Zinc refining, primary · Tennessee
US Zinc Clarksville Plant
Clarksville, TN · ~42 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
US Zinc Clarksville Plant runs at 283% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Zinc refining, primary workplace, earning a grade F.
US Zinc Clarksville Plant: 9.3 TCR = 283% of Zinc refining, primary BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
US Zinc Clarksville Plant safety composite
US Zinc Clarksville Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 1%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 13.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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%).
Rising injury rate
US Zinc Clarksville Plant: 7.5 → 13.7 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 13.7 TCR · DART/TCR 1.46× in 2021
US Zinc Clarksville Plant's TCR rose 6.2 from 7.5 in 2019 to 13.7 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 1.46× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331410 · Clarksville, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.3 · 283% of ind
- DART 13.7 DART
- RANK P7
- PHOTO Ames Copper
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ames Copper (0.0 TCR gap)
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US Zinc Clarksville Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Atscott Mfg
Atscott Mfg
9.4 TCR
- This site
US Zinc Clarksville Plant
9.3 TCR
- Ames Copper
Ames Copper
9.3 TCR
- Catalyst Refin
Catalyst Refiners, Inc.
9.2 TCR
- ASARCO LLC.-Am
ASARCO LLC.-Amarillo Copper Refinery
9.2 TCR
What this shows US Zinc Clarksville Plant averages 9.3 TCR (283% of the Zinc refining, primary BLS benchmark).
US Zinc Clarksville Plant TCR series: 2019=7.5 · 2020=6.9 · 2021=13.7 · BLS 3.3
Where US Zinc Clarksville Plant falls in its industry
57 Zinc refining, primary establishmentsSafer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
US Zinc Clarksville Plant has fewer employees than the Zinc refining, primary median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331410 · TN · Clarksville
57 Zinc refining, primary employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 213 employers in Clarksville, 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 | Ames Copper | 9.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Atscott Mfg | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Catalyst Refiners, Inc. | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ASARCO LLC.-Amarillo Copper Refinery | 9.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Benton County Electric System | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Citizens Gas Utility District | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Providence Builders | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PCC Johnson City | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Commercial HVAC Americas : MFG-Clarksville, TN-USA | 1,713 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Comm HVAC NA and EMEA : MFG-Clarksville, TN-USA | 1,701 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Clarksville Holdings, LLC d/b/a Gateway Medical Center | 1,134 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Montgomery County Government | 1,029 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | HS Automotive United States | 9.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pennknoll Village | 9.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Heritage SNF, LP | 9.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ND,FARGO - Ambulance - Ambulance Services | 9.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lawson Construction Company | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Danville Plant | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Evans Construction Company | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Colonial Fire Protection - Rochester, NY | 42 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.