Polyethylene terephathalate (PET) resins manufacturing · Tennessee
kordsa chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN · ~218 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
kordsa chattanooga runs at 92% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Polyethylene terephathalate (PET) resins manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
kordsa chattanooga: 3.0 TCR = 92% of Polyethylene terephathalate (PET) resins manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
kordsa chattanooga safety composite
kordsa chattanooga scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 28%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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
−2.6
2016→2024
kordsa chattanooga injury rate improved
kordsa chattanooga's TCR fell 2.6 from 5.1 in 2016 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 5.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.1 · 2017=1.1 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=1.6 · 2020=5.7 · 2021=4.1 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=2.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325211 · Chattanooga, TN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.0 · 92% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #12/14
- PHOTO Silgan Plastics Hous…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 40 inj
- SIZE ~218 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Silgan Plastics Houston (0.0 TCR gap)
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kordsa chattanooga in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
kordsa chattanooga
3 TCR
- Silgan Plastic
Silgan Plastics Houston
3 TCR
- Allnex USA Inc
Allnex USA Inc.
3 TCR
- ITW Powertrain
ITW Powertrain Components - Lake Geneva
3 TCR
- Pensacola Faci
Pensacola Facility
3 TCR
What this shows kordsa chattanooga averages 3.0 TCR (92% of the Polyethylene terephathalate (PET) resins manufacturing BLS benchmark).
kordsa chattanooga TCR series: 2016=5.1 · 2017=1.1 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=1.6 · 2020=5.7 · 2021=4.1 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 3.3
Where kordsa chattanooga falls in its industry
644 Polyethylene terephathalate (P establishmentsSafer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 14 Polyethylene terephathalate (P employers in Tennessee.
kordsa chattanooga has more employees than the Polyethylene terephathalate (PET) resins median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325211 · TN · Chattanooga
644 Polyethylene terephathalate (PET) resins manufacturing 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 | Silgan Plastics Houston | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Allnex USA Inc. | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ITW Powertrain Components - Lake Geneva | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pensacola Facility | 3.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CDE Lightband | 218 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ACA-Tennessee | 218 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dickson_EX | 218 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hitachi Energy USA, inc Alamo TN | 218 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 | Auto Metal Craft | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | McInnis Brothers Construction Inc | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Walman Optical - St Paul | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CA - Sacramento - 2670 Land Ave - The American Bottling Company | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Yellowfin Yachts | 218 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | OCSD Central Jail Complex | 218 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mass. Bay Brewing Company, Inc. | 218 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fred Anderson Raleigh, LLC | 218 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.