Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers · Tennessee
PSC Metals - Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN · ~34 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
PSC Metals - Chattanooga runs at 190% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
PSC Metals - Chattanooga: 4.2 TCR = 190% of Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
PSC Metals - Chattanooga safety composite
PSC Metals - Chattanooga scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 48%), 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)
- D 4.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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
−10.5
2016→2021
PSC Metals - Chattanooga injury rate improved
PSC Metals - Chattanooga's TCR fell 10.5 from 10.5 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2016 at 10.5 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.5 · 2017=2.7 · 2018=9.2 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Chattanooga, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 190% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #24/35
- PHOTO Scrap Metal Services…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Scrap Metal Services LLC (Blue Island) (0.0 TCR gap)
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PSC Metals - Chattanooga in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
PSC Metals - Chattanooga
4.2 TCR
- Scrap Metal Se
Scrap Metal Services LLC (Blue Island)
4.2 TCR
- ERI Fresno 286
ERI Fresno 2860
4.2 TCR
- PADNOS Alpine
PADNOS Alpine Division
4.2 TCR
- G.S.I. Recycli
G.S.I. Recycling, Inc.
4.2 TCR
What this shows PSC Metals - Chattanooga averages 4.2 TCR (190% of the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
PSC Metals - Chattanooga TCR series: 2016=10.5 · 2017=2.7 · 2018=9.2 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · BLS 2.2
Where PSC Metals - Chattanooga falls in its industry
1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant establishmentsSafer than 48% 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 #24 safest of 35 Metal scrap and waste merchant employers in Tennessee.
PSC Metals - Chattanooga has fewer employees than the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesale 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · TN · Chattanooga
1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 695 employers in Chattanooga, 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 | Scrap Metal Services LLC (Blue Island) | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ERI Fresno 2860 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PADNOS Alpine Division | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | G.S.I. Recycling, Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Obion County Hatchery | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UCEMC Cookeville | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RKA Construction, LLC | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AGM-Tennessee | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHATTANOOGA COKE | 8,650 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHATTANOOGA FOOD | 8,650 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | USXpress | 7,385 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cardiology GB | 6,606 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Boehm Inc | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Volvo Logistics Lewis Center | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | First Student - East Main Street | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Warwick Office | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Administrative Office | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amtrac of Ohio, Inc. | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 3386 Transwheel Williamsport, Md | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | M&M - Medford Operations | 34 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.