Copper alloys (e.g., brass, bronze) made from purchased metal or scrap · Tennessee
NGK Metals Corporation
Sweetwater, TN · ~80 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
NGK Metals Corporation runs at 83% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Copper alloys (e.g., brass, bronze) made from purchased metal or scrap workplace, earning a grade C.
NGK Metals Corporation: 2.7 TCR = 83% of Copper alloys (e.g., brass, bronze) made from purchased metal or scrap BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
NGK Metals Corporation safety composite
NGK Metals Corporation scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 63% 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.3
2016→2024
NGK Metals Corporation injury rate improved
NGK Metals Corporation's TCR fell 1.3 from 3.7 in 2016 to 2.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 5.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.7 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=5.3 · 2021=1.3 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=2.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331420 · Sweetwater, TN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 2.7 · 83% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #4/10
- PHOTO J.W. Harris Co., Inc…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~80 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: J.W. Harris Co., Inc. - Mason (0.0 TCR gap)
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NGK Metals Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- MWS WIRE INDUS
MWS WIRE INDUSTRIES
2.8 TCR
- Sauget Facilit
Sauget Facility
2.8 TCR
- This site
NGK Metals Corporation
2.7 TCR
- J.W. Harris Co
J.W. Harris Co., Inc. - Mason
2.7 TCR
- Bruker OST LLC
Bruker OST LLC
2.7 TCR
What this shows NGK Metals Corporation averages 2.7 TCR (83% of the Copper alloys (e.g., brass, bronze) made from purchased metal or scrap BLS benchmark).
NGK Metals Corporation TCR series: 2016=3.7 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=5.3 · 2021=1.3 · 2022=0 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=2.4 · BLS 3.3
Where NGK Metals Corporation falls in its industry
198 Copper alloys (e.g., brass, br establishmentsSafer than 63% 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 #4 safest of 10 Copper alloys (e.g., brass, br employers in Tennessee.
NGK Metals Corporation has fewer employees than the Copper alloys (e.g., brass, bronze) made 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331420 · TN · Sweetwater
198 Copper alloys (e.g., brass, bronze) made from purchased metal or scrap employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 28 employers in Sweetwater, 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 | J.W. Harris Co., Inc. - Mason | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MWS WIRE INDUSTRIES | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bruker OST LLC | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sauget Facility | 2.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Middle Tennessee Electric (Williamson County Office) | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hardaway Construction Corp | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Christman Southeast Constructors, LLC - Knoxville | 80 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Location 1 | 80 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SCHOTT Gemtron Corporation | 267 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 4166 | 241 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gemtron | 231 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4166 | 206 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fairmont City | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Middletown | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Roysons Corporation | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Medeco Security Locks, Inc. | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | St Louis, MO - Hall St Bldg 8 | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shafter, CA - Zachary Road | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Browning Service and Distribution Center | 80 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Larson-Juhl CHI | 80 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.