Machine shops · Tennessee

Southern Gage

Name: Southern Gage Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Erin, TN · ~93 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 6.5
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Southern Gage runs at 196% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Machine shops workplace, earning a grade D.

Southern Gage: 6.5 TCR = 196% of Machine shops BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Southern Gage safety composite

Southern Gage scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 21%), 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).

37/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 6.46 per 100 workers

Safer than 21% of industry peers
DART rate: D 1.04 per 100 workers

Safer than 45% 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%).

TCR Δ

−2.6

2016→2017

Southern Gage injury rate improved

Southern Gage's TCR fell 2.6 from 7.7 in 2016 to 5.2 in 2017. Peak filing year was 2016 at 7.7 TCR. In 2017, DART was 0.16× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=7.7 · 2017=5.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332710 · Erin, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 6.5 · 196% of ind

DART 1.0 DART
RANK #13/20
PHOTO Dor-Mae Indurstries,…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 11 inj
SIZE ~93 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Dor-Mae Indurstries, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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6.5
Dor-Mae Indurs

6.5
Northwestern M

6.5
CT180

6.5
RTC Aerospace

6.5

What this shows Southern Gage averages 6.5 TCR (196% of the Machine shops BLS benchmark).

Southern Gage TCR series: 2016=7.7 · 2017=5.2 · BLS 3.3

Where Southern Gage falls in its industry

1,821 Machine shops establishments

Safer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 20 Machine shops employers in Tennessee.

Southern Gage (93 employees, TCR 6.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 48 employees and a TCR of 3.5

Southern Gage has more employees than the Machine shops median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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
2017	5.2	1.0	4	1	0
2016	7.7	1.1	7	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332710 · TN · Erin

1,821 Machine shops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 5 employers in Erin, TN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Dor-Mae Indurstries, Inc.	READING, PA	6.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Northwestern Mfg	LAKE CITY, PA	6.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	CT180	WALLINGFORD, CT	6.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	RTC Aerospace Fife Division	FIFE, WA	6.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Aerostar SES LLC	OAK RIDGE	93 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Healthcare	NASHVILLE	93 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Southern Constructors, Inc	KNOXVILLE	93 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Acuff Enterprises, Inc	MEMPHIS	93 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Erin	Erin	139 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Houston County Community Hospital	Erin	116 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Main Location - 251 Mobley Lane, Erin, TN	Erin	58 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Clark Hardwoos LLC	Erin	32 FTE
NAT-TCR	Elyria (Ohely)	Elyria, OH	6.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Lawrence (Kslaw)	Lawrence, KS	6.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Holland - BR	Birch Run, MI	6.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Holland - HU	Gallipolis, OH	6.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE	N and R of Greene Haven LLC	Springfield, MO	93 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Forsyth Manor Inc	Forsyth, MO	93 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Giant 242	Alexandria, VA	93 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Homestead Center	Lancaster, OH	93 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.