Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing · Tennessee
Koch Foods of Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN · ~469 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Koch Foods of Chattanooga runs at 94% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing workplace, earning a grade C.
Koch Foods of Chattanooga: 3.1 TCR = 94% of Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Koch Foods of Chattanooga safety composite
Koch Foods of Chattanooga scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 54%), 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 54% 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
−1.4
2019→2021
Koch Foods of Chattanooga injury rate improved
Koch Foods of Chattanooga's TCR fell 1.4 from 3.7 in 2019 to 2.2 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 3.7 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=3.7 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=2.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311615 · Chattanooga, TN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.1 · 94% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #6/12
- PHOTO PILGRIMS MT PLEASANT…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~469 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PILGRIMS MT PLEASANT PREPARED FOODS (0.0 TCR gap)
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Koch Foods of Chattanooga in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Koch Foods of Chattanooga
3.1 TCR
- PILGRIMS MT PL
PILGRIMS MT PLEASANT PREPARED FOODS
3.1 TCR
- Cook Plant
Cook Plant
3.1 TCR
- SWC PROCESSING
SWC PROCESSING
3.1 TCR
- Belgravia Proc
Belgravia Processing
3.1 TCR
What this shows Koch Foods of Chattanooga averages 3.1 TCR (94% of the Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing BLS benchmark).
Koch Foods of Chattanooga TCR series: 2019=3.7 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=2.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Koch Foods of Chattanooga falls in its industry
509 Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, establishmentsSafer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 12 Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, employers in Tennessee.
Koch Foods of Chattanooga has fewer employees than the Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, fr median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311615 · TN · Chattanooga
509 Poultry (e.g., canned, cooked, fresh, frozen) processing 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 | PILGRIMS MT PLEASANT PREPARED FOODS | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cook Plant | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SWC PROCESSING | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Belgravia Processing | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pork Processing | 469 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lodge Manufacturing | 469 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FedEx 3050 WINCHESTER ROAD | 469 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smoky Mountain Family Farms LLC - Midway TN Farm | 470 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 | IMI Precision Engineering | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Glovis America- VPC PH | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hotel Deco LLC | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Afa Ma Branch | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lakewood Regional Office | 469 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Awg - Springfield | 469 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | General Cable Highland Heights | 469 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ARYZTA - Northlake | 469 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.