Cable laying (e.g., cable television, electricity, marine, telephone), including underground · Tennessee
Tri-State Utility Construction, LLC
Chattanooga, TN · ~61 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Tri-State Utility Construction, LLC runs at 238% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Cable laying (e.g., cable television, electricity, marine, telephone), including underground workplace, earning a grade F.
Tri-State Utility Construction, LLC: 6.7 TCR = 238% of Cable laying (e.g., cable television, electricity, marine, telephone), including underground BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tri-State Utility Construction, LLC safety composite
Tri-State Utility Construction, LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 78% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 3%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 3% 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
Tri-State Utility Construction, LLC: 2.8 → 10.6 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 10.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2023
Tri-State Utility Construction, LLC's TCR rose 7.8 from 2.8 in 2022 to 10.6 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237130 · Chattanooga, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.7 · 238% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #24/26
- PHOTO NA-US-PA-Lancaster-G…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~61 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: NA-US-PA-Lancaster-Gateway Business Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tri-State Utility Construction, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tri-State Utility Construction, LLC
6.7 TCR
- NA-US-PA-Lanca
NA-US-PA-Lancaster-Gateway Business Center
6.7 TCR
- NA-US-CT-Milfo
NA-US-CT-Milford-Cascade Boulevard
6.7 TCR
- 507 Forest Ave
507 Forest Ave., Carnegie, PA 15106
6.7 TCR
- 425
425
6.6 TCR
What this shows Tri-State Utility Construction, LLC averages 6.7 TCR (238% of the Cable laying (e.g., cable television, electricity, marine, telephone), including underground BLS benchmark).
Tri-State Utility Construction, LLC TCR series: 2022=2.8 · 2023=10.6 · BLS 2.8
Where Tri-State Utility Construction, LLC falls in its industry
1,605 Cable laying (e.g., cable tele establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #24 safest of 26 Cable laying (e.g., cable tele employers in Tennessee.
Tri-State Utility Construction, LLC has fewer employees than the Cable laying (e.g., cable television, el median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237130 · TN · Chattanooga
1,605 Cable laying (e.g., cable television, electricity, marine, telephone), including underground 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 | NA-US-PA-Lancaster-Gateway Business Center | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NA-US-CT-Milford-Cascade Boulevard | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 507 Forest Ave., Carnegie, PA 15106 | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 425 | 6.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CORPORATE OFFICE | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JOB 230B | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Blount County Highway Dept | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bluff City Electrical Contractors, LLC | 61 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 | Osypka Medtec Inc. | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Thermo King Quad Cities Inc | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kimball Health Services | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DEBSTEEL, Inc. | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Oceana Commissary Retail Grocery | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Food 4 Less - Rancho Cordova | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bon Appetit Danish Inc 4700 | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Heartland Midwest | 61 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.