Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing · Georgia
R.F. Knox Company, Inc.
Smyrna, GA · ~218 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
R.F. Knox Company, Inc. runs at 48% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
R.F. Knox Company, Inc.: 1.6 TCR = 48% of Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
R.F. Knox Company, Inc. safety composite
R.F. Knox Company, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 90% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
71/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 1.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 90% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% 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
−0.6
2016→2024
R.F. Knox Company, Inc. injury rate improved
R.F. Knox Company, Inc.'s TCR fell 0.6 from 1.5 in 2016 to 0.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 2.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.5 · 2017=0.6 · 2019=1.7 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=1.5 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=0.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332322 · Smyrna, GA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.6 · 48% of ind
- DART 0.6 DART
- RANK #8/61
- PHOTO Thybar Corporation
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 29 inj
- SIZE ~218 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Thybar Corporation (0.0 TCR gap)
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R.F. Knox Company, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
R.F. Knox Company, Inc.
1.6 TCR
- Thybar Corpora
Thybar Corporation
1.6 TCR
- Flamco
Flamco
1.6 TCR
- R&T Mechanical
R&T Mechanical, Inc.
1.6 TCR
- Shop/Office TF
Shop/Office TFC
1.6 TCR
What this shows R.F. Knox Company, Inc. averages 1.6 TCR (48% of the Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
R.F. Knox Company, Inc. TCR series: 2016=1.5 · 2017=0.6 · 2019=1.7 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=1.5 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=0.9 · BLS 3.3
Where R.F. Knox Company, Inc. falls in its industry
1,158 Sheet metal work (except stamp establishmentsSafer than 90% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 61 Sheet metal work (except stamp employers in Georgia.
R.F. Knox Company, Inc. has more employees than the Sheet metal work (except stampings) manu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332322 · GA · Smyrna
1,158 Sheet metal work (except stampings) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 102 employers in Smyrna, GA · 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 | Thybar Corporation | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Flamco | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | R&T Mechanical, Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shop/Office TFC | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership | 218 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bainbridge John B. Sanfilippo & Son | 218 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Encompass Group LLC , McDonough, GA | 218 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BTD Manufacturing Dawsonville | 218 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AMZL : DAT1 | 1,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chesley Brown International | 1,086 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UCB Smyrna | 1,080 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smyrna | 819 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Aztec Masonry Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jn Trucking Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Scott Building Corp | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Peaker Services Inc | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dickson_EX | 218 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Midland, MI | 218 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fred Anderson Raleigh, LLC | 218 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mass. Bay Brewing Company, Inc. | 218 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.