Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade · Tennessee
Norco Metal Finishing, Inc.
Knoxville, TN · ~20 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Norco Metal Finishing, Inc. runs at 279% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade workplace, earning a grade F.
Norco Metal Finishing, Inc.: 9.2 TCR = 279% of Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Norco Metal Finishing, Inc. safety composite
Norco Metal Finishing, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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
−4.9
2020→2024
Norco Metal Finishing, Inc. injury rate improved
Norco Metal Finishing, Inc.'s TCR fell 4.9 from 4.9 in 2020 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 52.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=4.9 · 2021=27.5 · 2022=52.3 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · Knoxville, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.2 · 279% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #7/10
- PHOTO Arlington Plating Co…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~20 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Arlington Plating Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Norco Metal Finishing, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Arlington Plat
Arlington Plating Company
9.3 TCR
- Main Plant
Main Plant
9.3 TCR
- KC Jones Plati
KC Jones Plating
9.3 TCR
- This site
Norco Metal Finishing, Inc.
9.2 TCR
- Hydro-Platers,
Hydro-Platers, Inc
9.2 TCR
What this shows Norco Metal Finishing, Inc. averages 9.2 TCR (279% of the Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Norco Metal Finishing, Inc. TCR series: 2020=4.9 · 2021=27.5 · 2022=52.3 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Norco Metal Finishing, Inc. falls in its industry
585 Electroplating metals and form establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 10 Electroplating metals and form employers in Tennessee.
Norco Metal Finishing, Inc. has fewer employees than the Electroplating metals and formed product median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 52.3 | 52.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 27.5 | 18.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · TN · Knoxville
585 Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 747 employers in Knoxville, 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 | Arlington Plating Company | 9.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Main Plant | 9.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KC Jones Plating | 9.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hydro-Platers, Inc | 9.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Machine Harvest | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Columbia DREMC | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CEMC-Gallatin | 20 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cellular Sales Services Group LLC | 6,387 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health System, Inc | 5,215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Functional Pathways of TN LLC | 2,258 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HES Facilities Services K-12 | 2,157 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Metro Scrap Metals | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gas Construction Livonia | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JONDO LTD - Rocklin, CA | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Thermo King Midwest Inc | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Amistad Ranches | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RT Nelson Co Inc | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Staybridge Suites Stow | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Digman Construction Co., LLC | 20 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.