Water supply systems · Tennessee
Tennessee American Water
Chattanooga, TN · ~105 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tennessee American Water runs at 123% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Water supply systems workplace, earning a grade D.
Tennessee American Water: 1.5 TCR = 123% of Water supply systems BLS 1.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tennessee American Water safety composite
Tennessee American Water scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
75/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.0
2017→2024
Tennessee American Water injury rate improved
Tennessee American Water's TCR fell 1.0 from 1.0 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 3.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=1.0 · 2018=1.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=2.1 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · Chattanooga, TN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 1.5 · 123% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/15
- PHOTO PLW Waterworks
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~105 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PLW Waterworks (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tennessee American Water in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tennessee American Water
1.5 TCR
- PLW Waterworks
PLW Waterworks
1.5 TCR
- Great Lates Wa
Great Lates Water Authority- Northeast Water Treatment Plant
1.5 TCR
- Rathbun Region
Rathbun Regional Water Association
1.5 TCR
- Indiana Americ
Indiana American Water-Jeffersonville District
1.5 TCR
What this shows Tennessee American Water averages 1.5 TCR (123% of the Water supply systems BLS benchmark).
Tennessee American Water TCR series: 2017=1 · 2018=1 · 2019=0 · 2020=2.1 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=0 · BLS 1.2
Where Tennessee American Water falls in its industry
727 Water supply systems establishmentsSafer than 84% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 15 Water supply systems employers in Tennessee.
Tennessee American Water has more employees than the Water supply systems median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221310 · TN · Chattanooga
727 Water supply systems 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 | PLW Waterworks | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Great Lates Water Authority- Northeast Water Treatment Plant | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rathbun Regional Water Association | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Indiana American Water-Jeffersonville District | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Newport Utilities | 105 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CFP TN NASHVILLE | 105 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AAkron Rule Corp. - Bakewell | 105 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4330 Chattanooga Container | 105 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 | Oakland Manor | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SiteOne Landscape Supply #211 | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Conroe Facility | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mayodan Gun Division Plant 2 | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Plasticade | 105 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fairway View Neighborhoods | 105 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Branch Builds, Inc. | 105 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rapid-Line Inc. | 105 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.