Metal powder and flake nonferrous (except aluminum, copper) made from purchased metal · Tennessee
Purity Zinc Metals LLC
Clarksville, TN · ~45 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Purity Zinc Metals LLC runs at 53% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Metal powder and flake nonferrous (except aluminum, copper) made from purchased metal workplace, earning a grade B.
Purity Zinc Metals LLC: 1.7 TCR = 53% of Metal powder and flake nonferrous (except aluminum, copper) made from purchased metal BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Purity Zinc Metals LLC safety composite
Purity Zinc Metals LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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)
- B 1.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Purity Zinc Metals LLC: 0.0 → 3.5 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 6.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.01× in 2024
Purity Zinc Metals LLC's TCR rose 3.5 from 0.0 in 2016 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 6.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.01× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331492 · Clarksville, TN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.7 · 53% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #3/14
- PHOTO Palmerton
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~45 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Palmerton (0.1 TCR gap)
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Purity Zinc Metals LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Oerlikon Metco
Oerlikon Metco - Plymouth
1.9 TCR
- Sabin Metal We
Sabin Metal West Corporation
1.8 TCR
- This site
Purity Zinc Metals LLC
1.7 TCR
- Palmerton
Palmerton
1.7 TCR
- US Zinc - Hous
US Zinc - Houston Metal
1.6 TCR
What this shows Purity Zinc Metals LLC averages 1.7 TCR (53% of the Metal powder and flake nonferrous (except aluminum, copper) made from purchased metal BLS benchmark).
Purity Zinc Metals LLC TCR series: 2016=0 · 2018=2.6 · 2019=0 · 2020=6.4 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Purity Zinc Metals LLC falls in its industry
132 Metal powder and flake nonferr establishmentsSafer than 77% 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 #3 safest of 14 Metal powder and flake nonferr employers in Tennessee.
Purity Zinc Metals LLC has fewer employees than the Metal powder and flake nonferrous (excep 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 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331492 · TN · Clarksville
132 Metal powder and flake nonferrous (except aluminum, copper) made from purchased metal employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 213 employers in Clarksville, 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 | Palmerton | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sabin Metal West Corporation | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | US Zinc - Houston Metal | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Oerlikon Metco - Plymouth | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MEC Headquarters | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Advanced Power & Lighting, LLC - 230 | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hollingsworth Paving Inc. | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hawkins Asphalt Paving, LLC | 45 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Commercial HVAC Americas : MFG-Clarksville, TN-USA | 1,713 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Comm HVAC NA and EMEA : MFG-Clarksville, TN-USA | 1,701 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Clarksville Holdings, LLC d/b/a Gateway Medical Center | 1,134 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Montgomery County Government | 1,029 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 0d26 - Detroit Fire | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Rich Products Corp | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shipyard River South | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kreiling Roofing Co | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Toms Tree Place | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 020d - San Diego Fire | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sixt Rent A Car - Atlanta International Airport 2300 | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 479 - Kansas City Fas | 45 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.