Cheese Manufacturing · Tennessee
MDS Foods, Inc. - Tullahoma Location
Tullahoma, TN · ~97 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
MDS Foods, Inc. - Tullahoma Location runs at 155% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cheese Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
MDS Foods, Inc. - Tullahoma Location: 5.1 TCR = 155% of Cheese Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
MDS Foods, Inc. - Tullahoma Location safety composite
MDS Foods, Inc. - Tullahoma Location scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 48%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% 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
−5.7
2018→2023
MDS Foods, Inc. - Tullahoma Location injury rate improved
MDS Foods, Inc. - Tullahoma Location's TCR fell 5.7 from 9.1 in 2018 to 3.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 9.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=9.1 · 2019=3.4 · 2021=4.6 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=3.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311513 · Tullahoma, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 155% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #3/5
- PHOTO Saputo Cheese (Las C…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~97 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Saputo Cheese (Las Cruces) (0.0 TCR gap)
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MDS Foods, Inc. - Tullahoma Location in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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MDS Foods, Inc. - Tullahoma Location
5.1 TCR
- Saputo Cheese
Saputo Cheese (Las Cruces)
5.1 TCR
- Crave Brothers
Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese
5.1 TCR
- AFP Visalia
AFP Visalia
5.1 TCR
- Agropur - Luxe
Agropur - Luxemburg
5.1 TCR
What this shows MDS Foods, Inc. - Tullahoma Location averages 5.1 TCR (155% of the Cheese Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
MDS Foods, Inc. - Tullahoma Location TCR series: 2018=9.1 · 2019=3.4 · 2021=4.6 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=3.3 · BLS 3.3
Where MDS Foods, Inc. - Tullahoma Location falls in its industry
377 Cheese Manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 5 Cheese Manufacturing employers in Tennessee.
MDS Foods, Inc. - Tullahoma Location has fewer employees than the Cheese Manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311513 · TN · Tullahoma
377 Cheese Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 55 employers in Tullahoma, 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 | Saputo Cheese (Las Cruces) | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AFP Visalia | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Agropur - Luxemburg | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Main Office | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Electrical Systems Company, LLC | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | US182: Nashville 289 - SG | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Walker J Walker | 97 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NAS-National Aerospace Solutions at AEDC | 1,263 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | K07 ICT - Tullahoma | 379 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 667 | 284 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 667 | 282 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Washington Electric Coop., Inc. | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HDT Global | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Atlantic Aviation - SUA | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Salsa Plant | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pneumatic Scale Angelus 3 | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Marine Equipment & Supply Company | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Apex Aluminum Die Casting Co Inc | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wayside Farm Inc. | 97 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.