Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · Tennessee
Metalworking Solutions, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN · ~82 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Metalworking Solutions, Inc. runs at 185% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Metalworking Solutions, Inc.: 6.1 TCR = 185% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Metalworking Solutions, Inc. safety composite
Metalworking Solutions, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 10%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% 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
Metalworking Solutions, Inc.: 1.3 → 6.8 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 12.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.12× in 2024
Metalworking Solutions, Inc.'s TCR rose 5.5 from 1.3 in 2017 to 6.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 12.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.12× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Chattanooga, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.1 · 185% of ind
- DART 6.8 DART
- RANK #27/40
- PHOTO Central Metal Fabric…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 39 inj
- SIZE ~82 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Central Metal Fabricators, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Metalworking Solutions, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Metalworking Solutions, Inc.
6.1 TCR
- Central Metal
Central Metal Fabricators, Inc.
6.1 TCR
- G. Proulx Buil
G. Proulx Building Products
6.1 TCR
- G PROULX BUILD
G PROULX BUILDING PRODUCTS LLC
6.1 TCR
- Canam Steel Co
Canam Steel Corporation Washington,MO Facility
6.1 TCR
What this shows Metalworking Solutions, Inc. averages 6.1 TCR (185% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Metalworking Solutions, Inc. TCR series: 2017=1.3 · 2018=5.5 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=5.9 · 2021=3.8 · 2022=12.5 · 2023=9.1 · 2024=6.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Metalworking Solutions, Inc. falls in its industry
1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #27 safest of 40 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in Tennessee.
Metalworking Solutions, Inc. has more employees than the Fabricated structural metal manufacturin median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · TN · Chattanooga
1,491 Fabricated structural metal 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 | Central Metal Fabricators, Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | G. Proulx Building Products | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | G PROULX BUILDING PRODUCTS LLC | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Canam Steel Corporation Washington,MO Facility | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Shelbyville DREMC | 82 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D.R. Horton, Inc. - Nashville | 82 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Construction | 82 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gallaher & Associates, Inc. | 82 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 | Coastal Beverage Company, Inc. - Farmville | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jupiter Coil Coating JCC | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Paramount Senior Living at Cabell Midland | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Integrated Metal Solutions, LLC | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Smiles for Miles, LLC | 82 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Frazee Vergas Public Schools - Elementary | 82 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | EGR Inc. | 82 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Knight Refrigerated Memphis | 82 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.