Blinds (e.g., mini, venetian, vertical), all materials, manufacturing · Tennessee
Shades Unlimited, Inc. Knoxville Warehouse
Knoxville, TN · ~118 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Shades Unlimited, Inc. Knoxville Warehouse runs at 196% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Blinds (e.g., mini, venetian, vertical), all materials, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Shades Unlimited, Inc. Knoxville Warehouse: 6.5 TCR = 196% of Blinds (e.g., mini, venetian, vertical), all materials, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Shades Unlimited, Inc. Knoxville Warehouse safety composite
Shades Unlimited, Inc. Knoxville Warehouse scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 14%), 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 6.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Shades Unlimited, Inc. Knoxville Warehouse: 3.7 → 5.8 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 11.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.68× in 2023
Shades Unlimited, Inc. Knoxville Warehouse's TCR rose 2.1 from 3.7 in 2019 to 5.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 11.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 337920 · Knoxville, TN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.5 · 196% of ind
- DART 4.4 DART
- RANK P14
- PHOTO Kenney Manufacturing…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~118 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kenney Manufacturing Company (0.1 TCR gap)
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Shades Unlimited, Inc. Knoxville Warehouse in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Kenney Manufac
Kenney Manufacturing Company
6.6 TCR
- This site
Shades Unlimited, Inc. Knoxville Warehouse
6.5 TCR
- lumenomics Man
lumenomics Manufacturing Facility and Experience Center
6.1 TCR
- Roller Buildin
Roller Building
6 TCR
- Dometic US Bli
Dometic US Blind Systems
6 TCR
What this shows Shades Unlimited, Inc. Knoxville Warehouse averages 6.5 TCR (196% of the Blinds (e.g., mini, venetian, vertical), all materials, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Shades Unlimited, Inc. Knoxville Warehouse TCR series: 2019=3.7 · 2020=11.2 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=5.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Shades Unlimited, Inc. Knoxville Warehouse falls in its industry
59 Blinds (e.g., mini, venetian, establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Shades Unlimited, Inc. Knoxville Warehouse has fewer employees than the Blinds (e.g., mini, venetian, vertical), median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.2 | 7.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
337920 · TN · Knoxville
59 Blinds (e.g., mini, venetian, vertical), all materials, manufacturing 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 | Kenney Manufacturing Company | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | lumenomics Manufacturing Facility and Experience Center | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Roller Building | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dometic US Blind Systems | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Performance Contractors, Inc. - Eastman-Kingsport | 118 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jolly Roofing & Contracting Nashville Office | 118 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Concrete Form Erectors | 118 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Berry Global | 118 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 | Universal Arquati | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | High Reach Company - Tampa | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Serra Stone Corporation | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cadman- Port of Portland | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | VLS Marine Services Port Aurthur | 118 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MAU at Kimberly-Clark Hendersonville | 118 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IL.BOLIN.4 - Ricoh Americas Holdings, Inc | 118 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Varenna | 118 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.