Plumbing and heating contractors · Tennessee
Pipe Wrench LLC
Knoxville, TN · ~94 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Pipe Wrench LLC runs at 256% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Plumbing and heating contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Pipe Wrench LLC: 7.2 TCR = 256% of Plumbing and heating contractors BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Pipe Wrench LLC safety composite
Pipe Wrench LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 20%), 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 7.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% 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
−6.0
2023→2024
Pipe Wrench LLC injury rate improved
Pipe Wrench LLC's TCR fell 6.0 from 10.2 in 2023 to 4.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 10.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=10.2 · 2024=4.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Knoxville, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.2 · 256% of ind
- DART 4.2 DART
- RANK #107/117
- PHOTO Superior Mechanical …
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~94 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Superior Mechanical Services, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Pipe Wrench LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Pipe Wrench LLC
7.2 TCR
- Superior Mecha
Superior Mechanical Services, Inc
7.2 TCR
- Comfort Air of
Comfort Air of Grand Junction LLC
7.2 TCR
- Legacy Air, In
Legacy Air, Inc. Phoenix
7.2 TCR
- Armstrong Comf
Armstrong Comfort Solutions - Butler
7.2 TCR
What this shows Pipe Wrench LLC averages 7.2 TCR (256% of the Plumbing and heating contractors BLS benchmark).
Pipe Wrench LLC TCR series: 2023=10.2 · 2024=4.2 · BLS 2.8
Where Pipe Wrench LLC falls in its industry
5,793 Plumbing and heating contracto establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #107 safest of 117 Plumbing and heating contracto employers in Tennessee.
Pipe Wrench LLC has more employees than the Plumbing and heating contractors median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · TN · Knoxville
5,793 Plumbing and heating contractors 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 | Superior Mechanical Services, Inc | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Comfort Air of Grand Junction LLC | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Legacy Air, Inc. Phoenix | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Armstrong Comfort Solutions - Butler | 7.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Harpeth Valley Utilities District | 94 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SOS-Construction Services | 94 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Acuff Enterprises, Inc | 94 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Long Foundation Drilling Co. | 94 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 | B.C. Stone, Inc. | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NEAPCO Drivelines | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Saver Group,Inc dba Berea Save-A-Lot | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Police Department | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lexington Court Care Center | 94 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Willowcrest Health Services | 94 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Continental Mirrored Graphics, Inc. | 94 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Haselwood Volkswagen Hyundai | 94 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.