 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: OAKHILL WV (0.0 TCR gap)
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Knoxville Tn in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Knoxville Tn
8.6 TCR
- OAKHILL WV
OAKHILL WV
8.6 TCR
- NICKLES-LIMA
NICKLES-LIMA
8.6 TCR
- C045 Indianapl
C045 Indianaplis
8.6 TCR
- Refreshment Se
Refreshment Services Pepsi Tallahassee
8.6 TCR
What this shows Knoxville Tn averages 8.6 TCR (390% of the Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Knoxville Tn TCR series: 2016=11.5 · 2017=7 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=2.9 · 2020=12.1 · 2021=10.3 · 2022=11.2 · 2023=10.9 · 2024=9.5 · BLS 2.2
Where Knoxville Tn falls in its industry
1,278 Other Grocery and Related Prod establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.0.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #31 safest of 34 Other Grocery and Related Prod employers in Tennessee.
Knoxville Tn has more employees than the Other Grocery and Related Products Merch median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.0. 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 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.1 | 10.7 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424490 · TN · Knoxville
1,278 Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers 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 | OAKHILL WV | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NICKLES-LIMA | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | C045 Indianaplis | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Refreshment Services Pepsi Tallahassee | 8.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 476110-MUSIC CITY ANNEX | 405 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wright Brothers Construction Company, Inc. | 406 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Riviana Foods | 406 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bodine Aluminum, Inc.- Jackson | 406 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 | Minnesota Dehydrated Vegetables Inc. | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3303 - Ocean Beach | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BET Investments, Inc. | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Grether Farming Company, Inc | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Stuart Dean | 405 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Orlando FL FXFE-ORL | 405 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PrimeTech International | 405 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Richland, Wa | 405 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.