Waste Haulers and Landfill · Tennessee
Waste Services of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN · ~69 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Waste Services of Tennessee-Chattanooga runs at 231% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Waste Haulers and Landfill workplace, earning a grade F.
Waste Services of Tennessee-Chattanooga: 6.0 TCR = 231% of Waste Haulers and Landfill BLS 2.6 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Waste Services of Tennessee-Chattanooga safety composite
Waste Services of Tennessee-Chattanooga scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 71% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 39%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−8.5
2017→2020
Waste Services of Tennessee-Chattanooga injury rate improved
Waste Services of Tennessee-Chattanooga's TCR fell 8.5 from 10.0 in 2017 to 1.5 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2019 at 10.1 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.25× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=10.0 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=10.1 · 2020=1.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Chattanooga, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.0 · 231% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #31/43
- PHOTO S10149 - Lincoln Hau…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~69 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: S10149 - Lincoln Hauling (0.0 TCR gap)
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Waste Services of Tennessee-Chattanooga in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Waste Services of Tennessee-Chattanooga
6 TCR
- S10149 - Linco
S10149 - Lincoln Hauling
6 TCR
- 402 - Mobile
402 - Mobile
6 TCR
- S03826 - WM of
S03826 - WM of IL SW (Rockdale Satellite)
6 TCR
- S05917 - WM Ja
S05917 - WM Janesville
6 TCR
What this shows Waste Services of Tennessee-Chattanooga averages 6.0 TCR (231% of the Waste Haulers and Landfill BLS benchmark).
Waste Services of Tennessee-Chattanooga TCR series: 2017=10 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=10.1 · 2020=1.5 · BLS 2.6
Where Waste Services of Tennessee-Chattanooga falls in its industry
2,322 Waste Haulers and Landfill establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #31 safest of 43 Waste Haulers and Landfill employers in Tennessee.
Waste Services of Tennessee-Chattanooga has more employees than the Waste Haulers and Landfill median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.1 | 5.8 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · TN · Chattanooga
2,322 Waste Haulers and Landfill 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 | S10149 - Lincoln Hauling | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 402 - Mobile | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S03826 - WM of IL SW (Rockdale Satellite) | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S05917 - WM Janesville | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Volunteer Energy Cooperative - Decatur | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Landmark Construction and Emergency Sericves | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southern Spear Ironworks LLC | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southern Region | 69 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 | Titan Manufactured Structures | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alan Smith Pool Plastering Inc. | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SHOP | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | OSI Corporate Office Orlando/Oviedo | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pratt Display - Reading | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Inscape | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Construction | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cash Saver #2331 | 69 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.