Sewage treatment plants or facilities · Tennessee
Kuwahee WWTP
Knoxville, TN · ~29 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 2.0
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kuwahee WWTP runs at 168% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Sewage treatment plants or facilities workplace, earning a grade D.
Kuwahee WWTP: 2.0 TCR = 168% of Sewage treatment plants or facilities BLS 1.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kuwahee WWTP safety composite
Kuwahee WWTP scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
72/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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
−5.4
2016→2024
Kuwahee WWTP injury rate improved
Kuwahee WWTP's TCR fell 5.4 from 8.3 in 2016 to 2.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 8.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.3 · 2017=3.7 · 2018=3.3 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=2.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221320 · Knoxville, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 2.0 · 168% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/7
- PHOTO Harbor Labs - Public…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~29 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Harbor Labs - Public Utilities (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kuwahee WWTP in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kuwahee WWTP
2 TCR
- Harbor Labs -
Harbor Labs - Public Utilities
2 TCR
- Greater New Ha
Greater New Haven Water Pollution Abatement Facility
2 TCR
- Village of Add
Village of Addison - Sewer Department
2 TCR
- Novato Sanitar
Novato Sanitary District
2 TCR
What this shows Kuwahee WWTP averages 2.0 TCR (168% of the Sewage treatment plants or facilities BLS benchmark).
Kuwahee WWTP TCR series: 2016=8.3 · 2017=3.7 · 2018=3.3 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=2.9 · BLS 1.2
Where Kuwahee WWTP falls in its industry
400 Sewage treatment plants or fac establishmentsSafer than 78% 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 #1 safest of 7 Sewage treatment plants or fac employers in Tennessee.
Kuwahee WWTP has fewer employees than the Sewage treatment plants or facilities median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221320 · TN · Knoxville
400 Sewage treatment plants or facilities 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 | Harbor Labs - Public Utilities | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Greater New Haven Water Pollution Abatement Facility | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Village of Addison - Sewer Department | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Novato Sanitary District | 2.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Tosh Pork Crutchfield | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Waynes Fayetteville | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brookfield Renewable - Brookfield Smoky Mountain Hydro | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UCEMC Carthage | 29 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 | JR Balsan/DBA Johnstone Supply | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Potlatchdeltic St. Maries Plywood | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cooper Standard-Oscoda Plant | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sms 1358/1398 | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | District Office | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | dennies | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Buschkoetter's Nursery, Lawn and Garden Center, Inc. | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ebinger Iron Works, Inc. | 29 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.