Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers · Tennessee
PSC Metals Knoxville National Drive
Knoxville, TN · ~28 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
PSC Metals Knoxville National Drive runs at 381% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
PSC Metals Knoxville National Drive: 8.4 TCR = 381% of Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
PSC Metals Knoxville National Drive safety composite
PSC Metals Knoxville National Drive scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 12%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% 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
−19.3
2016→2021
PSC Metals Knoxville National Drive injury rate improved
PSC Metals Knoxville National Drive's TCR fell 19.3 from 26.7 in 2016 to 7.4 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2016 at 26.7 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.88× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=26.7 · 2017=7.0 · 2018=3.3 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=7.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Knoxville, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.4 · 381% of ind
- DART 7.4 DART
- RANK #32/35
- PHOTO Riverton
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Riverton (0.0 TCR gap)
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PSC Metals Knoxville National Drive in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
PSC Metals Knoxville National Drive
8.4 TCR
- Riverton
Riverton
8.4 TCR
- Borg Compresse
Borg Compressed Steel Corp.
8.4 TCR
- PADNOS Leitelt
PADNOS Leitelt, Inc.
8.4 TCR
- MidAmerica Rec
MidAmerica Recycling Des Moines Plant
8.4 TCR
What this shows PSC Metals Knoxville National Drive averages 8.4 TCR (381% of the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
PSC Metals Knoxville National Drive TCR series: 2016=26.7 · 2017=7 · 2018=3.3 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=0 · 2021=7.4 · BLS 2.2
Where PSC Metals Knoxville National Drive falls in its industry
1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant establishmentsSafer than 17% 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 #32 safest of 35 Metal scrap and waste merchant employers in Tennessee.
PSC Metals Knoxville National Drive 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 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 26.7 | 15.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · TN · Knoxville
1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers 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 | Riverton | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Borg Compressed Steel Corp. | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PADNOS Leitelt, Inc. | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MidAmerica Recycling Des Moines Plant | 8.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | K&K Tobacco Farms LLC | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tosh Pork Martin | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UCEMC Livingston | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lashlee-Rich, Inc. | 28 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 | R & J Lorain | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kenton Manor | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SCI Sioux City, LLC | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jenco Plating Inc. | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Adult Training Facility | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Family Medical Clinic | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MRC Global -013 Grand Prairie, TX | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carleton Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center | 28 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.