Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers · Tennessee
Ryerson - Southern Tool Steel - Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN · ~57 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ryerson - Southern Tool Steel - Chattanooga runs at 146% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Ryerson - Southern Tool Steel - Chattanooga: 3.2 TCR = 146% of Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ryerson - Southern Tool Steel - Chattanooga safety composite
Ryerson - Southern Tool Steel - Chattanooga scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 8%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% 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
Ryerson - Southern Tool Steel - Chattanooga: 7.3 → 8.2 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 8.2 TCR · DART/TCR 2.55× in 2022
Ryerson - Southern Tool Steel - Chattanooga's TCR rose 0.9 from 7.3 in 2016 to 8.2 in 2022. In 2022, DART was 2.55× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Chattanooga, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.2 · 146% of ind
- DART 8.2 DART
- RANK #18/32
- PHOTO JMS Russel Metals Co…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~57 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: JMS Russel Metals Corp - Jackson (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ryerson - Southern Tool Steel - Chattanooga in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ryerson - Southern Tool Steel - Chattanooga
3.2 TCR
- JMS Russel Met
JMS Russel Metals Corp - Jackson
3.2 TCR
- Feralloy Charl
Feralloy Charleston Division Loc'n # 331
3.2 TCR
- Reliance Metal
Reliance Metal Center
3.2 TCR
- Crest Steel Co
Crest Steel Corporation
3.2 TCR
What this shows Ryerson - Southern Tool Steel - Chattanooga averages 3.2 TCR (146% of the Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Ryerson - Southern Tool Steel - Chattanooga TCR series: 2016=7.3 · 2017=3.4 · 2018=0 · 2019=3.6 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=8.2 · BLS 2.2
Where Ryerson - Southern Tool Steel - Chattanooga falls in its industry
1,299 Pipe, metal, merchant wholesal establishmentsSafer than 57% 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 #18 safest of 32 Pipe, metal, merchant wholesal employers in Tennessee.
Ryerson - Southern Tool Steel - Chattanooga has more employees than the Pipe, metal, merchant wholesalers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · TN · Chattanooga
1,299 Pipe, metal, 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 | JMS Russel Metals Corp - Jackson | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Feralloy Charleston Division Loc'n # 331 | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Reliance Metal Center | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Crest Steel Corporation | 3.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Middle TN Electric Membership Corporation (Downtown) | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Christman Company - Knoxville, TN | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hawkins Asphalt Paving Main Office | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Concrete Polishing Technologies, Inc. | 57 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 | Tops #274 | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Liberty Packaging - Omaha | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jet Industries Inc | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 668 - North Summerlin | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fresh Ideas Management- Missouri Southern State University | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Whitney Oaks Golf Course | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HF Group Inc. | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 203FTW | 57 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.