Water treatment and distribution · Tennessee
West Knox Utility District
Knoxville, TN · ~90 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West Knox Utility District runs at 348% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water treatment and distribution workplace, earning a grade F.
West Knox Utility District: 4.2 TCR = 348% of Water treatment and distribution BLS 1.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West Knox Utility District safety composite
West Knox Utility District scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 50%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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
−4.2
2021→2024
West Knox Utility District injury rate improved
West Knox Utility District's TCR fell 4.2 from 5.2 in 2021 to 0.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 6.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=5.2 · 2022=6.3 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=0.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · Knoxville, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 4.2 · 348% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #9/15
- PHOTO 6271-014
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~90 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 6271-014 (0.0 TCR gap)
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West Knox Utility District in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
West Knox Utility District
4.2 TCR
- 6271-014
6271-014
4.2 TCR
- Calaveras Coun
Calaveras County Water District
4.2 TCR
- Anderson Regio
Anderson Regional Joint Water System
4.2 TCR
- Allmond Avenue
Allmond Avenue Distribution Center
4.2 TCR
What this shows West Knox Utility District averages 4.2 TCR (348% of the Water treatment and distribution BLS benchmark).
West Knox Utility District TCR series: 2021=5.2 · 2022=6.3 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=0.9 · BLS 1.2
Where West Knox Utility District falls in its industry
727 Water treatment and distributi establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 15 Water treatment and distributi employers in Tennessee.
West Knox Utility District has more employees than the Water treatment and distribution median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221310 · TN · Knoxville
727 Water treatment and distribution employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 747 employers in Knoxville, 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 | 6271-014 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Calaveras County Water District | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Anderson Regional Joint Water System | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Allmond Avenue Distribution Center | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Merit Construction, Inc. | 90 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Walker-J-Walker, Inc. | 90 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SC700 - Knoxville | 90 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FiCom Group | 90 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cellular Sales Services Group LLC | 6,387 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health System, Inc | 5,215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Functional Pathways of TN LLC | 2,258 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HES Facilities Services K-12 | 2,157 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | L & S Insulation | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ERI Fresno 2860 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NorrisBuilt Fabrication & Mobile Welding LLC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Darcy Hall of Life Care | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Adult Education South Campus | 90 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ITW Shakeproof Industrial - Watertown | 90 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency | 90 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | All Metals - Spartanburg, SC, loc'n #1097 | 90 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.