Automobile hardware, metal, manufacturing · Tennessee
Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations LLC
Chattanooga, TN · ~3,024 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations LLC runs at 122% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Automobile hardware, metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations LLC: 4.0 TCR = 122% of Automobile hardware, metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations LLC safety composite
Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 15%), 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)
- D 4.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations LLC: 2.6 → 5.5 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 5.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.99× in 2022
Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations LLC's TCR rose 2.9 from 2.6 in 2016 to 5.5 in 2022. In 2022, DART was 0.99× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332510 · Chattanooga, TN ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 4.0 · 122% of ind
- DART 4.0 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Glendinning Products…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 300 inj
- SIZE ~3,024 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Glendinning Products LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Pelco Products
Pelco Products, Inc.
4.1 TCR
- A L Hansen Mfg
A L Hansen Mfg. Co.
4.1 TCR
- This site
Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations LLC
4 TCR
- Glendinning Pr
Glendinning Products LLC
4 TCR
- Napoleon/Lynx-
Napoleon/Lynx-West
4 TCR
What this shows Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations LLC averages 4.0 TCR (122% of the Automobile hardware, metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations LLC TCR series: 2016=2.6 · 2022=5.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations LLC falls in its industry
189 Automobile hardware, metal, ma establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Automobile hardware, metal, ma employers in Tennessee.
Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations LLC has more employees than the Automobile hardware, metal, manufacturin median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 226 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 74 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332510 · TN · Chattanooga
189 Automobile hardware, metal, manufacturing 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 | Glendinning Products LLC | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pelco Products, Inc. | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Napoleon/Lynx-West | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A L Hansen Mfg. Co. | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis | 2,943 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TriStar Centennial Medical Center | 3,106 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : CHA1 | 2,900 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Varsity Spirit | 2,900 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 | Park Jeep Burnsville | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Baldwin Pole Mississippi LLC | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Johnny Rocket's #261 Bally's | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 487340-Prosper Po | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Medical City Dallas | 3,024 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lafayette Operations | 3,025 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hendrick Medical Center | 3,025 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Indiana Auto Plant | 3,023 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.