Automotive, truck and bus suspension assemblies and parts (except springs) manufacturing · Tennessee
THK Rhythm North America
Sparta, TN · ~275 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
THK Rhythm North America runs at 72% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Automotive, truck and bus suspension assemblies and parts (except springs) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
THK Rhythm North America: 3.9 TCR = 72% of Automotive, truck and bus suspension assemblies and parts (except springs) manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
THK Rhythm North America safety composite
THK Rhythm North America scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 31%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% 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
−3.2
2017→2024
THK Rhythm North America injury rate improved
THK Rhythm North America's TCR fell 3.2 from 4.2 in 2017 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 9.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.25× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=4.2 · 2018=4.8 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=2.8 · 2022=9.2 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336330 · Sparta, TN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 3.9 · 72% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #8/9
- PHOTO Chassix Georgia Mach…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 93 inj
- SIZE ~275 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Chassix Georgia Machining (0.0 TCR gap)
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THK Rhythm North America in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Zanini
Zanini
4 TCR
- TDM INTERNATIO
TDM INTERNATIONAL INC.
4 TCR
- This site
THK Rhythm North America
3.9 TCR
- Chassix Georgi
Chassix Georgia Machining
3.9 TCR
- Hitachi Automo
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc
3.8 TCR
What this shows THK Rhythm North America averages 3.9 TCR (72% of the Automotive, truck and bus suspension assemblies and parts (except springs) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
THK Rhythm North America TCR series: 2017=4.2 · 2018=4.8 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=2.8 · 2022=9.2 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=1 · BLS 5.4
Where THK Rhythm North America falls in its industry
134 Automotive, truck and bus susp establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 9 Automotive, truck and bus susp employers in Tennessee.
THK Rhythm North America has more employees than the Automotive, truck and bus suspension ass median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.2 | 0.4 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336330 · TN · Sparta
134 Automotive, truck and bus suspension assemblies and parts (except springs) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 33 employers in Sparta, 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 | Chassix Georgia Machining | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Zanini | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TDM INTERNATIONAL INC. | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 735 | 275 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ceva Logistics Medtronics 16800729 | 275 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TN - Nike Golf | 275 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Volunteer Behavioral Health Care Services-Athens Hiwassee | 275 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Life Force Sparta | 6,606 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Altium Packaging - Sparta | 396 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tri State Distribution, Inc | 360 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 587 | 273 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wenger Feeds - Hempfield Mill | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ryder Systems Inc | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Quabbin Wire & Cable Co., Inc. | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | OZARK | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Seneca Foods Corporation | 275 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hayward Laboratories Inc. | 275 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | New Mexico Oncology Hematology Consultants, Ltd.. | 275 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Life Care Center of Winter Haven | 275 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.