Distribution of natural gas · Tennessee
Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District
Smithville, TN · ~146 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District runs at 307% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Distribution of natural gas workplace, earning a grade F.
Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District: 3.7 TCR = 307% of Distribution of natural gas BLS 1.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District safety composite
Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 33%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% 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
Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District: 0.9 → 3.3 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 5.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.23× in 2024
Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District's TCR rose 2.5 from 0.9 in 2016 to 3.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 5.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.23× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221210 · Smithville, TN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 3.7 · 307% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #13/19
- PHOTO Valley
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 34 inj
- SIZE ~146 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Valley (0.0 TCR gap)
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Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District
3.7 TCR
- Valley
Valley
3.7 TCR
- 3510 COLEMAN R
3510 COLEMAN RD PADUCAH KY
3.7 TCR
- Sevier County
Sevier County Utility District
3.7 TCR
- WGL MD - Chill
WGL MD - Chillum Road
3.7 TCR
What this shows Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District averages 3.7 TCR (307% of the Distribution of natural gas BLS benchmark).
Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District TCR series: 2016=0.9 · 2018=5 · 2019=4.1 · 2020=2.5 · 2021=3.4 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=5.2 · 2024=3.3 · BLS 1.2
Where Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District falls in its industry
1,153 Distribution of natural gas establishmentsSafer than 33% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 19 Distribution of natural gas employers in Tennessee.
Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District has more employees than the Distribution of natural gas median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221210 · TN · Smithville
1,153 Distribution of natural gas employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 25 employers in Smithville, 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 | Valley | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3510 COLEMAN RD PADUCAH KY | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sevier County Utility District | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WGL MD - Chillum Road | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Johnson & Galyon, Inc. | 146 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HC CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION GROUP | 146 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tele-Optics Communication Inc. | 146 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KNOXVILLE - PKG TN | 146 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Federal-Mogul Motorparts | 533 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tenneco Smithville | 481 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Federal-Mogul Corporation | 438 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SHIROKI North America - Smithville | 423 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Humboldt Bay Inn | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 405 Brockport | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Impact Guard LLC | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Countryside Property Maintenance LLC | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Catholic Charities, Inc., Diocese of Madison | 146 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tower Glass Inc | 146 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Osborn Health and Rehabilitation | 146 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Commons | 146 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.