Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) manufacturing · Tennessee
Specialty Tires of America (TN), LLC
Unicoi, TN · ~249 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Specialty Tires of America (TN), LLC runs at 256% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Specialty Tires of America (TN), LLC: 8.5 TCR = 256% of Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Specialty Tires of America (TN), LLC safety composite
Specialty Tires of America (TN), LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 8% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 4%), 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).
6/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 4% 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
Specialty Tires of America (TN), LLC: 6.6 → 9.8 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 11.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.99× in 2024
Specialty Tires of America (TN), LLC's TCR rose 3.2 from 6.6 in 2016 to 9.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 11.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.99× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326211 · Unicoi, TN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.5 · 256% of ind
- DART 8.4 DART
- RANK #6/6
- PHOTO Android Industries- …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 175 inj
- SIZE ~249 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Android Industries- Greenville (0.2 TCR gap)
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Specialty Tires of America (TN), LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- ECCT
ECCT
9 TCR
- Human Technolo
Human Technologies, Inc. Ardmore
8.8 TCR
- This site
Specialty Tires of America (TN), LLC
8.5 TCR
- Android Indust
Android Industries- Greenville
8.2 TCR
- American Phoen
American Phoenix, Inc. Topeka
7.9 TCR
What this shows Specialty Tires of America (TN), LLC averages 8.5 TCR (256% of the Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Specialty Tires of America (TN), LLC TCR series: 2016=6.6 · 2017=8.8 · 2018=9.6 · 2019=10.1 · 2020=6 · 2021=6.5 · 2022=7.6 · 2023=11.3 · 2024=9.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Specialty Tires of America (TN), LLC falls in its industry
114 Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-p establishmentsSafer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 6 Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-p employers in Tennessee.
Specialty Tires of America (TN), LLC has fewer employees than the Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.3 | 7.9 | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.1 | 6.3 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.6 | 7.0 | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326211 · TN · Unicoi
114 Tires (e.g., pneumatic, semi-pneumatic, solid rubber) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 3 employers in Unicoi, 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 | Android Industries- Greenville | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Human Technologies, Inc. Ardmore | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ECCT | 9.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Phoenix, Inc. Topeka | 7.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Knoxville | 249 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 238 | 249 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4533 | 249 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CHATTANOOGA_1441267 | 249 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 3852 | 173 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3852 | 164 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cheney Care Center | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Werk-Brau | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | East Penn Container Decorating | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Massachusetts Container Coporation | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Zeus Branchburg | 249 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Broomfield | 249 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | McIlhenny Company | 249 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 841 Rem | 249 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.