Elementary and Secondary Schools · Tennessee
Metro Nashville Public Schools
Nashville, TN · ~9,049 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Metro Nashville Public Schools runs at 414% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Elementary and Secondary Schools workplace, earning a grade F.
Metro Nashville Public Schools: 5.8 TCR = 414% of Elementary and Secondary Schools BLS 1.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Metro Nashville Public Schools safety composite
Metro Nashville Public Schools scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Metro Nashville Public Schools: 4.2 → 11.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 11.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.04× in 2024
Metro Nashville Public Schools's TCR rose 7.3 from 4.2 in 2017 to 11.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.04× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611110 · Nashville, TN ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade F · TCR 5.8 · 414% of ind
- DART 6.0 DART
- RANK #34/36
- PHOTO Catherine Kolnaski S…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 2,402 inj
- SIZE ~9,049 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Catherine Kolnaski School (0.0 TCR gap)
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Metro Nashville Public Schools in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Metro Nashville Public Schools
5.8 TCR
- Catherine Koln
Catherine Kolnaski School
5.8 TCR
- Laketown Eleme
Laketown Elementary School
5.8 TCR
- Gastineau Elem
Gastineau Elementary
5.8 TCR
- Maple Grove Se
Maple Grove Senior High School
5.8 TCR
What this shows Metro Nashville Public Schools averages 5.8 TCR (414% of the Elementary and Secondary Schools BLS benchmark).
Metro Nashville Public Schools TCR series: 2017=4.2 · 2018=6.6 · 2019=6 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=5.7 · 2022=5.3 · 2023=5.5 · 2024=11.4 · BLS 1.4
Where Metro Nashville Public Schools falls in its industry
3,374 Elementary and Secondary Schoo establishmentsSafer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #34 safest of 36 Elementary and Secondary Schoo employers in Tennessee.
Metro Nashville Public Schools has more employees than the Elementary and Secondary Schools median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 11.4 | 6.0 | 433 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 405 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 392 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 174 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 129 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 462 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 199 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 208 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611110 · TN · Nashville
3,374 Elementary and Secondary Schools employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 1,187 employers in Nashville, 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 | Catherine Kolnaski School | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Laketown Elementary School | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gastineau Elementary | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Maple Grove Senior High School | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CHATTANOOGA FOOD | 8,650 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CHATTANOOGA COKE | 8,650 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 381940311 | 9,861 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | METROPOLITAN GOVT. OF NASHVILLE,& DAVIDSON COUNTY | 10,278 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Parallon Enterprises, LLC | 15,267 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TriStar Centennial Medical Center | 3,106 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PMC | 2,437 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TNWHI - WHITES CREEK HUB | 2,380 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Montage Big Sky | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Washington DC | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Laketown Elementary School | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Omaha Ne - 3068 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | NGAS-K477 | 9,046 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Universal City Studios | 9,056 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shhg-Gr Butterworth Ca | 9,012 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Delta Air Lines - ATG - ADMIN | 9,091 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.