Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers · Tennessee
SA Recycling, Knoxville-National
Knoxville, TN · ~36 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
SA Recycling, Knoxville-National runs at 69% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade B.
SA Recycling, Knoxville-National: 1.5 TCR = 69% of Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
SA Recycling, Knoxville-National safety composite
SA Recycling, Knoxville-National scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 45%), 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).
61/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% 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%).
SA Recycling, Knoxville-National held a steady TCR band
SA Recycling, Knoxville-National's TCR held near 0.2 from 2.4 in 2022 to 2.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 2.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=2.4 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=2.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Knoxville, TN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.5 · 69% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #8/35
- PHOTO Cohen Woodlawn
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~36 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cohen Woodlawn (0.0 TCR gap)
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SA Recycling, Knoxville-National in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
SA Recycling, Knoxville-National
1.5 TCR
- Cohen Woodlawn
Cohen Woodlawn
1.5 TCR
- SA Recycling,
SA Recycling, Sun Valley, San Fernando
1.5 TCR
- Everett
Everett
1.5 TCR
- Reserve FTL, d
Reserve FTL, dba Reserve Iron Ohio
1.5 TCR
What this shows SA Recycling, Knoxville-National averages 1.5 TCR (69% of the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
SA Recycling, Knoxville-National TCR series: 2022=2.4 · 2023=0 · 2024=2.2 · BLS 2.2
Where SA Recycling, Knoxville-National falls in its industry
1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant establishmentsSafer than 82% 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 #8 safest of 35 Metal scrap and waste merchant employers in Tennessee.
SA Recycling, Knoxville-National has fewer employees than the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesale median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 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 | Cohen Woodlawn | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SA Recycling, Sun Valley, San Fernando | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Everett | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Reserve FTL, dba Reserve Iron Ohio | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Benton | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Waynesboro Office, | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0000000931 WATER/SEWER-WATER FCLTY MAINT | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chris Woods Construction Company, Inc. | 36 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 | Pressure Cast Products Corp | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Color Factory Chicago | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oklahoma Jobsites | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | L.D. Strobel Co., Inc. | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Landings of Albemarle | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mocksville Senior Living | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Starr Industries LLC | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shelby Manor | 36 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.