Commercial building construction general contractors · Tennessee
Merit Construction, Inc.
Knoxville, TN · ~90 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Merit Construction, Inc. runs at 32% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Commercial building construction general contractors workplace, earning a grade A.
Merit Construction, Inc.: 0.9 TCR = 32% of Commercial building construction general contractors BLS 2.9 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Merit Construction, Inc. safety composite
Merit Construction, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
70/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Merit Construction, Inc.: 1.2 → 2.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 2.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Merit Construction, Inc.'s TCR rose 1.1 from 1.2 in 2016 to 2.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 236220 · Knoxville, TN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.9 · 32% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #25/95
- PHOTO The Redmond Company
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~90 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: The Redmond Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Merit Construction, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Merit Construction, Inc.
0.9 TCR
- The Redmond Co
The Redmond Company
0.9 TCR
- Melvin Mark Br
Melvin Mark Brokerage Company
0.9 TCR
- Harvey-Cleary
Harvey-Cleary Builders - San Antonio
0.9 TCR
- Van Horn Const
Van Horn Construction Inc.
0.9 TCR
What this shows Merit Construction, Inc. averages 0.9 TCR (32% of the Commercial building construction general contractors BLS benchmark).
Merit Construction, Inc. TCR series: 2016=1.2 · 2017=1.1 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=1.4 · 2020=1.3 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=2.3 · BLS 2.9
Where Merit Construction, Inc. falls in its industry
4,692 Commercial building constructi establishmentsSafer than 79% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #25 safest of 95 Commercial building constructi employers in Tennessee.
Merit Construction, Inc. has more employees than the Commercial building construction general median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 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 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
236220 · TN · Knoxville
4,692 Commercial building construction general contractors 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 | The Redmond Company | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Melvin Mark Brokerage Company | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Harvey-Cleary Builders - San Antonio | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Van Horn Construction Inc. | 0.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | West Knox Utility District | 90 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Walker-J-Walker, Inc. | 90 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SC700 - Knoxville | 90 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FiCom Group | 90 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 | Lenexa, KS | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fulmer | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Robert Bosch LLC (Socorro) | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cleveland Workforce Campus | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Waste Industries Brunswick | 90 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FSG-MONTANA | 90 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mondelez Carlisle | 90 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Holland Mfg. Co | 90 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.