Tubing, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants · Tennessee
National Copper & Smelting - Ardmore
Ardmore, TN · ~64 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
National Copper & Smelting - Ardmore runs at 62% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Tubing, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants workplace, earning a grade B.
National Copper & Smelting - Ardmore: 2.0 TCR = 62% of Tubing, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
National Copper & Smelting - Ardmore safety composite
National Copper & Smelting - Ardmore scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 73% 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).
61/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% 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
National Copper & Smelting - Ardmore: 0.0 → 1.6 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 4.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.77× in 2022
National Copper & Smelting - Ardmore's TCR rose 1.6 from 0.0 in 2018 to 1.6 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2020 at 4.9 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.77× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331420 · Ardmore, TN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.0 · 62% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #2/10
- PHOTO Phelps Dodge Industr…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~64 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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National Copper & Smelting - Ardmore in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Phelps Dodge I
Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc.
2.1 TCR
- Olin Brass
Olin Brass
2.1 TCR
- This site
National Copper & Smelting - Ardmore
2 TCR
- Southwire Comp
Southwire Company Carrollton Copper Rod Mill
2 TCR
- Rome Facility
Rome Facility
2 TCR
What this shows National Copper & Smelting - Ardmore averages 2.0 TCR (62% of the Tubing, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants BLS benchmark).
National Copper & Smelting - Ardmore TCR series: 2018=0 · 2019=1.7 · 2020=4.9 · 2022=1.6 · BLS 3.3
Where National Copper & Smelting - Ardmore falls in its industry
198 Tubing, copper and copper allo establishmentsSafer than 73% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 10 Tubing, copper and copper allo employers in Tennessee.
National Copper & Smelting - Ardmore has fewer employees than the Tubing, copper and copper alloy, made fr median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331420 · TN · Ardmore
198 Tubing, copper and copper alloy, made from purchased copper or in integrated secondary smelting and rolling, drawing or extruding plants employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 5 employers in Ardmore, 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 | Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc. | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Olin Brass | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southwire Company Carrollton Copper Rod Mill | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rome Facility | 2.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Alabama GP Cleanout Department | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Middle TN Electric (Murfreesboro Office) | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Blaine Construction Corporation | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Construction Management Company | 64 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 470252-ARDMORE PO | 23 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ARDMORE_1353285 | 21 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ragland Brothers Piggly Wiggly #80 | 20 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Piggly Wiggly 80 | 20 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Carolina Service Center | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lockheed Martin Corporation Cape Canaveral FL-Cnrtl Cntrl (3304) | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AGCO : Edgewood | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1855-ININD332 | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | HG492 | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mn Gastro St Paul 1997 Sloan | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Radisson Hotel Portland And Lakeside Bar & Grill | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 545698-Mount Vernon Po | 64 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.